BMAG - Leonardo Da Vinci
The foundation group were given the privilege to go and visit the Da Vinci exhibition before the museum opened to the general public, so that we could be at one with the art. Jonathan Sleigh from the museum gave us an insight into the life of Da Vinci and spoke about some of the pieces he admired from the collection; that was made up of 12 pieces, taken from the royal collection which show a reflection of Da vincis interests. Jonathan said that he believes that Bmag had some of Da Vinci’s best work.
Da Vinci to me was an absolute mastermind of his trade, in terms of how precise and perfect his work was. It is said that Da Vinci could have come under the autistic spectrum as he had a strange obsession with getting things right and to scale and paid very close attention to detail. I took a few pictures of he some of the pieces that stood out to me, but I don’t believe my camera done any justice as you can’t really see any of the intricate detail.
I was fascinated with the fact that Da Vinci was an anatomist who would dissect human corpses and make a record of what he seen through his art. He would spend so much time with the body parts, that they would decompose. Some could argue that this step was unnecessary or even jarring but I guess if you want to get a full understanding or picture of something then why not. Someone has to do it.
All in all, I found the exhibition really interesting and it was cool to see how creative you can be with basic drawing materials. The exhibition has really inspired me to practice drawing more as I’ve neglected my drawing materials.
