It was time for the annual trip to London, visiting some exhibitions and trying to gain some knowledge on contemporary artists of today. This time we visited the Saatchi Gallery, a favourite gallery of mine due to its clean, and simplistic layout that is normally full of some sometimes quite eccentric ideas. After previously watching the BBC Series 'School of Saatchi', I had some high expectations as to what would be on display; of course I was not failed. Richard Wilson's work '20:50' was such a simple yet extraordinary idea, photographed below. He has a series of work where he fills the gallery space with oil, creating a visual illusion that physically mirrors the room. At first sight you have no idea what it is which I think adds to the dramatic effect when you realise it is oil that is being used.
In knowing we were about to visit two of the most famous galleries in the UK, I planned to complete a project of my own. Marco Bohr's 'Observatories' looks at people who visit places of recognition, photographing them looking or observing the environment rather than photographing the environment itself; places such as the Empire State building were often used which gave the image its quirkiness of these people observing these environments and looking at the shapes they make or patterns they form while they focus attention on what is in front of them. I replicated this idea but tried to get closer to the figures so the viewer feels as if they are stood in my shoes watching these people. 'Sweep' and 'Gaze' in this series are two of the images I feel use this idea to its full potential, using the environment to show a sense of scale which helps draw the viewer into the image itself. More of Marco Bohr's work is shown here.
"20:50, Saatchi Gallery"
"Invisibility, Saatchi Gallery"
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