Saatchi and the Tate

April 7th Visit the Saatchi and the Tate. Here is a few exhibit that I enjoyed.

Will Ryaman’s piece called “The Bed” was a fun piece. I had seen it before in different art classes but interesting to stand next to it in person. My impression of the piece as I had before was the Ryaman was trying to get across what a corrupted life young people live. Time has no presents in life for the watch is left unworn on the floor without and hands to tell what time it is. Beer cans, Doritos, and cigarettes are laying scatter and used on the floor. I was surprised to find out, after reading the quick note on his work, that his meaning he was attempting to get across was to portrait a idle slacker whom humorous with his over sized body.

When we first walk into the museum we enter the thorough color hanging plastic stemmers it’s as if we walk into the artist fantasy world. Bunk beds are lined along the floor on each bed is a science fiction book. This I think was to show that bed is where your dreams come alive and the books show that. The giant cat fossils I believe was to give example that what was true before isn’t anymore. When the fossil should be a dinosaur it’s a domestic cat. The red metal structure in the middle is not made out of metal but of wood. The purpose of this I believe is to show that what we see is not always what we get. All combine show the artist view of the science fiction or his view of the world.

Claude Monet painting the “Water-Lilies” I have seen before in books and classes but to stand there was a new experience. Claude Monet was not appreciated for his new style of art until he had passed away. The new style was called Abstract Expressionism. When I first walked into the gallery the painting you can tell is water with lilies on top of it. Closer you can tell the colors are blended. It’s an immersion into nature, the surface of the water becomes a world it’s self. It’s calm and cool with no one strong color. It all flows together, even the golden frame flows with the rest of painting. Sorry no photo.

Chris Ofili painting “No Woman, No Cry” was a moving painting. To me the painting illustrated to me sorrow and grief. An African-American woman’s profile with tears falling freely from her eyes demonstrated deep feelings. The painting is made of filled in paint but on top of the paint is also blob paint dots, gives the painting texture and depth. Woman is wearing a necklace; at the base is a 3D rock that has a dotted heart. In the tears there is a picture of a young boy that I believe she is crying for. After reading the information for painting I find out that the boy is Stephen Lawrence, who was wrongly accused and beaten by London police. Under the paint you can make out “RIP Stephen Lawrence.”