Megan's Art Space

Last week the Van Gogh Exhibition opened and the show represents the largest collection of the Artist's work in nearly a decade. The show features some of his most famous work including Starry Night on the Rhône. The exhibition also looks at the British artists who were inspired by Van Gogh, including Francis Bacon, David Bomberg and more which I did not know about the show at first. This was a welcomed surprise as it was great to see how other artist had been influenced by his vision, whether this was through colour, mood or subject matter. Poster advertising the last Van Gogh exhibition @ Tate Painting by Van Gogh I've noticed that with recent exhibitions the Tate have started the mimic the work with how they display it through painting the walls certain colours other than a traditional white wall. This has been done in the recent Bonnard and Franz West exhibition at Tate Modern. I think this a strong progression with making the work more interactive a...

Yesterday in the pouring rain I ventured to London to see Rebecca Appleby's show 'Inner Order'' @ Contemporary Ceramics Centre in London. The show is on until the 30th of March and showcases the diverse, playful practice of the Yorkshire based ceramicist. Aspects of the artists work that caught my attention straight away were he ability to translate mark-making and painterly surfaces onto 3D forms. I have so much respect and intrigue for makers and artists who use their practice to fully push their creative language and code. Organic forms, both 3D and 2D showcase Rebecca's vision to convey the way crystals develop in nature through abstraction of form, shape and line.  Details of one of the curved sculptures combining drawing and ceramics  Details of some of the large scale drawings by the artist depicting layers, fragmentation of form and an organic chaos of mark making. Her work has almost archival qualities because of how its been displa...