29 October; Liverpool Tate
I love this work - Its been painted different colours and is much brighter than the last time that I saw it. I like to see how people interact with it and how the landscape and lighting change around it.
Before heading to Tate we went to a gallery showcasing photography - This section of the exhibition focused on carers during covid and was really emotive. I related to this on a personal level. The scrolls were intended for people to write their responses to what they considered care to be - which I thought was a really good idea - they generated lots of discussion, recorded comments for the artist and opened up the art to be accessible which I like.
I just really liked this moment - immediately that we walked into this space there was a spontaneous decision to photos of the work that we encountered first. Seeing the work immediately through a lens.
Interesting use of shelving to display work, which I hadn't actually acknowledged until someone pointed to out to me.
Came across work by Jionni Warner; a previous student from Staffs Fine Art, which was really great.
This work created lots of discussions - I visited Tate Liverpool with my family, and we had very different reactions to it, based on how we read it differently, considered what techniques the artist had used and what the work was conveying / if it was successful or not. Was it good art?
I thought it had a whimsical illustrative quality. There were really interesting and relevant details.
The way Ellen Gallagher had approached the materials and composition was interesting.
We'd talked about the work taking you to another place - its atmospheric - I'm becoming more and more aware that I respond to work that doesn't just have a narrative but if I can escape somewhere, I find that taps into something special. It encourages me to think about my personal interests. I've always loved the work of Arthur Rackham, in particular, Hansel and Gretel. Maybe I can pull escaping to different worlds or times, into my own work?
Details.
The cars video played music in sync with the cars dropping down the screen. I thought this was really clever as did my niece but again there was a really mixed reaction in terms of it being considered Art.
Sin Wai Kin also provoked reactions of confusion and curiosity. Maybe that's some of the point. It was really cleverly curated with a mixture of 3D work, film, and sculpture.
Speaking to my husband afterwards, I referenced the Tate collection as "contemporary" - which opened up a conversation again about art and how "Art" is labelled and understood, some of which alienates audiences. We talked about how art is used as a commodity; there's a framework around what we consider to be art, and how we understand and interact with it, which acts as a barrier.
In making art less of a divine gift" that represents money and status ; anyone can now join the discourse - but you still need to understand the framework to engage. I feel there's a real "us and them"relationship between fine art and creating art. Although for all I know, the neathandals that made the cave paintings, were maybe bestowed the biggest furs and given the best burials. ???
I may have to go back to see this - we moved on before I saw it - but it's reminiscent of some work I did previously in the tiled approach. I find this really interesting - it might lead me to go back to what I was doing before.
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