Final Exhibition

Seeing exhibitions in different venues like the German Guggenheim or Kunsthaus Tacheles in Berlin combined with the experience of exhibiting at concerts and galleries as well made me more innovative when preparing the studio for the final exhibition. I don't think I was fully aware of how important the structure and feel of a place is crucial in preparing an exhibition before. I have also learnt that pristine white gallery is not always the ideal space for exhibiting certain types of work.

I think that significantly thanks to Alice’s pieces and the way she placed them within the studios we managed to use the building to its full potential. Disjointed pieces 'scattered' around the building make the exhibition flow somewhat smoother. The room that Alice and I share in the exhibition works amazingly well. The way her Door piece fills the clean white room enhances my wall piece in the small store room which we left 'untidy'. The setup supports both pieces and strengthens the element of unknown in them.

In relation to my own work, I wanted to take full advantage of the studio setting. Because the four paintings I am exhibiting were intended as a set, I envisaged them on a plain vast white wall to maximise the impact of the colour and composition. I believe I have achieved that.  

Cities in cities

My experience with street art has primarily been finding yet another pointless graffiti on the front door. However, after the visit to Berlin I became more intrigued. Especially because of a certain artist calling him/herself EVOL. The blocks of flats could be considered a significant landmark of eastern Europe. They can be found in every city. By creating these miniature versions of them, using stone slabs around German cities, the artist creates a fascinating juxtaposition of these symbols of tight living conditions in European cities.

http:/www.evoltaste.com/