tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307843164587915435.post2464203082733781263..comments2023-11-05T15:40:34.072+00:00Comments on Garageland Reviews: A Beautiful World of Googly Eyes and Jelly FishAn Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03716310218000729574noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307843164587915435.post-27732725798152672562013-08-01T13:20:06.387+01:002013-08-01T13:20:06.387+01:00I went to see this exhibition on the recommendatio...I went to see this exhibition on the recommendation of the writer of this review and it just blew my mind. The mix of political/racial context with the sheer ingenuity and use of varying materials is dizzingly inventive. Beauty, horror, myth and art historicy all play their part. But for me, the most compelling thing is the revealing of the artist herself at work. Gallagher takes small images, scraps of ideas/obsessions/questions and takes them on a brave visual - what is this thing and why does it fascinate me so? epic journey of discovery which particularly inspired me as viewer and wannabe artist.<br />The writer has accurately distilled the essence of this huge show (there are ten rooms of work) giving an accurate evocative flavour of the work and in the wonderful line “but Gallagher is no stern Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby figure” also gives a feeling of its quiet humanity and accessibility. A must see for sure <br />bluestockinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17115655737835982457noreply@blogger.com