Unexploded Shells - Group show.

Here you can see pictures of some works that were in our group show called Unexploded shells. This show consisted of work of me. Georgina, Roger and Ryan.
It was a bit difficult for us to curate the show as the size of the room and its condition had to be regarded. I think that we did pretty well with the task although we definitely could have put less inside the show.

Also. on the two last pictures you can see some cakes i have baked for the private view, trying for them to fit in the title of the show. :)

Picasso at TATE britain

Today i have been to a show of Picasso. I really like that his works from different times are so different - cubist or completely realistic.
In the show there were a lot of different works including some of Picasso's sculpture and some works of artists Picasso was inspired by or reacted upon.
I have also enjoyed that in the exhibition there were designs for theatre costumes that he did an even examples of those costumes.

New works

The first of the new works is a painting that i did before going off to Paris for a show. It is of different sweets that i so much adore. It is sort of a candy inspired dream.

The next painting i did was a reaction to the exhibition in paris. I felt that the art shown there was sort of concealing the beauty and showing the ugly side of life. So, in this painting i made an illusion of it being covered in dust, concealed.

The last painting that i am planning to show at the exhibition is called "the unconscious painting" this is because it is a cut - out of my apron, where i wipe my brushes while i paint. This way the paint that is transferred onto my apron unconsiously. I found the paint on my apron interesting, so i did this piece.

Cy Twombly

Today i have seen a show by Cy Twombly. It was a very small exhibition with drawings from private collections. I did not particularly like the work, but as at the moment i am practicing drawing, it was nice to see such a different approach.

Modern Art and Pop Culture at Musee De La Halle StPierre, Paris

This weekend i was very lucky to go to Paris to see a show of modern art and pop culture. It was a very big show in a gallery in the centre of Paris.
I have enjoyed the show greatly as there was a combination of grimy things that disgust me and on the other side some funny works or works about tattoo culture, of which i am a fan.
Most of the artist in the show are now very well known artists who work for many years now, so i found it quite interesting how most of the work relates to whatever is happening and is popular at the moment maybe even with younger people.
Another interesting fact i have noticed is many of the artists use strange materials in their work, mostly very new materials which makes the work even more of the now moment, i think.
Unfortunately, i was not able to take any photographs at the show, but i have bought a book, so i have most of the works from the show to look at for inspiration or reference.

Leonardo Da Vinci at the National Gallery

This weekend i was very lucky as one of my father's friends offered me a trip to the Leonardo Da Vinci show. Which meant that we got to skip the queue as he already bought tickets.
Apart from being immensely crowded, the show was fantastic! I think that it was the only time when i saw so many works by Leonardo in the same room. I have seen some of his paintings around the world, for example there is one in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg.
In the show there were many drawings by Leonardo, too. The quality of the drawings is somewhat heavenly, they are so delicate and at the same time they are so strong, i cannot even explain this in words!
I think that his works have a certain aura of secrecy around them - the characters have strange mimics or their eyes have an inhuman expressions. The fact that he was also an inventor who invented so many very developed technologically things that he was a genius of his time also adds another measure to his works.
Unfortunately i could not take any photographs at the show, this image if found on - line.

His paintings are being studied over and over again and more and more things are still being discovered under the layers of paint.

David Hockney at The Royal Academy

This weekend i have been to the show by David Hockney at the Royal Academy.

I think that the show is fantastic! Me and David Hockney definately share similar views on colour. I loved the way the landscapes of his were painted as well, there is a similarity of his brushstrokes with Van Gogh, I thought.

Especially i have enjoyed his series of paintings when he painted the same scene at four different times of year: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In these series every time of the year looks happy and bright.

David Hockney's paintings, to my mind are very optimistic in colour and attitude - i do not remember a dull painting of his, even when i skimmed through some books of his other works. Especially i liked one book with his series of paintings of his two dogs, they remind me a lot of my mother's dogs who i miss a lot since i have moved out of my mother's house.

Unfortunately, i could not take any photographs at the show, the image below is found on - line.