Showing posts with label Photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Photography. Show all posts
Monday 28 March 2016
Saturday 2 January 2016
Saturday 10 October 2015
Ben Uri - Out of Chaos
Integration & Identity – A look at artists’ that have moved from their European homelands to the East End, often bringing forth their traditions and identities, or those who have become embedded in the British social and artistic life.
- Conflict & Modernism – Explores the rise of the ‘Whitechapel Boys’ group of Jewish artists’ contribution to British modernism.
- Forced Journeys – Explores the era of Nazi Germany surrounding issues of identity and migration.
- Postwar – Explores the change in the artistic landscape following the start of multiculturalism and change in the British society.
- 2001 - The Present – Focusses on the current artists exploring identity and migration through art since 2001 and of recent acquisitions.
- The Future – Young artists across different nationalities explores art through different mediums which include film, video, installation and photography.
#BenUri100
Tuesday 6 October 2015
Monday 31 August 2015
Friday 28 August 2015
Richard Saltoun - David Hall: Situations Envisaged
David Hall’s Situations Envisaged came to the Richard
Saulton gallery from 17 July to 14 August 2015. The exhibition was curated by
Stephen Partridge in consultation with Caroline Irving, Anna Ridley, Adam
Lockhart as well as Hall’s daughter Debi Hall. The exhibition showcases the
different mediums Hall uses for his art through video, photograph and
installation.
Displacement (Removal Piece) is an image of a photograph of an image of a reproduced installation of Hall’s work “removal” which was done by sanding down the gallery floor.
The Richmond Park Series are a series of 5 black and white photographs he took in Richmond Park in London.
A Situation Envisaged:
The Rite II (Cultural Eclipse) is part of the Situation Envisaged Series, which was started in 1978. It was shown
in an exhibition Video Positive ’89 held at Tate Gallery Liverpool. The
installation is made up of 15 monitors stacked together with the centre TV monitor
broadcasting an image of the moon, with the sounds provided by David
Cunningham.
#SituationsEnvisaged
Vidicon Inscriptions:
The Tape shows the Hall’s approach to video experiementation with the video
as it registers the motion of a polaroid shutter as it burns on to a “vidicon”
tube.
The other video shown in the exhibition is the TV Fighter (Cam Era Plane) which creates
a seamless connected timeline between two videos of a footage of a World War II
fighter target image against another image. The overlap presents the past with
the present seemingly allowing the two images coincide together as if they are
both travelling together in a vacuum.
Displacement (Removal Piece) is an image of a photograph of an image of a reproduced installation of Hall’s work “removal” which was done by sanding down the gallery floor.
The Richmond Park Series are a series of 5 black and white photographs he took in Richmond Park in London.
Cinema is a series
of 5 films: Actor, Between, Edge, This Surface and View. The films were made with Tony
Sinden and were exhibited at Tate in 1974. Through the shaping of traditions
and techniques of film, the films explore the comparison between the
materiality of the screen to the image that is being projected.
“Striking in its prescient re-interpretation of both the Minimalist Sculpture of the 1960s, of which Hall was part of, and the post-Minimalist artistic hybridity of the 1970s, which he helped to create” – Chrissie Isle on A Situation Envisaged
Thursday 20 August 2015
Royal Academy of Arts - Summer Exhibition 2015
The Royal Academy of Art’s Summer Exhibition was held this
year from 8 June to 16 August 2015 and was curated by Michael Craig-Martin.
From 12,000 submissions, it was whittled down to 1,100 showcasing a spectrum of
artwork ranging from prints, paintings photography to installations, showing
off a summer worth of vibrant art. Some of the artworks will be sold off to
fund for RA’s free tuitions which has been offered for nearly 250 years.
The artworks able to viewed and admired in person, but the artworks
are available online which can be viewed individually or done as a digital tour
of the gallery. Not only that, this exhibition is has a sense of inclusiveness
where visitors can immediately experience the exhibition even without a ticket
to the event such as Conrad Shawcross’s The
Dappled Light of the Sun which was situated on the outside in the courtyard
of RA. Visitors are then dazzled and enticed by the colours of Jim Lambie’s
Kaleidoscope Staircase as it leads up to the exhibition’s main doors.
The exhibition as a whole as it plays every detail of
placements and colours combined with different art that plays on the tip of the
tongue. This is apparent in the vision of Michael Craig-Martin as he has
complete visuals and control as he plays on the use of space through different
mediums. An example is of the Lecture Room, where I find that too much
sculptures in one room can power over each other sometimes, but the use of sky
blue-coated rooms in the room create space for each sculpture to breath and
truly be appreciated individually.
The artworks able to viewed and admired in person, but the artworks
are available online which can be viewed individually or done as a digital tour
of the gallery. Not only that, this exhibition is has a sense of inclusiveness
where visitors can immediately experience the exhibition even without a ticket
to the event such as Conrad Shawcross’s The
Dappled Light of the Sun which was situated on the outside in the courtyard
of RA. Visitors are then dazzled and enticed by the colours of Jim Lambie’s
Kaleidoscope Staircase as it leads up to the exhibition’s main doors. 
Below are some works that were featured in the exhibition:
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| Matthew Darby Shire - Captcha No. 11 (Doryphoros) |
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| Nigel O'Neill - 5 Colour Painting 4 and 5 |
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| Michael Craig-Martin - Untitled (Watch) |
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| Gumuchdjian Architects - Lake Spa & Garden Pool |
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| Liam Gillick - Applied Projection Rig |
#SummerExhibition
Sunday 9 August 2015
Monday 20 July 2015
Instagram May and June 2015
Second instalment of pictures from my Instagram covers pictures of May and June (planning to do it monthly - promise!).
The Blue Bridge (subtlety titled) can be found at St James's Park. It was quite a trek getting to the park and I came out of St James's Park Station but I wouldn't put it down as the nearest tube station to the park I found. Anyway, the bridge itself is a great location for great views of the surrounding areas with views of Buckingham Palace on once side and Horse Guard's Parade on the other. Great views of the Tiffany Fountain with these illustrious water streams blooming out of the water as well.
I took this picture in 2013 of the White Cube Gallery in Bermondsey. The design of the White Cube Gallery plays on symmetry, minimalism and lighting creating an expanse space with more focus on the artworks in their exhibitions. It is a real beauty to behold and is one of the most tranquil galleries I've been to.
A snapshot of the concert of Pride London in Trafalgar. Extremely tiring work but very worthwhile to see an event that brings every together to celebrate the inclusivity of a community.
The Burlington Gardens Festival is part of the Brown's London Art Weekend and had a myriad of interactive activities and artworks on display.
Monday 11 May 2015
Instagram April 2015
Oh wow! A new feature to the blog will be my Instagram monthly updates starting with April 2015. I will be going through the background to the images that get posted on Instagram on a monthly basis.
So to start off...
Oh okay... this was taken at the end of March but I thought it very much deserves a mention. These neon-coloured pigeons were created by Patrick Murphy and had them perched on lampposts around Soho Square and Greek Street. These were suppose to up for a duration of 3 months starting from February 2015 but last week I saw that they were still there. So if you are in and around the area, it is very much a thing to look at before they take off completely.
This image is of Granary Square's fountains in full spurt some time in the evening. My phone seem to have completely removed a large chunk of photos which included the fountains, so I went back to take a fresh set. An app was just released when I returned which allowed users to play snake with the fountains. The app was not available from my app store so I shared my partner-in-crime's iPhone to play. We only played for about 15 minutes until the time hit 8pm until all games ceased and a stream of colours was unleashed, which is what we witnessed in the photo.
I took this photo in 2013 when I just finished work on a Saturday and met up a friend to walk along the side banks between London Bridge to Southbank Centre. We both took pictures of Southwark Bridge which was lit up against a backdrop of a hazy blue sky and lights of the City. It absolutely was wonderful to watch as we walked along the bank.
This is image is of the Larry sculpture from the Shaun in the City trail which can be found at the City of London Information Centre. I usually pop into the centre as there is so much things you can find there that shows how amazing London can be with its overly high abundance of things to do in London.
I went to the Bishops gate Institute as part of Open House last year with its rich history in the arts and history. The library there is a beauty to behold like the rest of the Institute.
I went to the Canalway Cavalcade on May Bank Holiday Monday and the sun was out on full streams bringing out the colours of the boats at Little Venice. There was so much to do on the day with sights to enjoy, food to indulge in and activities to get yourself stuck in. It is something I look forwards to doing again next year!
#Instagram
So to start off...
Tuesday 21 April 2015
Free the Night exhibition
Free the night is an exhibition of photographic artworks
displayed from 12 March to 12 April 2015 to mark 6 months until the launch of
Night Tube. It is part of the “Firsts for the Tube” event as a run up to the
launch of Night Tubes on 12 September 2015.
There are in total 24 photographic works displayed in the
alcoves located near the escalators at Westminster Station. The works include
photographs of Florence and the Machine, Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney
as well as images depicting the many different facades of London’s nightlife
and culture.
#FreetheNight
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Alice Rainis - Divino (2015)
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Bob Mazzer - Clockwell (1980s)
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Catherine Holmes - Unknown Orchestra, St Blephemis Church, Hampstead (2009)
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Sir Cecil Beaton - Living Posters Ball (1930)
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Chalkie Davies - Bruce Springsteen outside Hammersmith Odeon (1975)
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Chris Porsz - Oxford Circus (2014)
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Chris Stewart - Camden Town (2013)
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Corinne Day - Mary with Sparkler (1999)
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Dave Swindells - Cav Manning Dancing at Legends (1986)
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| John Phillips - Night Street Portrait (2014) |
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| Juergen Teller - Young Pink Kate, London (1998) |
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Kevin Morosky - Rolling with Homie (2014)
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| Linda McCartney - Paul McCartney (1969) |
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Mary McCartney - Sian at Cashpoint (2004)
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Matthew Stone - Theo & Matthew (2007)
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Naki - Ministry of Sound, Millennium Dome, New Years Eve (2000)
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Nastasia - Transit (2015)
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Nick Knight - Harmony (2011)
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Rankin - An Underground Hero (1989)
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Sam Taylor Johnson - After Dark (Unicycle) (2008)
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Ted Polhemus - New Romantics (1981)
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Tom Beard - Ceremonials (2001)
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Walter Hugo & Zoniel – (From Series) Light of Our Lives (2015)
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Zoë Buckman - Walking - from the series 'Loos' (2010)
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