Bluecoat | Survey | Exhibitions

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I visited the blue coat the other day and was quite interested in many pieces of work. Every piece of work I seen I had a positive response to. Certainly I had my favourites and those will be the ones I talk about today! 
First off there is Rae-Yen Song. Born in Edinburgh in 1993 Song is a multi-disciplinary artist. She takes and draws on her identity and her position in society. She likes to look at alternative perspectives on social realness and uses elements from her cultural identity to further her work.
Without a doubt her work talks loudly on race, culture, identity and belonging. 

'Happy Happy Leaf' is quite impressive for its meaning, size and intricacy. It definitely is attention grabbing. I believe what Song wants her work to say and do is incredible but I am not going to lie. I was more attracted to the craftsmanship than anything. it is bold and makes a statement but the detail is nothing short than admirable.  Another artists work that I was drawn to was Milly Peck. Her work explore the area between the second and third dimension. I thought this work was very clever. Adding elements to your work to make it a more immersive  experience is something that I have been wanting to do for a while. I looked briefly into it last semester but never developed it fully. Peck has inspired me to visit this idea again and will definitely experiment with sound and other environmental factor next semester to see how it changes the atmosphere/environment.


The last piece of work I want to talk about is that of Lindsey Mendick's, I was drawn to it immediately with the vibrancy, it definitely lit up the corner of the room! 'I'll Always Love You But I Don't Always Like You' brings her family into this in the recreation of a collection of objects from Mendick's family home. The collaborative effort makes this piece welcoming and heart warming. It radiates a good energy. 

I would love to do some more clay and sculptural work alongside my painting. However, I like creating big pieces but never have the facilities or the money to do so. Mendick has shown me in order to have a successful, noticeable piece that it doesn't have to be made completely through clay but incorporate other elements. I will definitely plan over the summer some pieces I can do similar/ inspired by Mendick's work. 




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