On tuesday the 25th of september I went on a trip with
university to the Liverpool Biennial. We went to a few art exhibitions one of
my favourite exhibitions was the bluecoat. There were a few different artists
that stood out to me. One artist that caught my eye was Sun Xun - Ancient Film
Animation, Chinese traditional Scrolls. I thought that the use of mark making
on the scrolls but then also continuing the art work onto the white wall really
stood out to me because the artist not only thought about how to display the
art but also made use of the space around and used the blank walls link into
the art. There was also projections of the sea and waves projected on to blank
walls which I thought was a good idea because it brought some movement and flow
into the drawings and paintings which also made it feel like you were there
experiencing and feeling the scenery around you. What I learnt from this
artist was to think outside the box (literally) and use the space around your
art work and how you can use it to your advantage and help you to be more
expressive especially if your work is on a bigger scale.
Another artist that really stood out to me was Pak Sheung chuen whose
work was on display at the Tate. What Pak had done was go on a trip to Malaysia
and had covered his eyes so he could not see anything and used his other senses
to get a feel of the place around him. At the gallery to view his work you go
into the dark room and to view the work displayed around you, you have to use
the flash on your camera to take a picture and see the pictures for a moment.
The artist tried to recreate the experience he had for his audience he used the
dark room to make you feel as if you’re also blind and he also played the Azaan
(Muslim call of prayer) in the background to make you feel as if you are there
in Malaysia experiencing what he had done. I thought this was an effective way to engage
the audience and make them feel as if they’d experienced what you had.
