Museum trip

I went to visit the local gallery with my friends. They were having exhibitions on World War artifacts, coastal sketches and portraits.

The statue at the centre of the Riversley park is a tribute to the fallen soldiers of the 2 world wars.

Photograph were not allowed inside the gallery, so I could only take a few secretly. The two above pictures are from an activity on the ground floor. There was a fossil under the paper and with the colour pastel, you had to rub it over the fossil to get an engraving of the fossil onto the black paper.

There were a few Gurkha objects displayed on the ground floor. This is the hat worn by Gurkha's during special military ceremonies, they aren't worn in combat nowadays.

Similar to the previous activity however this time, it is a figure of a nun from the medieval era.

There was a small selection of African art, this is a photo of an activity related to the section. The art pieces had to be placed in its correct order.

Graffiti on the fence near the lake in the park.

Art Exhibition

       

The artist here has managed to portray the fragility of possession by using materials that can be easily broken. Their work shows the fragility of the dress as well as the emotions that are represented by the possession itself. To further enhance the piece of work, the artist should use more mediums to create delicate patterns on the dress.

I like how the artist has piled up her work here. Her use of symbolism is also powerful; poppies are commonly represented with World War and she piles up her pieces to hint how the bodies of fallen soldiers and victims were just as piled up, not given a decent farewell send off after their struggle in midst of the front ones. She left the background white, which makes the poppy feel pure and untainted but at the same time the poppy's rich colour of red creates a spiral of blood spilled by the fallen soldiers.

In this piece, I believe that the artist was more keen on creating a texture. The use of acrylic paint with various sizes of strokes beings to create an image of a coarse texture, of the shells. The shell drawing is very translucent since the focus was more on the vibrant colours rather than the observation study of shells.If the artist had used white medium to sketch the shells, the coarse texture would still be the main focus but the shell will be easier to distinguish and the white colour would suit well with the peachy colour than black.

Museum and Art Gallery

Museum and Art Gallery
Located in the Riversley Park near the town centre.
There was an exhibition on objects from the past, the theme was called "Photographs from 1950s".

 Memorial statue for the soldier who died in the Great Wars.




Turns out,

the gallery is closed on Mondays.

 River that flows through the town and park.

Blocked off alley way in the town centre.

Gallery trip - New Birmingham Gallery

This was made by an apprentice, it is a miniature suit of a Japanese Samurai armour. In late 19th century, western craftsmen used these as inspiration for their won designs.

 

Shivani Chitroda, Rangoli, 2015. A traditional Indian pattern created by using coloured sands, rice, flour or follower petals.