Putting on my scientist’s hat/lab-coat, goodness me I’m
sorry I’m not very good at this sort of thing – where was I, oh yes lots of
circles in this exhibition. There is a sense (because space is curved) that all
looking is in circles, so if you could see far enough – would you not see the
back of your own head? This isn’t working is it?
If I put on my artist’s hat, that won’t work too well, so hatless into the exhibition, which is I think supposed to be about circles and
how we respond to them – artists respond to them, well that type of kidney. We
all of course know the story of the artist who proved his artistic ability to
the royal messenger by drawing a perfic circle – justlikethat. Leonardo Angelo
wossisname Geotto Giotto, well from Bondone anyway.
Into the gallery, photography is forbidden and the gallery
staff were applying the rules strictly, so I didn’t take any pictures and so
the ones of the exhibits here I have lifted off the web and may be slightly
wrong.
The first item inside the gallery door, Isis with child
Horus from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, also in the same case a
model of a rocking-horse/ibis presumably model toy of model child, Isis circle
on hat, (breastfeeding?) her brother on knee, 2,300 years old. From my point of
view this one item made visiting the exhibition worthwhile and the so anything
more I saw would be a bonus.
Lots in the first gallery, so star items only, this is star
items for me, others may prefer other stuff.
William Blake Milton’s Golden Compass, now of course viewed
partially through the eyes of Phillip Pullman’s Lyra, that is unless you either
didn’t read it or was someone else.
Paul Nash Eclipse of the Sunflower
Waterhouse’s Destiny
Two pages of Da Vinci’s sketchbooks, dealing with? You
guessed – curves and I won’t mention Destiny’s tummy, and of course being Da
Vinci – what appears to be the invention of the electric mixer – but is
probably his idea for a torture instrument or weapon.
Look I think that’s enough of my blow by blow account,
sufficient to say that this is an exhibition worth visiting.
I was sketching and noting my way around the next gallery
when choreographer Gaby Agis and partner performed a modern dance, no
photography and my sketch isn’t that good as they were, doing what? Going round
in a circle so a series of rotating glimpses.
Overall first impressions are of a good exhibition with
enough in it for most people that should be a good attraction for the summer.
Worth a visit to Margate just to view it.
My acid test for exhibitions is am I inspired to create and
I went off up the harbour arm and sketched the gallery.
Here is the link to the Radio 4 review http://bbc.in/20jWptQ the bit on Seeing round corners at about 27.49 in.
Here is the link to the Radio 4 review http://bbc.in/20jWptQ the bit on Seeing round corners at about 27.49 in.
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