Elliot and I went over to the Saatchi this week and looked at all the things.
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Freya Douglas-Morris - They Visited Twice, 2012 |
What I liked about the above piece was the watery texture and the subsequent hurried look to it. The idea of making art at speed, or art that is relatively simplistic, is really appealing. These textures could be created quickly but still look really nice.
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Christian Holstad - Defending Decisions, 2005 |
This altered newspaper photo reminded me of some of my previous work, some
photos I altered with water. It's a really pleasing thing to do because with one quick movement you can make such a huge change to a picture (or indeed, to other objects), and it can become so dreamy (which I love - a beautiful way of idealising a moment or image).
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People |
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John Kleckner - Untitled (Herucles), 2006 |
I like this as a caricature of masculinity, or of representations thereof.
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Storm Tharp - Love Nothing More, 2009 |
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Storm Tharp - Love Nothing More, 2009 |
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Storm Tharp - Love Nothing More, 2009 |
These Tharp paintings remind me of the technique experimentation I did during my fine art a level and I feel a bit nostalgic for using bamboo sticks and pieces of card to paint with! Again, I love the watery look. Very ethereal and uncontrollable and spooky.
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Elliot ft. Margot Sanders - In Fine Company, 2012 |
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Storm Tharp - Jodie Jill, 2009 |
The use of shading here is really striking.
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Nicola Frimpong |
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Nicola Frimpong - Untitled |
These Frimpong pieces interest me due to both their highly-politicised content and their childishness. That combination is compelling.
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Paul Westcombe - Coffee Cups (my favourite is the little red one one, which is called "In The Morning In The Shower I Saw The Shit Run Down Your Leg") |
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People taking photos with Rebecca Turner's Dumbstruck, 2011 |
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The secret art me and Ells found (arty ladders) |
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Art by some schools |
Really cute and sweet and innocent.
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Me ft. Zhanna Kadyrova - Diamonds, 2011 |
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Elliot responding to art |
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Zhanna Kadyrova - Diamonds, 2011 |
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Zhanna Kadyrova - Diamonds, 2011 |
These are really slick, smart sculptures. I like how neat they are as objects.
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Elliot still responding to art |
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Pavlo Kerestey - Kids on Trees, 2009 |
The colours here are so bright and adventurous and unreal.
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Roman Minin - Plan of Escape, 2013 |
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Rafal Zawistowski |
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Rafal Zawistowski |
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Rafal Zawistowski |
Chunky textures like this always make me feel sort of reckless and real and remind me of blood and food or something.
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Wendy Mayer - After Louise, 2011 |
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Wendy Mayer - Fly Away Peter, 2011 |
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Wendy Mayer - Gold Watch, 2012 |
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Amanda Doran - The Semen |
Again some great colours. The salmon pink and blue combo is appealing. Seems young in some way.
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Gert & Uwe Tobias - Untitled, 2011 |
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Jake and Dinos Chapman - Exquisite Corpse, 2000 |
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Jake and Dinos Chapman - Exquisite Corpse, 2000 |
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Jake and Dinos Chapman - Exquisite Corpse, 2000 |
I am a big fan of exquisite corpses as a cool and casual mode of collaboration. So clearly defined in sections but so clearly all about that collaboration. These ones by the Chapman brothers are very much exquisite.
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