'Reverting to Type' @ Standpoint Gallery and L.A.F

                                     

                                                          

                                                Image from cover of broadsheet exhibition catalogue 

    

It was a slight stroke of luck that I found this exhibition, I was

in the Old Street area and remembered the bookartbookshop

that we we're meant to of visited several weeks ago, but I re-

gretfully hadn't done. However, popped in and then literally ac-

ross from the book shop there was the Standpoint Gallery in

which there was a vast array of printed type.
 



                                              

                                                                'Good Type' -
                                                              Standpoint Gallery



bookartbookshop  Photo - AH





Standpoint Gallery
Photo - AH



A couple were really interesting especially the ones created

by Nigel and his first year Graphic students at Chelsea. In part-

icular the Cockney slang alphabet (The Cockney Alphabet)

 in which A to Z had been paired with a phrase such as...

G

FOR POLICE

[chief of police]

V

FOR LA FRANCE

 [viva la France]

of course each one was in a specific type face, this blog has the

original print http://ilovepaperheart.blogspot.com/

London Art Fair



Aerial view of London Art Fair - Photo AH



Laurie from the Fine Art rotation had invited me to the opening

evening of the London Art Fair in Angel. The event was similar

to when I'd visited Frieze Art Fair in October last year.



AH scanned image of Fair Guide



However, the major difference being the LAF is based around commer-

cial sales as opposed to showcasing a galleries artists. A bonus was be-

ing allowed to take photos (below and above AH) of artists work. I al-

so picked up several broadsheets and leaflets which have helped me in

my sketchbooks. Also introducing me to EDDIE KING who is most

famous for the album graphics/art for the legendary rock band the Clash.

I liked the pieces which are below, I think many have relations to graphic

design and I'm starting to distinguish more effectively the fine line between

Art and Design.





Contemporary Photography talk @ Saatchi Gallery

                                           

                                                                                                                

 I've been meaning to write about this for the past week and finally, I've

found the time. Back on Monday (17th) Ed and I attended the Contemp-

orary photography discussion at the Saatchi Gallery hosted by -

Speakers:

David Campany
David Campany is an artist and writer and Reader in Photography at the University of Westminster, London. He is the author of Art and Photography (Phaidon 2003) and Photography and Cinema (Reaktion 2008).

Charlotte Cotton
Charlotte is Creative Director at the National Media Museum, Bradford.
Before that she was Head of the Wallis Annenberg Department of Photography at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), a Curator of Photography at the V&A for 12 years and then Head of Programming at The Photographers’ Gallery in London.

Clarisse D'Arcimoles

Clarisse D'Arcimoles is a French emerging photographer and installation artist currently based in London. After graduating from Set Design for Performance at Central Saint Martin's, she began a Postgraduate course in Photography. During this period she started focusing on performance photography staged specifically for the camera, and exploring ways of documentation of performance art works. Her work is featured in Newspeak: British Art Now at the Saatchi Gallery.

Anne Hardy
Anne Hardy’s photographs depict fictional spaces which have both a magical and naturalistic quality. Constructed within the studio using a range of materials, from disintegrating found objects to natural forms, these spaces uncover the uneasy relationship between the natural and artificial. Anne has shown her work in many solo and group shows around the world, including the Saatchi Gallery's current exhibition Newspeak: British Art Now. She lives and works in London.

The debate was really interesting, in particular the topic of the use of trad-

itional methods of photography (35mm) being 'technologically superceded'

by digital and SLR cameras. All of the panel had something to say ranging

from '(the) ease and simplicity of repreduction, manipulation and storage'

 [Anne Hardy] as a result of technological advances; to the 'accessability 

of peoples work as a result of the web enabled upload of digital photos'

[David Campany]. The introduction of camera phones such as the iPhone

were also discussed, highlighting that over '8 billion' photos were posted

online last year. Despite very few of these being seen as 'Fine art' in a

photographic sense, it just demonstrates that in the future photography is go-

ing to become a even more widely and certainly diverse medium for artists.

Insanity/Genius

This is a really amazing documentary into the life and inventions of one of the greatest minds of the 21st century. Dr.Nakamats has over 3,300 patents to his name and despite being over 80 years old still continues to create new inventions. The clip below is one which sums up the sheer quirkiness of the doctor and also highlights the extremes he is willing to put his body through to obtain that all important breakthrough. The full documentary is on More4 ( http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-invention-of-dr-nakamats/4od#3132065 )

simulated death = invention?

(slightly relieved we don't have to do this is Vis' Com')

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Tree green

I saw this the other day on the river side, in between Tower and London Bridge. Just thought I'd snap it up seen as it one of those objects which most people take for granted, yet it's designer has taken a lot into consideration before 'planting' it (colour, dimensions, materials and of course location). I suppose they chose a commercial, inner city location to try and introduce a sense of culture and contemporary styling to transgress the standard dull, mono-tone regions of  London. So thought I'd show my awareness and appreciation of this by posting it, plus it looks pretty cool.