- Two steps into the exhibition Wai Wai described it as "so incredibly english" and I can't top that description
- Ardizzone's earlier work feels of course, historically relevant, but not so appealing to my personal taste. But my interest was piqued looking at his book covers- simple layouts and hand lettering. The lettering really got my attention actually, though I'm not sure why. It has the potential to look hard and manufactured, but subtly has a hand made element to it. It does not distract from the image, but is very much its own thing.
Quentin Blake
- I've always appreciated Blake's work but never really liked it (as a child at least). Seeing it up close and examining it after a while of probably not seeing it very much at all made me appreciate it in a new way.
- We were discussing the immediacy of sketches and working straight to paper with no editing, and how nothing ever beats the vibrancy of the first go- and Blake channels that into his work effortlessly. Though, I am told he makes use of a lightbox, so these aren't his first-first goes. Good idea Quentin!!
Laura Carlin
- I've written about Carlin's practice before, and how I admire the way of working as an illustrator but also artist- if you can make that distinction at all.
- It was lovely to see the work in real life, especially as it's three dimensional.
- It was interesting to look at the work and examine how exhibitions work. The mini collections of work worked as a series but also stood on their own. Not just speaking as a fan but it would have been nice to have one more piece in there, mainly to divide up the huge empty space in the middle.
- What Carlin had taken was, to my knowledge, the rather simple theme of "London" and expanded it to a broad amount of works. It's an interesting way to do it, and shows the initial idea need not be niche, or complex, by any means. The research will do that for you.
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