Art

  • Onsite: Tate Britain

    The Tate Britain in London is a treasure of a museum cum gallery of art. Its free entrance is a bonus but the special exhibits inside makes the short trek alongside the River Thames worth it. The use of open spaces and creation of new, modern rooms for the experience of contemporary forms is a breath of fresh air on London’s museums and galleries scene.

    The site has played host to visitors and art fanatics since the 1890’s, and it’s not dimmed since. The eclectic mix of crowds that often descend on it mostly enjoy its environs with enthusiasm. It’s said to elicit strong responses from some who count it amongst the greats in Europe. The focus on Britain is still strong, but it also has a contemporary flourish of international flavours.

  • Onsite: Tate Modern, London

    Level 0 is an eerie, open space. It used to house oil. Now, it has art. This is the stuff of imagination. It prods and pokes as to its meaning. It also leads you into new realms.

    This is because the themes are dark, and ultra modern. It’s not easy to focus because it’s hard to. The artists behind these works are not trying to make life simple.

    I liked wondering around, if not just to take it in. I don’t always see the point of photographing art. It’s supposed to be itself, and not ‘framed’ in any way.

    I don’t think all of meaning is in there, as if everything is in the eye of the beholder. It’s worth checking it out, though, for a different perspective.

  • Public art in Piccadilly Circus