While down in London we managed to get through a few galleries including the Anthony Gormley exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, which came from a recommendation from Will. The main piece was a glass walled room filled with mist (Blind Light). Once inside the room you can't see more than a foot infront of you and it's a really odd feeling, quite claustrophobic. I love art that is more than just visual, like Richard Wilson's room full of oil that I saw at the Saatchi a few years ago. It creates an experience, and engages all our senses...
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I totally agree about art being more exciting when it is an interactive experience rather than just an observation.... but at the same time, I also find Blind Light hard to classify as "art" as such. Do you know what I mean? This was definitely the highlight of the exhibition for me - it was strangely disorientating once inside the room.
Well that poses the question, what is art? I suppose to most art is art when it's in an art gallery, i.e when society is told it's art. For example there was a concrete slab on the floor on the approach to this installation - anywhere else it would've just been a concrete slab but people were circling it looking for hidden meaning!...
...However as designers we should really look a bit further than in art galleries because at the end of the day art is anything that inspires. Would you agree?
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