Saatchi gallery. Southbank times.

It is well known that before gallery found place in Chelsea it was located in County hall. I think that they made a very right thing when they decided to move. Southbank  area is always full of tourists because of the "London eye", "Big ben" and "Aquarium". Gallery became a place that is always full of random people. Very often some of them couldn't even find a difference between contemporary and modern art. Gallery became a victim of her own free admission politic. Now when they moved to the Duke of York's former headquarter which is in Chelsea it is definitely only art lovers are there and no more random people even if admission is still free. Here are some pictures from Southbank times.

It's all about the money

British museum. 5.12.2010

Green is all around

Today I went to the Museum of Natural History and discovered an environmental room there, which is right after the gift shop on the first floor. I was glad of being founding it. Because it could give me some support on my project.

Postcards "London Futures"

If future will be similar to what were portrayed by Robert Graves and Didier Medoc Jones in their series of cards "London futures", then perhaps it's time to start panic. 

This project will be on display at London's Museum in March next year. His goal - to grab people's attention to the problem of global warming. 

Fashion illustration in the Design Museum

Since last week there  is an exhibition in the Design Museum devoted to fashion illustration. It will run until March next year. In a unique collection there are works for Chanel, Dior, Comme des Garçons, Viktor & Rolf, and McQueen. It was very fascinating to look over  how illustrative styles had been changed since 1930. Fashion illustrators in our days really like to use new technologies and illustration made only by using ink, crayons or pencil is very rare in 21st century. Here are some pictures that I've secretly made in the museum and some pictures that I've found in internet.

Old school

Modern illustrators

 Next three works are Antonio's. Illustrator that I liked the most from whole exposition.

Saatchi

Another self educational day and another museum. I am actually on my way of finding picture to describe in my VCT essay. Which is why I decided to visit Saatchi gallery in hopes that I could find there something inspiring.  This gallery is an amazing place. I think for this time it's one of my favourite ones. And the most beautiful thing is that I could take a picture of everything there. 

Authors wall.

Loved the idea of this works.
Same person in the same pose in his childhood and adult times.

Author of these works was inspired by Lowise Carrol's "Alise in wonderland" fairy tale. They are allocated in a very small room which is very symbolic I think.

Installation by japanese artist Nendo. Whole room is hunged with black paper garlands and full of mirrors and metallic furniture.

Exhibition=shop. 

It's possible to buy everything that exhibited in this room.

Installation by Richard Willson. 

Seems like everything in the room flooded by oil. The smell of oil is so strong that it could be a cause of a headache. It was for me.

Unfortunately I didn't found anything that could could be helpful for my VCT essay, but anyway I was very satisfied by visiting gallery. Love my gallery days.

Sunday early in the morning

Getting up unusual early for sunday (9 a.m.) I decided that this is a very good day for visiting galleries. I've choose the White Chapel Gallery for this sunday. There are several exhibitions running there by this time. First of them is a Walid Raad's Miraculous Beginnings. All the works which are presented there reveals theme of war in Lebanon. 

Cars that were used as a car bombs. With notes which are written in arabic and details date place and time of explosion.    

I was amazed by the contrast of technique simplicity and complexity of the main topic of exhibition. 

The second exhibition that I've liked is Jake's and Dinos's  Chapman: Children's art Commission. It's an illustrations taken from their book "Bedtime tales of sleepless nights" 

Some prints were supported with a short scary story

Also there was a table with some colour pencils and "Jake & Dinos' colouring book". Every visitor could just sit right there on the chair and colour a picture. Back in childhood.