The Saatchi Gallery

On my travels I went to the Saatchi Gallery on Kings Road, it was the first time I went there and it was really good. There was no ropes or barriers so you could get really close to the work and look at it from different angles. If you have time I would recommend Korean Eye: Moon Generation a showcase of the best of Korean contemporary art. One of my favourite pieces was Jangdockdae, by Yi HwanKwon (the squashed family), by just looking at them it messes up your perception and makes you feel disorintated its a simple but effective idea.

Overview of Korean Eye: Moon Generation

Eric & Heather Chanschatz, PTG.75 (White Pitcher)

Baker Overstreet

Got La Roux's Album 2 days before its release

OMG... woke up this morning and checked the post and low and behold what do I see a little brown box from HMV and I start to smile and get the feeling of excitement. It's La Roux album, the first album I have brought since I discovered spotify 3 months ago I had big expectations. I'm please to say it was worth the wait I loving it, if you love the 80's synth-pop like I do you will love it. Thank you HMV....

RIP Michael Jackson

I am so upset a death of a living legend.

LOAD at Royal Albert Hall

On Monday I went down to the Royal Albert Hall, where over a space of 4 days the walls of the loading bay area, had been used as a blank canvas by a team of artists from the Wonderland Collective. The Mural depict some on the memorable moments of the RAH's History. Pictures below.

Right now Bernard!

I have found a new found love for Barnard Cohen. Who's Bernard I hear you say he is a comtemory artist, who has had a career of thirty years. He does these amazing abstract paintings (see below)
He has an exhibition at the Flowers Gallery in Shoreditch (Kingsland Rd), until 4 July.

Walking in my Mind... I don't mind a bit of dots

So yesterday, was the first day of the Walking in my Mind Exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, I though I would see what all the fuss was about. The exhibition is a exploration of what goes on in artists head, it features 10 artists work as they try to explain/visualize what goes on in their heads (It also comes with a parental advisory warning (although I did see a little walking around with there mum so they obviously didn't mind a bit of porn)).

It was a really good exhibition, I particularly enjoyed Thomas Hirschhorn's Cavemanman, it was big cave, with lots of corridors, it was like a world inside a world, lined with brown packing tape. Yayoi Kusama, the artist that did the dots (see below), was the most iconic and playful, I could understand why they used her work to promote the exhibition.

Yayoi Kusama, Dots Obsession, 2006

Chiharu Shiota, After the Dream, 2009

The Future's Bright?

A few weeks ago I went to Bucks Graphics & Advertising Degree Show, High Wycombe. Yep I ventured out of zone 5, it was all in name of supporting my friends brother at there final year show and to size up the competition.

Above all I was really impressed, the quality of work and ideas was really high. I guess the future is bright for these guys... Pictures below

DJ Derek

As I was reading The Creative Review blog, I came across this delight DJ Derek. He's in his 60's and is a reggae DJ, whats even more cool is he can speak Patios. See below to find out more about the wonder that is DJ Derek...

DJ Derek pt. 1 from Grand Finale on Vimeo.

Part 2 can be found here

http://vimeo.com/1758440

Panda Pops online, on-blogger

So this is the beginning. The reluctant Panda is going to share with some of her adventures and experiences. So here goes...