A Few Bits And Bobs From The Modern...

These are a few pieces that I really enjoyed during my visit to the Tate Modern. The first was from the Global Cities exhibition, while the other two were from the poetry and dream section of the gallery.


This is a still from the video piece called 'Reveal' by Dryden Goodwin. In the video he captures the features of an anonymous stranger he encounters in the city of London. While posing for the portrait, the stranger talks about his life, and as the conversation progresses the personality and appearance of the stranger are revealed. I was completely absorbed by this work and although very simple in execution, the slow and gradual reveal was something that really drew a large group of viewers in.


This is an oil on canvas piece called 'Night Vision' by Fiona Rae. What drew me to this large scale canvas was its strong graphic presence, and the bold use of neon colours against the black stock. Although alot of modern art seems like a random distribution of paint on canvas, this piece seems to me to be perfectly proportioned and the distribution of visual stimuli seems deliberate and has a certain order to it. The meaning of this work is irrelevant to me, i just appreciate it as a visually interesting piece of work.


'Untitled' by Jannis Kounellis. Kounellis "regards the art gallery as a theatrical space", and this is evident in the scale and impact of this morbid piece. I loved the contrast between the hyper-realistic birds and the basic linear representation of the industrial landscape in the background. What do you think?