Guildhall Art Gallery
On Saturday I went to Guildhall Gallery with my friend. While I was waiting at bank tube station I saw this building that I really liked the architecture of. What interests me is the detail that was carved into the top of each pillar for decorative purposes as well as the patterned borders that decorate the writing.
The museum had several interesting exhibitions, we looked at the Victorian paintings, modern art and the Roman.
I noted the graphic design that was used as part of the exhibition, such as the design of the copy about each section, which includes type choice, layout and a stylised illustration.
Love (2021) Display board at Guildhall Gallery, London, 9/10/21. Imagination (2021) Display board at Guildhall Gallery, London, 9/10/21.
I really liked the artwork by Mark Titchner (b.1973) entitled ‘Plenty and Progress’ made in 2012. It was made from polished stainless steel, fittings, acrylic spray paint and lacquer. The reflective quality of the material used adds something unique to the piece and the overlay of type is done in a really interesting way.
Joanna Price (2003) Good form and Nice style [Exhibit]. Guildhall Gallery (Viewed: 9/10/21).
I like the graphic quality of this painting called ‘Good form and Nice style’ 2003 by Joanna Price as it uses only one colour and has a great use of white space.
I particularly enjoyed the modern paintings as they capture moments in a different way to photographs. I was struck by seeing a painting from this time of something I see in everyday life as it subverts the norm of seeing paintings of old scenes. When walking around St Paul’s Cathedral after the museum we noted that we were where the painting was set, which I found very exciting!
Walking around I saw these large words dotted around the area, which spelt out a sentence. I think it’s a really good way to engage members of the public in art and design as I heard people around me saying all the words they saw and making a sentence out of it. I also like the physical aspect of the word (rather than being put in front of real life in photoshop).