London Study Visit

Bankside gallery

Bill Henderson

Bill Henderson-Wing in the Night-2013-100cm X 60cm

I found the work of Bill Henderson interesting because the use of colour is so simple, but really effective. It is obvious that it is inspired by the city at night; the title is "Wing of the Night". I think that the image itself is reflective of a photograph because of the movement of the lines representing light. There is a lot of overlapping and layering in his work which creates both an interesting pattern and depth to the painting. Henderson suggests that a lot of his influences come from Paul Klee and now Agnes Martin. Henderson uses acrylic, because maybe for the quicker drying times opposed to using oils. I see why it is so relevant to my work and I think I will test out some of his mark making in my sketchbook to see if it works with some of my current ideas.

Text

http://www.banksidegallery.com/member.aspx?memberid=250

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http://www.banksidegallery.com/exhibitionpictures.aspx?exhibitionid=83

Liz Butler

Liz Butler- Washing Line-2013-30X30cm

This painting by Liz Butler is really aesthetically pleasing which is why I looked at it, it's your traditional watercolour of a beautiful scene. I want people to have the same feelings when they view my work. The use of colour is really beautiful and the bright washing line really centres the painting. There is so much detail within it to make it look so realistic and intricate. She uses watercolour because of the transparency in it and to not make it look photorealistic.

Text

http://www.banksidegallery.com/member.aspx?memberid=222

Picture

http://www.banksidegallery.com/exhibitionpictures.aspx?exhibitionid=83

Stephanie Tuckwell

Stephanie Tuckwell- 2013- aber series 2, No 12-56X56cm

I looked at this work by Stephanie Tuckwell because it's so beautiful, it doesn't really link in with my project, but it has something that I want my work to have. It's so delicate and dainty, I think that this is created by the use of watered down colours and the lack of depth to the painting. I am also fascinated by the looseness of the way the marks are made. They are trying to look as if they are made without effort, but at the same time are very exact. The painting doesn't seem to make sense. 

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http://www.stephanietuckwell.com/aber-series-2-paintings

Saatchi Gallery

Han Feng

Han Feng- Floating city- 2008- 150X600cm

Feng was born in 1972 in China where he works. I looked at his work when he exhibited in the Paper exhibition in the Saatchi gallery. I looked at his "floating city" instillation because it is very relevant to my Urban Environment project. I love the way that the city is made out of tracing paper so you can see through some of the buildings, it makes it very interesting because it makes you and to see what's in the building, but it's just blank space. This gives the feel of weightlessness to the building and seems to make it look light enough to float. There isn't an artist works in a way that I don't know any other way of working. There are obviously other things in the exhibition that are suspended and that are similar such as Marcelo Jacome's "Planos-pipas" instillation.

http://www.saatchigallery.com/artists/artpages/han_feng_floatingcity_1.htm

Silke Schatz 

Silke Schatz- Elephantenhaus-2003-24X29 cm

I liked this work because it's such a simple pencil that is made so complicated because of the play on perspective. I think that one of the most interesting things is the fact that these places that have been drawn have been completely imagined which I find hard to do to imagine something that detailed. They look logical, but are in fact technically wrong compared to a architects drawing. The drawings are built up of loads of different layers all from different imagined buildings. Schatz lives and works in Germany and has been involved in a number of different exhibitions mainly in London and Germany.

http://www.saatchigallery.com/artists/silke_schatz.htm

Sara Barker

Sara Barker- Love Letter- 2012-aluminium-
216X119X86 cm

Barkers work in sculpture reminds me of a typical city building through her use of simple line and form. The sculptures look very different from every angle. The work almost looks like a skeleton, maybe half finished. It is like there's something missing, I know that it is a minimalist style, but the work just doesn't look complete to me. I like the material that the sculptures are made of and the sharp corners rather than bends. It's more like a starting point rather than a finished piece to me. Barker is a British artist who still lives and works in Scotland, she was born in 1980.

http://www.saatchigallery.com/artists/artpages/sara_barker_love_letter_1.htm

Paul Klee- Redgreen and Violet-Yellow
 Rhythms -1920

Tate Modern

Paul Klee

Klee is a very famous and well known artist that I think is very relevant to my painting project Urban Environment. At the time of him painting his work was hard to classify, but now it is known as abstract expressionism. Klee as an artist became popular after the first world war when he started to experiment with his abstract patchwork paintings, however in the second world was his work wasn't allowed to be made as it wasn't to help the war effort and he was given a new job in the Nazi community. This saw him develop small canvas' which to me is something I didn't expect. I perceived that the work was a lot bigger from simply looking at a picture, so I was pleasantly surprised when I saw how small the works actually where.

Paul Klee- Steps -1929

Scale is obviously very important and I think to have it any bigger the work would lose the detail. One of the things I really enjoy about the work is Klee's use of colour and the combinations of colour he uses. The colours that Klee uses are hues and greys that complement each other, the shapes are outlined in black straight lines which frame the block panes of colour. This gives the paintings a structure, which without the painting wouldn't work. The colour is supposed to represent happiness and an impression of joy and the freedom of art. Klee is compared to artists such as Matisse and Picasso and has had a great influence of the abstract movement. It is also said that he has influenced the work of Rothko and Miro; you can clearly see the influence of his work in there's. The structure in the paintings remind me of my own work and I think that his work could really influence my work.

http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/ey-exhibition-paul-klee-making-visible

Book: Paul Klee Making Visible