Glasgow
I recently went on a trip to Glasgow to visit the wonderful museums that the city has to offer; My first stop was ‘The Lighthouse’. One particular exhibition that I spent a lot of time admiring was the international poster exhibition, I fell in love with the bright colours and abstract shapes within the design of each poster. These particular pieces stood out to me as the strongest designs in the room.
Inside the Mackintosh Tower (designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh himself) features a magnificent spiral staircase that leads to an amazing view over the city from the top of the tower. Louise Harris, a sound and audiovisual artist, has taken inspiration from the geometric shapes and forms found in Mackintosh’s architecture to create an interactive exhibit that transforms the interior of the tower into something incredible. Harris has strung rods, which are reminiscent of piano strings, across the staircase so that when u ascend you can pluck and play with the rods to create you’re own musical experience.
After leaving The Lighthouse I made my way towards the Gallery of Modern Art. On my journey I came across a quaint little alleyway that I thought was quite cool and quirky.
I was curious as to what the text meant symbolically to to the location where it is placed and after some research I found out that “Are ye dancin? Are ye askin?” featured in the opening sequence of an old TV show called ‘The Liver Birds’. However, long before ‘The Liver Birds’ this phrase was a common bit of banter used by the weegie’s (apparently — I read this on yahoo answers so Ican’t be too sure on the facts). I thought that it made for an interesting photo and it gives you a sense of what the people of Glasgow are like.
The Gallery of Modern Art featured an exhibit solely dedicated to Jack Knox’s paintings produced over a ten year period between 1968 and 1978. There were two pieces that really stuck out to me as I felt they were the most powerful emotively (for me anyway).
I love his use of line and how each piece only has a burst of colour within, they really stood out to me as very powerful emotive paintings.
Alongside the exhibition are images, on 35mm slides, of nearly every painting Knox produced from the 1950s onwards.
