#exhibitionvisit

[kienteeradech]

Bridget Riley Exhibition

at Hayward Gallery 

During the time I was finding an exhibition to visit. Then I found this artwork  “Nataraja” of the artist name Bridget Riley. Which later I was searching more about her and her practices. 

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/bridget-riley-1845

She was the artist with an iconic black-and-white painting of the 1960s. Her first solo exhibition was held at Gallery One in 1962.  for her distinctive, optically vibrant paintings, called “Op Art.” She explores optical phenomena and juxtaposes colour either by using a chromatic technique of identifiable hues or by selecting achromatic colours (black, white or grey). Her works make you feel like it’s alive from a kind of illusion that exposed from the painting, It looks like it’s moving. Somehow make me feel dizzy when I start starring at the painting for a moment due to the contrasted of those mono colours and numbers of symmetrical lines.

“The eye can travel over the surface in a way parallel to the way it moves over nature. It should feel caressed and soothed, experience frictions and ruptures, glide and drift. One moment, there will be nothing to look at and the next second the canvas seems to refill, to be crowded with visual events.”

Bridget Riley   

[juliebalfourf]

Reading Photographs - Exhibition Visit

Arpitah Shah , Nalini Exhibition, Street Level Photoworks

The piece I have chosen is a Triptych of images as above, it is untitled and I like this as it leaves the interpretation completely with the viewer. They are naturally lit and seem to have been shot on a medium format camera giving them a richness of detail and true colour. The tones throughout the exhibition are muted and this gives a feeling of calm and intimacy, I don’t think the impact would be the same in black and white, to me the colours speak about India, the clothes, the flowers, and the soft light.

The works are almost life-sized, framed and hung in a sequence , the first of a lying woman showing the backs of her legs which are scarred and exposed, the second of a Lily pond, and the third of a young woman, back towards us, apparently sleeping (possibly grandmother/granddaughter). It suggests that the photographer has a close relationship with the subjects and is in a position of trust, particularly in the first image, both in terms of the legs exposed and the revealed scars. I think she will also have given the subjects direction on how she wanted them positioned and what her thoughts were about how the images might be used later; the juxtaposition of age and youth; how life changes ones body, and how our scars tell our life story.    For me the depiction of the lily pond in the centre could be many things,  a central place for the family, a calmness that runs throughout, a depth of connectedness, again I am glad the work is untitled as it gives so many options. I really liked this piece and the exhibition as a whole , particularly the interconnectedness of the family artefacts with the images.

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CONTEXTUALITY CLASS - STREET LEVEL VISIT 3

In our contextual class we all took a trip down to street level to visit the ‘Lightwaves’ exhibition and right out a report for it. This exhibiton was combined with 4 photographers 2 from abroad that came as an exchange to street level and 2 from Scotland that went abroad. I quite liked this exhibition and the work was really good, the work by Josee about the Somalian Fisher was really nice as it incorporated images and drawings which I thought was a nice touch.

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EDINBURGH EXHIBITIONS VISIT

- ‘In Focus’ Scottish Photography Exhibition

- National Portrait Gallery ‘The Modern Portrait’

- David Eustace Exhibition, The Scottish Gallery

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EDINBURGH EXHIBITION VISIT

15/09/18

Exhibiton - National Art Gallery ‘Modern Portrait’

My question and answers after visiting the exhibitions in Edinburgh, I decided to write about ‘The modern portrait’ exhibiton as that is that one I found the most interesting and was drawn into more. The others were good but I feel this one was the best.

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Questions and answers from the exhibition worksheets 06/09/18

- STEVEN BERKOFF, GORBALS 1966 -

We went on a visit to Street Level to visit the 2 exhibitions that are currently been held. One was buy Brian Griffin and the other was by Steven Berkoff. I decided to write about Berkoff’s as i was more drawn to it and persoanlly liked the photographs more than the other exhibiton.

I loved this exhibiton and the images on show and found it really interesting. I love old documentary styles photos of Glasgow/Places and find them really heartwarming but also emotional too look at.

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The MoMA visit

The MoMA Museum of Modern Art this museum visit influenced me from artist 3D models of architecture designs which I think they are incredibly successful and i have found it very inspiring to me and have make me think to be able to develop my own idea based and reflecting artist research on my final piece

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Exhibition Visit

Name of Exhibition: Jay Critchley Incorporated

Name of Gallery: Schmidt Center Gallery

Date Visited: February 4, 2016

Photobombing

Disliked Piece

Favorite Piece

The whole exhibition began with a performance outside the Performing Arts Building Entrance of Breached Whale and Pilgrim Monumental.

I thought that the whole exhibition gave people new ways to see things that seem very common. Like the condoms and the face masks that make a statement.

The disposable cameras that make up the flashing twin towers allows people to see how the 9/11 was the center of attention. The flashing of the disposable cameras shows emphasis on the overall piece.

The flag made of masks draws attention to how the lines of the masks moves the eyes. The repetition of the colors and masks allows the piece to be seen as a whole instead of the individual items.