Sunday 31 October 2010
Have a Spooky Night
Hey guys and gals, hope you all have a super Halloween night. I'm going to a party as a Mime. I'l post some photos soon! Wish I could be as huanting as these photos though....
Tuesday 26 October 2010
Monday 25 October 2010
Hans-Peter Feldmann
While in Düsseldorf this summer I visited the brilliant art gallery Kunstsammlung. I had seen posters advertising an exhibition for Hans-Peter Feldmann and thought that the photograph on the poster looked interesting so decided to take a look and how glad I am that I did (just shows what a sucker I am to the power of advertising, one pretty image and I'm there), it was one of the most interesting and fun exhibitions that I have ever been to.
It is difficult to categorise the German artist Feldman, from his intriguing photograph installation with 101 photographs of different men and women from the age of a new born baby to one hundred years old - one photograph for every year, depicting the gradual development of growth and age; to his diligently arranged vintage toys, lights and wires revolving on turn-tables to cast eerily beautiful shadows on the walls of the gallery, Feldmann interests and provokes thought at every turn.
What I loved about the exhibition most was the sense of fun it had. Too many artists try and make a point about modern society while taking themselves far too seriously. Here Feldmann, with his collections of magazine cuttings, photographs and other random objects, reminded me of the childish continuation of everyday life. He pokes fun at us without being patronising. Where the brash colours should have been overwhelming, they are a reminder of the excessiveness of Feldmann and add to the ampleness of his images of the banal and mundane objects.
All in all I felt the exhibition was a wonderful insight to the mind and a man and his obsession of collecting and hording the objects around him. His art which is effectively just a documentation of his collection has made me see the beauty and art to be found everyday and that art is not necessarily an entirely serious pursuit.
Friday 22 October 2010
Have a Marvelous Weekend
Hope you all have a lovely weekend. I'm off to Cambridge for a couple of days for (hopefully!) sunny autumn walks and lots of hot chocolate.
Peg Leg
At the moment I am loving trousers (by the way isn’t trousers a gorgeous word? I’m so glad I’m English!). I particularly love the peg-leg/ tapered shape as I think the hareem shape is harder to where on a day-to-day basis because they look better with heels and the excessive material can be unflattering. I have a couple of pairs of tapered trousers now and I am thinking of getting more. They are so comfy and warm for winter and make a great alternative to jeans which I practically live in. I really like these cord ones from Zara. What do you think?
I really like the colour and the length as i have really long legs and often find it hard to find trousers that are long enough for me. My last pair I had to lengthen as they stopped half way down my shin! Oh well, here's to Sparrow Legs! In a dream world I would love these by See By Chloe, but alas the student loan does not stretch that far!
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