2. The main displays hold permanent collections of historic British art, as well
as contemporary work. It also has rooms dedicated to works by one artist,
such as: Tracey Emin, John Latham, Douglas Gordon, though these, like the
rest of the collection, are subject to rotation similarly the gallery holds
temporary major exhibitions for example Frank Auerbach.
During our time at the gallery we got to experience an array of art as a
method of enhancing our creative knowledge and giving us inspiration for
current and future projects, we were given a booklet of tasks to complete and
had to use these tasks to expand on original or create our own ideas and
sketches.
3. Task:
“Go beyond an artwork.
Expand outside the frame or
space that exists within.
Exhaust all thoughts, ideas
and possibilities about and
around the artwork and the
artist – and then keep going,
see where this takes you.
Make a drawing that leads out
from the frame or the space of
artwork. Where do the lines
take you, where does the
sculptural form end if you take
it further, what is above, below
or around it.”
4. Task:
“Draw a birds eye view map of
the room you are in, marking
all the artworks and exits.
Now move through the space
thinking about how each
artwork makes you feel. Move
according to that feeling.
Would something make you
slouch or something exciting
make o wiggle.
Make a key of your responses
out of symbols. Use marks
such as dashes, dots and jittery
lines, zigzags and shapes that
show how you moved and
where.
Next, draw your journey
through the room, which
artworks did you go to, which
did you avoid? Use your key to
express your feelings
5. Task: “ Find a home appliance you recognize, so some kind of machine or thing
used in your home maybe for cleaning or cooking or other home things. Who
usually uses this machine in your home, what is it for, who is usually using
this machine. Draw this appliance.
Find a bosy, or a piece od a body, inside or outside. What kind of body is it, if it
is a body part why has it been seperated from the rest of the body or real
bodies. Is this body alive or dead? Where do you usually see this kind of body
on the TV, in movies or ads? Draw this body or piece of body.
Combine the two images”
