Saatchi Gallery visit

When visiting the Saatchi Gallery today, I came across two artists that really stood out to me in terms of my work.

The first was Juliana Cerqueira Leite, with her piece 'Down'. Upon approaching it at first, I really wasn't a fan. I am not much of a fan of sculpture anyway so this piece didn't appeal much at all. However, after listening to a talk about the piece, I changed my mind.

Our guide explained that Leite had taken a large block of clay, and proceeded to climb through it, lower and lower, using her knees and feet to support herself. She then produced a plaster cast of the result. This opened my eyes to the feeling of progression and movement that the piece had, and, despite not loving the format of it, I admire the story she has given her work.

The second piece that caught my eye was one by Tessa Farmer, featuring a large glass tank full of tiny sculptures. These were made of dead insects and plant roots, carefully constructed into a battle between tiny creatures and insects.
The way she used the dead, found objects to create such an exciting narrative is fascinating. I have always had a morbid fascination with dead bugs so this was really interesting!

It was amazing how she created such an atmosphere of chaos and destruction from simple, dead things. It really inspired me to create something beautiful from objects that are easily accessible for me, and to think outside of the box when thinking about how to use them.