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I'm currently doing an Arts Award at my local college of art. I have to build up a portfolio of work to be displayed and marked, and if I pass I will achieve Bronze Arts Award, which is the equivilant to half a an GCSE. I can then go on to do Silver, which is equivelant to a an GCSE (or there about) and finally Gold, which will get me UCAS points!
There are certain criteria that have to be fulfilled, one of which is to write a review on an exhibition and get feedback on it. So, I'm going to write it here in hope that I get some comments.
The art exhibition I recently went to is set up in four different locations in Plymouth, UK, three of which I visited; Plymouth Arts Centre, Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Plymouth College of Art Gallery and Saltram House, which I didn't visit.
The exhibition is called 'Sinopticon'. Sinopticon is (in brief), all about how Western art and culture has been influenced by Chinese art and culture - Chinoiserie. The name of the exhibition also tells you a bit about it; Sino, meaning China, and opticon, from optics, which is to do with seeing. Sinopticon is work from contemporary artists who like I said, are showing how Chinese culture, art, and industry are all part of our everyday lives.
Personally my favourite part of the exhibition was in Plymouth Museum and Art Gllery - sculptures of famous Western icons such as Darth Vader, Smurfs and My Little Pony that had all be changed for some Chinese influence. For example, Darth Vader's helmet had a Chinese pagoda (the multi layered shelter/houses) fused to the top, as an extension to the helmet that was already there.
The exhibition was not only sculpture though; there was photography, film, and painting/drawing all involved. However, some of the film was very abstract, and I struggled to understand it!
Unfortunately I wasn't allowed to take photos in the galleries, so I only have a few here that are from the Sinopticon website. Sorry about that!
Please let me know what you think in a comment!
Photos
and some other examples of Chinoiserie:
I hope to hear from you in the comments!
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I'm currently doing an Arts Award at my local college of art. I have to build up a portfolio of work to be displayed and marked, and if I pass I will achieve Bronze Arts Award, which is the equivilant to half a an GCSE. I can then go on to do Silver, which is equivelant to a an GCSE (or there about) and finally Gold, which will get me UCAS points!
There are certain criteria that have to be fulfilled, one of which is to write a review on an exhibition and get feedback on it. So, I'm going to write it here in hope that I get some comments.
The art exhibition I recently went to is set up in four different locations in Plymouth, UK, three of which I visited; Plymouth Arts Centre, Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Plymouth College of Art Gallery and Saltram House, which I didn't visit.
The exhibition is called 'Sinopticon'. Sinopticon is (in brief), all about how Western art and culture has been influenced by Chinese art and culture - Chinoiserie. The name of the exhibition also tells you a bit about it; Sino, meaning China, and opticon, from optics, which is to do with seeing. Sinopticon is work from contemporary artists who like I said, are showing how Chinese culture, art, and industry are all part of our everyday lives.
Personally my favourite part of the exhibition was in Plymouth Museum and Art Gllery - sculptures of famous Western icons such as Darth Vader, Smurfs and My Little Pony that had all be changed for some Chinese influence. For example, Darth Vader's helmet had a Chinese pagoda (the multi layered shelter/houses) fused to the top, as an extension to the helmet that was already there.
The exhibition was not only sculpture though; there was photography, film, and painting/drawing all involved. However, some of the film was very abstract, and I struggled to understand it!
Unfortunately I wasn't allowed to take photos in the galleries, so I only have a few here that are from the Sinopticon website. Sorry about that!
Please let me know what you think in a comment!
Photos
and some other examples of Chinoiserie:
I hope to hear from you in the comments!
