exhibition
Relevant Artist Research – 3D Glitch Exhibition
The 3D Glitch exhibit is a collection of digitally edited, digitally manipulated, and errors or mistakes of computerised functions, from art prints to 3D printed models. This collection is a gathering of artworks that were sent in from university students and artists. The part that interests me in this exhibit is the mass amount of data that would’ve gone into creating it. Something about creating my own 3D models peaks my interests, and this exhibition gives me the inspiration to design and create my own models, embracing any that fail or encounter errors during the making process.
NGCA – Baldock Pope Zahle
The NGCA is currently exhibiting Baldock Pope Zahle, showing the artists Jonathan Baldock, Nicholas Pope, and Maria Zahle. The artists have been chosen because of their inquisitive relationship to materials, and to also bring together artists of different generations. Although the artworks are diverse, each artist has used their abilities with materials to express their own circumstances and experiences into exuberant and highly emotive work.
Out of all the artworks, I’m more drawn to Maria Zahle’s piece. Her work traverses the 30 metre expanse of the main gallery, using rip-stop nylon. The sculpture zig-zags from the floor to the ceiling across the gallery, separating the space into two sections.
I find Zahle’s piece more interesting as it’s a piece which the audience can interact with, the viewer can walk around and through the piece, allowing you to take your own path, and guides you through the gallery space. I find her use of material unusual, why use a specific/expensive piece of material instead of a cheaper alternative? But the way she has used the material has amplified it’s properties of strength and lightness, showing how the way materials are used and exhibited can enhance their abilities.
Critical Studies One
What Is Drawing? Review
The What Is Drawing? exhibition is being held at Customs House Gallery and is open from 21st September – 17th November 2013. The exhibition is about how different artists view drawing and it shows artworks that each of the artists have created based on how they view drawing and how it can be presented.
The Artists exhibited within the show were asked to create a piece of artwork based on their idea of what drawing is; the artists also had to write one hundred words explaining what they thought drawing was – and what it was about. The artists in the exhibition were selected because they represented a wide cross-section of drawing in a range of media, from pencil and charcoal to light, from 2D to 3D and from black and white to colour.
The project and exhibition were planned in a way that allowed the viewer to take their own view on the concept of drawing. At the end of the exhibition, there is a board that invites the viewer to write about their own take on what drawing is. The way the exhibition is presented gives the viewer time to examine the artwork at their own pace and come up with their own explanations for the pieces.
One piece that caught my eye was Jennie Speirs Grant’s Farne Island Sketchbook. This work shows a long strip of paper with drawings representing her journey between the Farne Islands and also includes her expressions of the sounds around her; the piece can be described in either length or time. The part that fascinated me was how you can express time within a drawing whist showing the surroundings and sounds. I believe that the artist is trying to give the viewer a taste of what it would be like to go on a journey around the Farne Islands. The way in which Grant has drawn the lines shows different forms and can also be an indication of what the scenery looked like; if the sea was calm the drawing would be smooth and flat.
I agree with the concept of the show as it explains how everyone has their own views on drawing and how they express it. The exhibition shows multiple methods of drawing and many ways on how ideas can be expressed through drawing. This exhibition lets the viewer draw their own conclusions about what drawing is.
In conclusion, the exhibition has a wide variety of art based around an exploration of just what drawing can be. None of the artworks exhibited show a right or wrong way to draw; many of the works capture the idea about someone/anyone can record their daily life. This exhibition has taught me that drawing is not just life drawing with a pencil; drawing can be walking over a piece of paper to record how far you walk or that it can record time, or that can even be a three dimensional installation.
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