Liverpool Biennial

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.