Sunday 11 December 2011
Paul Noble, Graphite King...
Recently for the month of December, a Paul Noble exhibition has been held at the Gagosian Gallery (Britnnia Street), exploring the detail works of art and sculptures created by Noble. Before I had heard about this current exhibition, I was not really familiar with the works of Paul Noble other then a few sculptures of his i have came across in the past. It was interesting taking the time out to see a completely different style of artwork, a style that im not familiar with. As its been discussed in most of my blogs previously being an artist I about keeping a good, healthy open mind to what you are seeing, hearing, feeling an interacting with in your life, and I am sure that any other artist who will come across this piece, would agree that being an artist is about being inspired by previous and present art work and creations. I was unaware of what to expect at this exhibition and so it was like learning a new thing, a new artist to add to the long list that has been produced almost 21 years I have been in the world... i was amazed at the works of Noble, his delicate graphite drawings were outstanding, huge in size and meaning, very textured and i loved the trippy messages it uses to invite its viewers. I most like Noble's courage and confidence to create such bold pieces that carry a bold meaning the majority of the time. One particular sculpture stood out to me, in a humorous way at first, before i took the time to read into some of the meanings Noble was trying to create when processing this idea into a real, touchable, 3D life large sculpture. It was a huge well crafted 'Poo', why? Will we ever know the true reason behind this piece of art? Calling a piece of poo art may seem slightly deluded to the eyes of some, associating something as disgustingly known as 'Poo', with something as beautiful as Art? However that's the great and wonderful thing about the artists and their Art world they can make anything have a meaning or seem beautiful no matter how strongly people's opinions and ideas might be on things. Noble managed to create everything that you would not expect this area to be associated with realistically. The Sculpture itself has movement, body and space and within this circumstance cannot be frowned upon. I enjoyed it, and definitely thought looking more into Paul Noble's work was refreshing, the way he likes to create messages within his work so boldly yet, strangely discreetly at the same time.
Saturday 10 December 2011
Friday 9 December 2011
Leonardo Da Vinci at the National gallery (current)...
Currently on at the National gallery in Trafalgar square is a Leonardo da Vinci exhibition of some of his most beautiful works, showing and depicted on Leonardo's ability to create perfect representation of the human form. Attention to derail was Leonardo's main concern in all his delicately created pieces of artwork this exhibition allowed me to gain insight on some of Leonardo's most famously known masterpieces. Learning how Leonardo's works from many years may have had an impact on our society today, how can modern and contemporary art match up to some of the immaculate pieces Leonardo mastered many years ago? Leonardo originally from Milan and who trained in Florence was a perfectionist and signs of this perfect nature began to show through is talent to paint. Da Vinci intelligent as he was in many different ways was also a philosopher painter which i would say suited his character very much so, judging from his paintings or sketches of nature and beauty. Unfortunately Leonardo didn't manage to finish most of his pieces before his lifetime was up, but the exhibition draws attention t his works that luckily were completed and still remained as famous as they were in the 14th and 15th hundreads.
Random blog on the 2011 Turner Prize's winner.. :/
So I recently came across the Turner Prize TV show on 4od, very few artists showed their pieces and explained the background information and why they use certain styles and techniques to do so. To my shock horror, Goldie was one of the art critic, I had not realised until i researched some of his artwork, he is very much how i would have imagined him to be in the art industry if i had to. Very urban and street feel to Goldie's work, i really liked some of his pieces its a shame he's on the down low. It is quite ironic how the most enjoyable part of the show was finding out Goldie is also a street artist as well as a nutter.... i mean rapper :) some of his pieces were inspirational in my own work at the moment which is designing and printing music posters and i love the urban street technique. I was disappointed with the artists chose for the show this year and their work and can merely say that one artist out of all 4 contestants should have been the winner but wasn't. The winner was Martin Boyce, Scottish sculptor, creating an open space into an almost urban and surreal landscape. Although im sure \boyce as an artist has many fans that will appreciate his work, i cant say i can, from watching and seeing the deliverance of his work i was not gripped, i didn't feel that wow factor. However no contestants had me feeling a strong love for their work but one man called George Shaw in which he painted his surroundings and what he has been used to seeing all his life, starting from a child, i could appreciate his art, liked his style, the meaning for his work, and the story it depicted of his hometown which ha changed so negatively over the years and his perception of rapid change.
Thursday 8 December 2011
Gallery Visit's in Possitano and Amalfi...
Luckily while I was catching the rays and breathing in the fresh sea water air, there were some beautiful art exhibitions along the coast and most of them were free. I really appreciate the fact art to the people in the villages in Amalfi is a beauty and its an art in itself to be able to visually express a piece of information creatively, its not shown or sold with the intentional purpose to gain money from their people it is what merely makes there villages and towns what they are today. Paintings that tell stories from thousands of years ago are never lost a the sea coast of Amalfi, passion, patriotism Art and Food is the cherry on the icing for a description of this stunning village. One of the exhibitions I managed to go to was an oil painting Exhibition by artists of the specific village which was called Possitano and was an half hr boat ride away from where i was staying. The paintings were stunning, again very detailed yet some were simple, but passionate! As an outsider you could see the love and effort that has gone into someone possibly creating a painting of their home, what they know best, or it could have been a vacational visit, either way it holds such a personal opinion and feel for the painting and i feel these particular artists helped me to achieve, that personal emotion of what Amalfi looks like now and how its barely changed from many years. The style and technique of most painters within the coastline area was just so intriguing and inspiring for me also as an artist. Most paintings were oil or acrylic on canvas, which is rightly expected for a large as well as textural piece. Their styles of using the brush I thought were highly effective, capturing some of the smallest details so precisely, I was indeed blown away. Finally after visiting and seeing some diverse yet wonderful talents I came to the conclusion of why a small fishing village in Amalfi, managed to grip me emotionally and personally through their Artistic talents, it was a lot more then the simple fact of me also being an artist and having a deep passion for all types of Art, but more because the people of Amalfi and Italy simply want their visitors from all over to never forget their personal experience and connection with Amalfi, even though just site seeing and the beautiful other things that come with the coastline and Italy in general will never be forgotten amongst, the people that truly appreciate all the effort it has taken to make their villages like the way they are today, Art in Amalfi does this exactly, it connected with me in a personal, creative and visual way.
After One Long, Summer's Break.. :)
After a long a well deserved summer break, I am back and ready to share some of the best highlights of my holiday, to the Amalfi Coast in the south of Italy. Being from an Italian background and culture, visiting Italy is not that new to me anymore, however this year I had the advantage of spending two weeks at the breathtaking Amalfi coast, whilst on my travels I came across some of the most beautiful Art galleries and pieces of Art. I was amazed at all the beautiful creations that were surrounding me and felt finally in my comfort zone as most things were visually interpreted in an artistic and cultural way. Amalfi, although being well- known small fishing village is, famously known for a variety of things, and one of the most popular and stunning is their passion for the Art of Ceramics. In every little village near by, as the whole of the coastline consists of many little fishing villages surrounded by immaculate blue and green seas, was almost a story delicately painted and depicted on some kind of ceramics. From souvenirs, to vase's, to plagues, kitchenware and anything else you could imagine. I was truly inspired by my visit and loved how artistic and creative every village was in it's own way. Its about appreciating all types and tastes for Art work, and trust me I would recommend a visit to the Amalfi coast to anyone that's interested in Natural Beauty and the ability to show delicate detail through Creativity.
Tuesday 17 May 2011
The Moniker International Art Fair Exhibition...
Continuing on with my passion and love for street Art and urban Art today, The Moniker International Art Fair showed me how to exhibit art pieces whilst promoting and selling them at the same time. I find that with Street Art exhibitions, that seem to be introducing new european artists that are not really heard about in London, which I find a shame as it almost seems people are missing out on real talent today. Street Art in London differs from the many other styles and methods that artists all around the world have, and by introducing international work to the British not only are they learning about new Art in our World today but they are gaining a wider persepective on how styles vary when compared to eachother. There were some pretty outstanding pieces of street art in the gallery and I felt I could use a lot of the research and pictures are receieved in my illustration and printmaking course projects. Banksy also had work present at the Art Fair exhibition, but unlike most of the other artists there selling their work to members of the public Banksy was not present as his intent is keeping his identity hidden.
Colour and Line Turner's experiments Exhibition- Tate Britian..
Colour and Line exibition currently being held at the Tate Britain, came perfectly in handy for me and my printmaking course. Turner uses different methods and techniques on paper and various other medias for his prints in which he has revolutionised two different kinds of image-making: watercolour and prints. Its a fairly small and selected viewing of Turner's work, with only two display rooms with his work on show, I found this artist very interesting, again he was a new artist that I had to find out about and the viewing at Tate Britain helped me hugely in finding out about another artist but not just any artist a Printmaker too. Im really pleased that I have finally attented an exhibition that focuses on the fine detail prints that Turner takes time to do, even though ive been to a few exhibitions theres usually a mixture of artists work which means limited amounts of the work you as indivduals prefer. Turner has a printmaker is hugely talented and very unique with his style of working whilst being the exhibition i got to learn the scientific ways he used colour to make his backgrounds for his artwork, it was WOW!
Tracey Emin 'Love is what you want' Exhibition Hayward Gallery..
Recently at the Hayward Gallery in Southbank there is a Tracy Emin's exhibition happening. Tracy Emin is one of Britain's most celebrated contemporary artists of all time, her exhibition shows her work and covers work over the period of her career. There were many collections of work by Tracy, paintings, drawings, photography, textiles, video and sculpture. Her work consists of many different emotions she maybe feeling or has experienced over time. She piants in blocks of colour sometimes blocking out all of the detail but somehow her artwork still seems alluring to the focus of the eye. I didnt know what to expect of this exhibition but every bit of research counts in the world of art, however it was quite interesting I find that even if an artist covers an area of art in a style or technique that's not best suited to your style its still beneficial to find out a bit about their work and the story behind it. Tracy Emin was a new experiance for me and I can't see me using any of her techniques in my own work but I did like the show and definately think she is an artist to refer to in future references.
Literal.eyes Exhibition- London Miles
Literal.eyes is a current and recent exhibition being held in Shoreditch of 30 European artists that have recreated the works of literature into visual masterpieces. I absolutely loved this exhibition, not only was theartowkr my type of style and interest but it was good to see more new and young european artists as theres so much talent in this world to see but not enough time. Some of the most popular and well known London based artists and illustrators had their work at this exhibition and it was wonderful. Not only are the pieces contemporary and urban they told a story about the artists and how they got to where they are today with their painting, the skills and techniques in which they learnt and the covers of books in which they first learnt to master the works of great literary masters across all generations. I felt this exhibition has helped me a lot in my development and planning for printmaking, I have also been able to look into street art in more depth and starting to develop my own unique style of urban drawing! U no what they say practice makes perfect!..
Semester B- Bridget Riley- Paintings and related work at the National Gallery..
Whilst shopping and exploring London and being an Artist you can't help but pop into a few galleries and check out what exhibitions are going to be on, the National Gallery holds some of the most attracted exhibitions from tourists all over the world to little primary school children. It has some of the most imspiring and beautifully created master pieces by some of the oldest artists. Bridget Riley is quite a comtempory abastract artist she produces some of the most amazing patterns and optical illusions that you can't help but sit in pure silence hypnotised by the shapes and movements that one piece of artwork can actually show. I have found that going to an exhibition of Bridget has allowed me to find out much more about her as an artist and also given me a wider picture on her style of work, shes quite inspiring for printmaking I found and I have started expreimenting with little drawings and collages so I can produce a made illusional print.
Tate Modern- Street Art Exhibition..
Quite a while a go there was street art madness at the Tate Modern. There was an exhibition being held for all the great street artists around the world. I found out about it from a few occasions in Southbank which is well known for its graffiti street art, skateboarding and Bmxing. The Tate looked really cool with massive pieces of street art from artists all of Europe. There well many foreign artists that I didnt know about yet in the exhibition, this helped me a lot to learn more about the world of street art and new artists with new styles. Some of the artists there were: Blu from Bologna Italy, Faile from New York, JR from Paris, Sixeart from Barcelona.. Again this exhibition had to be one of my most favourite viewings of artwork, the stlye and type of art is most definately what I am interested and inspired by in my own work. Ireally liked the atmosphere that was created within in the street art exhibition and we have the work to thank for that. The vibe was very positive, fun and bubbly and it's certainly reccomended to anyone who likes characters, typography, t shirt design and many other things which is great as it doesn't only revolve around one topic which usually some people tend to think that street art just revolves arounf graffiti when actually the Tate proved otherwise.
The High Society Drugs Exhibition..
The high society drugs exhibition in The Welcome Centre outside Euston station had to be one of the most psychedelic experiances of the year. Not only was the artwork authentic and trippified but u were able to learn about people's experiances on some drugs as well as important and valid facts about some of the most dangerous and most used drugs in the world. There were many different rooms and elements to the drugs exhibition and some of me favourite highlights of the viewing were the rooms with multi-coloured projections and crazy invenntions of dream machines that communicated with the viewer in such a deep and intense way, you almost felt like a different person. There were some beautiful pieces of artwork too that I felt inspired by when I left the exhibition, one section consisted of little pages from the old original Alice and Wonderland book with the Illustrations by John Tenniel. That was also one of my favourite parts as not only is that one of my fave novels but the drawings are so detailed yet delicate. One of the best things about the high society drugs exhibition was how many different vibes and scenes it had going on in what seemed like such a small space, for example there was a section of delicate, light hearted artwork such as the fantasty of Alice in Wonderland, and then would be quite a bold piece of artwork of someone injecting themselves so the viewer was constantly on edge when coming across a new piece of artwork. I think that's what really puts the cherry on the cake when describing what the best Art is today? When an artist can make a drawing seem like more then one drawing, or when the artwork can connect with the viewer mentally and emotionally in some cases. This never makes a piece of artwork boring, no matter what you do you could look at one of your favourite pieces and never feel bored because each time you look at it you find something new and more meaningful, keeping your mind and thoughts in Art fresh and exhilarating. The images I have posted from the exhibition are just very few of my most favoured pieces.
Tate Modern- Gabriel Orozco
Fourth Plinth- Six New Ideas
Fourth Plinth Exhibition was a fairly small and collectecd type of scene based in central London near Trafalgar Square. It was the first time that I had visited and it was quite unusual from other exhibitions and galleries ive been too. There was a small selection of work on show and most of it looked quite random but 'trippy' in the sense that you wanted to read and find out about each piece that was on show as you wondered why they were all grouped together for this particular viewing. The style and approach of the artists work present in the exhibition was very different from the work in the Saatchi, I liked the idea of all the varieties to chose and look at in the Saatchi where as for fourth plinth the work was limited. However I did find some of the pieces interesting for different uses in my work. I didnt feel that any of the work in fourth plinth could benefit me in my own work but it helped as research and broaden my knowledge on new artists. Check out some of the images I posted of the work I thought was effective.
Semester A- Printmaking Exhibitions and Outings...
When taking an artistic course, exhibitions and galllery trips are a must for one thing, research. Research in Art is vital for many different things. Not only for the artist information but in access to support your own work as well as introuce others to new artists work and styles. The most important thing I would say about having a variety of different research is not the inspiration you recieve to develop new ideas but the way that you are promoting a new artists work for them by attracting new members to their styles and appreciating their style of work, time and effort. One of the first exhibitions I attended when first joining my printmaking course was 'British Art Now' at the Saatchi Gallery in Sloane Square, London. The exhibition had many amazing and unique types of work and I particularly liked how modern the Gallerys Style is. The work presented at the time was by contempory artists from all over the world, and it was wonderful to see how many different medias were used of work down to, textiles, digital technology, sculptures and many more. One of the reasons I really liked the Saatchi Gallery was because the work that was in the exhibition at the time was what I would call 'modern and upcoming'. The styles used by the artists was exactly the type of Art I love doing and seeing, It was good seeing something original as after a while it can seem repetive the more galleries you go to. As my first time at the Saatchi Gallery I highly rate it as my personal opinion and if you are interested the modern, urban, street side of Art I definately reccommend checking out the Saatchi. To give you a little taste of my Saatchi experiance, Ive chosen some of my favourite images of artists work that I saw, feel free to look through :)
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