Tuesday 17 May 2011

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.

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