London Visit

Yesterday I went to London with a few friends from the Art Foundation course to visit some exhibitions of interest.

On the train on the way into London we went past the 2012 London Olympics construction site.

I find the visual of cranes domineering the skyline particularly interesting.

We visited Tate Britain, which I didn't have high expectations to find anything of relevance to my work, but my friend wanted to see the Susan Hiller exhibition.

But I found loads of exciting works relevant to Construction. This piece 'Rang Baranga' made from wood and paint by Rasheed Araeen particularly fascinated me as I had originally discovered the work in a Degree Show article in a magazine. To see the work in reality was awesome. I wasn't expecting the work to be of human size.

Naum Gabo - Model for 'Constructed Torso' 1917, cardboard.

I could really experiment with creating structures by using simple materials such as cardboard on a small scale and then begin to experiment on a larger scale with wood and perhaps metal.

Naum Gabo - 'Linear Construction No.1' 1942-43, acrylic and nylon. 

I find this Linear Construction series really interesting due to the intricate detail involved in creating these sculptural works. The final visual outcome is pretty spectacular too! They have the potential to be completely blown up in scale, which would be really fascinating and generate ideas for modern architecture designs.

Eduardo Paolozzi - 'Fountain' 1951-52, steel copper alloy and paint.

I love the spontaneous element to this work.

Reg Butler - Final Maquette for 'The Unkown Political Prisoner' 1951-52, painted stone and bronze.

I find the idea of including little model people within the sculpture very interesting as it really creates a sense of scale for the potential of the strcuture. I also like the idea of creating a drawing through the shadow of the structure.