Tate Liverpool

I enjoyed visiting the Tate Liverpool several times throughout the semester. This is a very individual gallery and is home to many different styles of artwork, this is what makes it inclusive to all types of art lovers no matter their preferred style as it is practically guaranteed that you will find something you are interested in.
One of the most bizarre exhibitions on show in the Tate is the Op Art in focus, this is an optical illusion exhibition which shows pioneering artists who have delved into this type of art from the 1960's all the way to todays artists.
My favourite exhibition within the gallery is the Constellations exhibition, it links so many great artists together through the theme of bringing together the nations collection of modern art under one roof. Artists such as Cindy Sherman and Marcel Duchamp are presented in the same room.
My favourite piece of work on display in the Tate Liverpool was 3rd Action by Rudolf Schwarzkogler, this piece is a morbid feeling photograph that mixes the feelings of mutilation within performance art.

Lyndsay Roberts

Lyndsay Roberts is an outstanding Photographer who came to visit us to give a speech on her photography work and what sector of photography she particularly specialises in. The main point she wanted to highlight was that she wanted to change perceptions of mythology. She also takes part in several different themes of photography including scientific, astro, educational and domestic photography.

Roberts had an extreme in depth knowledge of photography, regarding where it originated from and who the founding figures were, she showed us images dating back to 1827 which was the oldest surviving photograph. She was very confident in her delivery, it was clear to the whole class that held a large knowledge of the basis of photography. Roberts taught us the four styles of art that inspired early photography, these styles allowed it to flourish into what it has today, they were Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Impressionism and Pictorialism. I thoroughly enjoyed Lyndsay's presentation as it expanded my view and knowledge of photography, as a lover of this art form it allowed me to gain an insight to the style and early practises of the art.

Victoria Gallery

We visited the Victoria Gallery and museum this week, it is located in and run primarily by the University of Liverpool. It is a grade two listed building within the red brick building of the university campus. The architecture of the building inside and out was just breathtaking, victorian brickwork and classic layout inside of the reception and cafe area. Within the gallery we witnessed the contemporary work of Jasmir Creed in a series of paintings called Dystopolis. She incorporated kaleidoscope imagery and expressive lines to mix modern city life with old, past life that was once lived. I enjoyed this gallery visit as it opened my eyes up to new forms of artistic expression although it was not as packed with art pieces as I anticipated.