Visit to a Potential gallery space for Off site Exhibition

Visit to a Potential gallery space for Off site Exhibition

So i have already started to look at potential spaces for our off site exhibitions

I an a group of 2 others, are working in collaboration to put up an exhibition 

I have emailed many different spaces to talk about pricing and spaces and location and times. 

This was the first that looked and felt promising 

Last year, the exhibition we put up was educational. We learned the rights and wrongs and especially ways and methods in which we can make the exhibition better

Last year, me and my group got our space for free. No Charge. This was definitely one of the benefits and as easy as that would be to do again, i wanted a change of location and venue. 

This venue cost a lot more, a lot more, but instead of most people seeing it as a potential waste of money, i see this as an investment

I plan to show with my group a collection of work, private views, week long opening to the public and hopefully attract a customer base willing to buy work. 

In the gallery, there are 2 spaces. Gallery one (Smaller) and Gallery 2 (bigger) 

Above is picture showing the entrance into gallery 1

Below is an image showing gallery one 

Its spacious, but because of the glass window and the 2 entrances, it limits the wall space for artwork 

Below is Gallery 2

Now this space is a lot bigger

Discussions on terms and conditions

A hallway with wall space on either side

Possibly sculptures displayed on plinths in the middle?

Ideas...

More discussions 

 Entrance into Gallery 2

Embassy Tea Gallery London

We still have a lot to discuss

But we decided to plan early, and get started early

We want to sell work, which means marketing has to come early

Early preparation could lead to a very successful exhibition 

Looking forward to this!!

See you soon

Gallery Visits 24/1/15

Gallery Visits 24/1/15

Went to the Green Park area to view allergies for the weekend 

Good thing about this area is that there are lots of small little galleries around next to the big Royal Academy of Art so theres plenty to see and a wide range of artwork and style to view. 

As i was approaching the RA, I noticed this. 

The Swastika Sign on the walls of the Tate 

This reminded me of the theme Appropriation and the presentation we had discussing this sign.  

This is a good thing, because of this TOP group exercise we have going, it allows me to use continuously think about it outside of university as well, this means i see more in the outside world.

TOP is more effective to my perspective in the outside world of art as well as my practice more than i know 

Throughout history it has been appropriated and altered in more ways than one 

This was the first Exhibition we saw at the RA 

PACE LONDON

Hiroshi Sugimoto "Still Life" 

This exhibition consists of 13 large format photographs from the artists ongoing series Diorama series executed between 1976 and 2012. 

It didn't have much to do with appropriation nor my stye of practice 

Looking at how people interact with the scale of photographs and where they stand to look at what subject n the photograph.

The Alan Cristea Gallery - Christane Baumgartner " Totentanz"

I saw a little of how i may present my paintings in this exhibition. See how its 5 x 3 

I imagined a presentational layout with my paintings similar to this 

Other smaller galleries i visited on the way, some sold paintings, 

I was looking carefully at the labels 

The reasons for this is because i was planning for our Off Site Exhibitions this term .

I want an exhibition where we will sell our work 

Therfore i was looking at the layouts of the label 

What was needed to be put on 

Castle Galleries - FOX presents the films of MARILYN. The diamond dust collection by Simon Claridge

I walked by and i noticed an exhibition on Marilyn. This linked into appropriation and part of the video that we were making for the symposium. 

Decided to have a look

He used a medium in which i rarely see 

I know that a rendition of Marilyn's song was 'Diamonds are a girls best friend" 

Could this be the reason the artist decided to use Diamond dust as a medium?

Diamond Dust was "Perhaps most famously used by Andy Warhol" 

"Ive always regarded myself as a portrait painter - it's where my passion lies - and for me the screen shots of Marilyn from her Fox movies are the ultimate portrait. It doesn't get any better." - Simon Claridge

Halcyon Gallery - Dale Chihuly "Lumiere"

Halcyon Gallery - Dale Chihuly "Lumiere" 

Before the start of the new term, i had arrived to London early, sending time with the family before sending my little brother off to school in North Yorkshire. 

We came across the Halcyon Gallery in the evening and the interior was glowing, you could see the illumines-sense from the outside 

This immediate turned our heads as it caught out attention 

Inside was an exhibition exhibiting Dale Chihuly, who in this series of work made Acrylic Light Drawings!

Lumiere is the first exhibition of Dale Chihuly's Acrylic light drawings. 

This style of his has been developing throughout his carer. "Beginning as illustrative tools used to direct and inspire his visions for glass - his drawings have become increasingly important as independent outlets for his expressions, whilst simultaneously providing a vital means for him to release his energy" 

His work is very expressive and abstract

From the light, you could see almost completely through the acrylic paint, which gives the audience a visual texture. Like there a more mark makings within the marks itself!! Brilliant concept 

"Somebody once said people become artist because they have a certain kind of energy to release. That rings true to me. it must have an outlet. Thats why i draw" - Dale Chihuly

 Chihuly's Work has no direct link to my work

Yes it is colourful but the  is somewhat different. Mark makings are in few aspects similar. 

It is however very interesting to see this kind of concept. this new innovative idea being processed and seen. Very interesting

Not only paintings but sculptures too. 

They make wonderful interior designs and possibly an iconic feature 

The overall curation of the place was impressive. 

I enjoyed this show very much.