The British artists included in the exhibition were Wyndham Lewis, Graham Sutherland, Francis Bacon, David Hockney, Ben Nicholson, Duncan Grant and Henry Moore.
They said not to take any photos in the exhibition, but i figured it wouldn't hurt anyone in any way if i took a couple with no flash or anything like that... so i was rather cheeky and as the staff were telling off other people for taking photos, i took the opportunity to take a few haha i had to be quick though, so their not great photos, but seeing as all of the work is all over the Internet anyway, I'm not really sure what the problem was, if i had the flash off. I suppose its a paid exhibition and they want people to buy the book that pretty much summarises the exhibition (which i bought anyway, because it's brilliant). I'm not entirely sure of the copy right/patent laws of art but i think its something along the lines of, if the artist is dead then then you can reproduce (take photos of) the work without permission from the artist (obviously they cant give permission, for reasons i need not explain). Shall i post a few? hmm...
Suppose if i DO get in trouble for this, I'll take them down should they ask me too, seems fair to me, especially due to how terrible these photos are, due to me trying to be ever so discrete...Duncan Grant
Ben Nicholson
Picasso
Francis Bacon
Picasso
Graham Sutherland
Picasso
I didn't manage to take any photos of Wyndham Lewis' or David Hockney's work.
After exiting the Picasso exhibition, i took a wrong turn while trying to leave Tate Britain and Found a very poorly lit room with one of my favourite paintings in, which made my day so much more spectacular!! It was Porthleven by Peter Lanyon! Genuinely breath taking.
There were also two other works in the room that caught my eye, I'm unsure of the artist who created the relief in the first of the two pictures bellow, but the second image is Black Mirror by Alan Davie.
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7 comments:
I am absolutely green with envy.
What an exhibition! Some of these Picassos I've not seen before.
What awesome company you were in.
Thanks for the sneaky photos,,,,hope I'm not found guilty by association, but maybe it was worth it?!!
Haha! It was THE best exhibition I've ever been to. Easily.
Thanks for taking the risk through commenting :)
I always wonder why photos are not allowed in galleries and museums but as an eldest child I never take photos even without the flash! Much too responsible.
How lucky to see such amazing artist's work! I'm jealous. I am surprised to see Duncan Grant's work included here but now that I think about it, why not.
Have you been to the Picasso Gallery in Paris? I could kick myself for not leaving enough time to see it. Go, if you ever get a chance.....and take some photos while you're there!
Well I suppose it made sense to include Duncan Grant, as I can see huge cubist influences on his work aesthetically. But no, I've not even been to France, let alone the Picasso exhibition there, but if I get the opportunity, I shall definitely go to it. Thanks for the heads up! :)
How Awesome!! I know the feeling visiting the Art Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. Got to be in the room with Picasso, Klimt, Marc Chagall to name a few of my favs. Great you got the photos. I was snapping pics too as was not suppose to...I think of the gallery itself, it's been a while so I can't remember exactly what images I managed to get. Love Francis Bacon! :-) You won't get into any trouble over these so don't worry.
Isn't the feeling just fabulous? that sounds like an amazing exhibition also! I love Francis Bacon too, hugely inspirational. There were a couple of his still lives, which I didn't realise he really did, but they were brilliant! aha, good to know im safe then! :)
Thanks for commenting Sheri :)
Great to know your a collector Peter! These are some of my nudes if you are interested in seeing them
http://fredspratt.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/life-drawing.html
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