Let down - Cultural Orienteering Part 2

Cultural Orienteering Part 2

This exhibition is by the artist Brian Calvin

We were walking through a bunch of houses in London trying to find this gallery, I asked "Are you sure we are in the right place?'

The area did not seem the place for a gallery. 

We came across this black gate, and rang the bell. 

Apparently it wasn't open yet, the show is opening tonight but they let us in

What shocked me was the gallery space. The entrance was tight, barely fit through, the reception area was small and compact. The walkway leading to the gallery space was poorly lit. 

Saw a bright light at the end of this hallway (Above Image). 

The stairway into the gallery space was unique. From a worn down layer into a white clean space. 

(Above Image) 

Gallery space was large, bigger than i expected. Like the TARDIS, Bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. 

It was a shock to us all when we saw this and compared to what we saw outside. 

Only Paintings.  Calvin's new paintings. There is lots of empty space in between. It feels slightly empty, it was a rather quick view of the show. 

          

These are the two which i liked. These two pieces reminded me of the works of Attasit Pokpong. During my internship at Sotheby's Hong Kong Ltd this summer, i was rather fascinated by his work. 

He said that facial expressions can not lie, they are the window to our soul. 

I like how the mouth are slightly open, this suggest an open reaction, is this person about to say something, react/respond toward something or what?

It has a mystery to it, there is a past and future, we cant see it but we imagine it. 

Very good pieces. 

 Beconsfield Gallery

Presenting Judith Dean's : Phase 4

Dean's work is concerned with ideas of territory and flaming, value and exchange.

I was not a fan of this show, and neither were my group

Large spaces but they place small photographs on the walls. Photographs are a 2D object so when placed poorly on a wall this large, the only thing we see when we walk in is the space, the photographs are invisible.

Photographs were poorly placed up, one was on the floor, don't know if it was suppose to be there.
With a space like this, 3D installations, sculptures or large paintings would be more appropriate.

2nd Gallery space. Underneath the train line. Noise from the train, movement creating vibrations that run along the walls and into our soles is quite a feeling.
As you can see in this image above, all you can see really is the space, walls around and the empty floor.

But too the pieces in this space were uninspiring. Nothing popped out and grabbed our attention. 

Ended on a low. 

Out of the 6 galleries on the list, we visited 4. 4th was a pub called "Flying Dutchman" but it was closed when we arrived there.

It was however a great trip, everyone bonded and we got to know London just a little bit more.

Im not good at drawing portraits of people, or painting, but i really want to try, i like that an expression is a window to your soul. Interest me. Better get practising.

Eugene Lee :)