SAATCHI GALLERY

I found my visit to the Saatchi Gallery to be a very refreshing one due to the fact that the majority of the work on exhibition is from more younger and emerging artists which is quite unique and I could appreciate the work as some of it from practitioners my own age. Manageable in size, the Saatchi gallery is neither too big or too small, all the gallery rooms are arranged cohesively and I could spend an ample amount of time in each room and still see all of the other exhibitions in one visit without rushing.

Amoungst my favourites were paintings by Zak Smith who's work is inspired by comic strips and their graphical nature which drew me towards them. In addition, Douglas Kolk's collages which represent the sensation of bombardment in everyday urban life are rich and visually compelling because of the diversity of materials and techniques used such as newspapers, magazines, graffiti and repetition of the human eye.

In summary, I consider to the Saatchi Gallery to be one of the best exhibitions I've been to purely because of its compact and concise displays, I felt as though was not being confronted or overloaded with too many artworks, its just the right amount to keep the viewer interested until the next room. The works were diverse and crossed various disciplines of art and design which is the best way to engage everyone. As mentioned earlier I value the fact that most of the aforementioned artists are young which gives the exhibition a youthful appeal.

'Bust of Emanuel' by Jose Lerma and Hector Madera
made from paper crumpled around hidden supports
abstracted to the point of near-un-recognisability.

This room dedicated to Annie Kevans displays the gentle
and innocent faces of young boys who will in the future become
dictators, included are the juvenile faces of Joseph Stalin,
Adolf Hitler and Mao Zedong amoungst many others such as Mugabe
contrasting what we know now and what we didn't know then.

Zak Smith's graphical comic book style stood out
to me instantly

More colourful collage work from Douglas Kolk

Marcelo Jacome's tissue paper, bamboo, fiberglass and cotton thread
 creation resembles a flock of birds moving in unison in a
chaotic but organised manner.

A close up of the previous structure which reminds me of my
experiments during 3DD week using different materials to
create one bigger but fragile creation.

'Floating City' by Han Feng depicts hundreds of tracing
paper buildings grouped together hovering just a few inches
off the floor.

Yuken Teruya's work reverses the flow of industry from tree
to paper, to paper to tree. The shopping bag is intricately cut
out creating a tree. The bag is placed on the wall for one person
to view into at a time.

Visual noise influenced by musical lyrics is the effect
created by Stephen Lowery's psychedelic drawings.

Artist Unknown - 3D metal wire structures also reminiscent
of those I created during 3D week using spaghetti.

Exhibition - Saatchi Gallery 25/09/13
Images - Author's Own 25/09/13