Printmakers Art - Rembrandt to Rego (February 2024)
This exhibition, exhibited many print works from different artists using different printing techniques from screen printing to Intaglio printing to Planographic printing. It was very interesting to learn about these various printing methods, ones I had a particular interest in were...
Stanley William Hayter, Tropic of Cancer, 1949, engraving and soft-ground etching on paper.
Christian Noelle Charles, Caress Growing Opportunities, 2022, screenprint and monoprint on paper.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Jane Avril, 1899, colour lithograph on paper.
Grayson Perry - Smash Hits (November 2023)
I have always found Grayson Perry to be a very unique artist. However I also find his work inspiring. His works at the exhibition had a mixture of humorous and difficult and complex ideas. His taspery's were incredibly large but they told amazing stories. I often refer to his work for inspiration and ideas.
Calder Wood - Contemporary Perspectives on an Ancient Woodland
(October 2023)
This was a mixed media exhibition made up of 5 different artists. The exhibition was about the five artists different approaches to the natural world. They explored the cultural and historical view points and looked at the perspective of the non-human world. All five artists had amazing artworks. One I particularly likes was 'The Messenger', Cardula Marks Spencer, Ink and Pencil. A human and tree were combined into one and I found this visually appealing.
Kaffe Fassette (March - July 2023)
Fassette's work along with other artist and designers produced rugs and tapestries using knitting, needlepoints, quilting, textile design, painting and drawing. He started off as a fine artists using the shade white. He then grew tired of this and started adding colour to his paintings and started to explore patterns and eventually made his way to tapestries. He encouraged quilters, artists and designers to interpret his designs to create their own works.
Van Gogh Alive Exhibiton (April 2022)
This exhibition can be seen in London and Edinburgh until July 2022. The exhibition portrayed Van Gogh's thoughts, feelings and state of mind within his masterpieces in 5 movements through SENSORY4 which is a system that produces cinema style, motion graphics and high quality definition on multiple large screens in a large area. This system allows visitors to feel like they are within Van Gogh's paintings whilst listening to music times perfectly with the appearance of Van Gogh's paintings on screen.
The first movement was The Netherlands which was Van Gogh's home where Van Gogh's paintings grab the hard working, working class and laborer's.
The second movement was Paris (France) which is where Van Gogh got his first influencers and started painting with more vibrant colours and patterns. He also looked into Japanese art and would draw with this style as inspiration.
Arles (France) was the third movement and it was here where Van Gogh's paintings emphasized the life and people of the area and can believe that Van Gogh's time in Arles was his happiest time in his life.
The fourth movement Saint-Remy was when Van Gogh had suffered another breakdown and stayed longer in hospital however he continued to paint paintings such as The Starry Night 1989.
The fifth movement was Auvers-sur-oise when Van Goghs mental state was not good and his paintings express the emptiness within the area most likely expressing his own emotions as well.
Each of these movements was played with a musical piece to help convey the emotions Van Gogh felt. This experience was truly wonderful and insightful and you come to understand Vincent Van Gogh far more then before
Making Nuno: Japanese Textile Innovation from Sudo Reiko (September 2021 - January 2022)
Even though I am not particularly interested in textiles, the exhibition itself was inspiring to visit. Understanding the process textiles goes through from inspiration to the making of it, was very interesting and it also made me think about the different materials they use to make the textile and patterns.
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