Wednesday, 7 December 2016

Saatchi Gallery and Tate Modern Visit 06/12/2016

'Deceive'

I have been greatly inspired by Richard Wilson's '20:50' Installation in the Saatchi Gallery. Wilson explores the art of deception masterfully. I could explore this notion in my own work too somehow perhaps via abstraction, distortion of silhouette or choice of materials, with which I could 'deceive' my audience in the very same way creating surprising and interactive clothing. I would work with reflection, sculpture and negative space to do this. The medium of sump oil could inform my colour choices or material choices also.

Richard Wilson's 20:50'
at the Saatchi Gallery, London

'Scratch'

I found the work of Raffi Kalendrian to be inspiring also. His colour combination and character exploration interests me. He works with 'real people' and creates a sense of 'story' within his oil paintings. His 'scratch work' (scratching layers of paint away to reveal the lower layer) could inspire the processes I choose to use within this project.

'Distort'

Ryan Mosley's oil paintings explored grotesque human figures in an interesting and endearing way. I liked the cultural feeling of the paintings as well as the profound sense of movement they conveyed. Print and pattern play a role in his art work and could inspire me in terms of the exploration of multiples and the distortion of the human body.

'Provoke'

To me, the work of Bjarne Melgaard was provocative and vibrant. His use of colour is impressive- I like his bold palette- whilst his exploration of slogans like 'cock' and written text could inform my own design work, where I too could use strategic words to provoke and captivate my audience/ client.

'Combine'

I loved the random quality of Richard Tuttle's 'System VI,  White Traffic' at the Tate Modern. His combination of wood, fireboard, terracotta, polystyrene and vinyl, among other mediums, was interesting and well-considered. I am inspired to combine, contrast and clash opposing and unrelated mediums within my final outcome.

'Peel'

Keith Sonnier's peeled layer of painted latex, manipulated with pigment and sawdust, on show at the Tate, inspires me to paint and peel in my own explorations. Using a liquid to then form a solid layer interests me and could result in the creation of an entirely new textile.

Sonnier's 'Red Flocked Wall'

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