Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
03.04.23
During Art Theory class, we went on a trip to the Auckland Art Gallery. I was able to see the Light from Tate: 1700s to Now exhibition. In this exhibition, Tate combined paintings, photography, drawings, sculptures and installations. These works shows different changing forms of light.
The Angel Standing in the Sun
Joseph Mallord William Turner
(1846)
Mother and Child
Sir William Rothenstein
(1903)
Landscape (The Windmill)
John Linnell
(1844-45)
Diagram: Reflections in a Single Polished Metal Globe and in a Pair of Polished Metal Globes
Joseph Malloed William Turner
(1810)
Vesuvius in Eruption, with a View over the Islands in the Bay of Naples
Joseph Write of Derby
(1776-80)
The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum
John Martin
(1822)
Nataraja
Bridget Riley (1993)
Morceau Accrohant
Pae White (2004)
Study for Homage to the Square: Beaming
Josef Albers (1963)
Swinging
Wassily Kandinskey (1925)
In the Science & Light section, Joseph Mallord William Turner artworks stood out to me. Turner uses warm toned colour oils in transparent glazes creating atmospheric effects of light. Using techniques to create airy and blurred effect. However, some has a main vocal point that is vividly seen in the image.
The Light & Movement section, uses colour to depict various ways of light. Bridget Riley’s painting Nataraja captured my attention. Riley uses vivid psychedelic colours in dynamic forms. Despite the neat structure of colours, this created a chaotic perception of ‘visual music’.
Crystal Monique Biaño 