The Tate Modern Gallery is very well planned. The art is well layed out. Covers three floors with the Turner Exhibition on the top one. The pieces are spaced out over these floors and each come with a small and susinct explanation of each piece. The Gallery wasn't overly crowded although there were several groups visiting.
The best piece I felt was the installation by Hunter. It was very disorientating, but why did I like it? I actually interacted with the piece, it engaged my interest. With the other pieces I was reading the text, looking and left wondering if I would ever get the concept of art. With this particular piece I was interested to see what was in the next box. This interaction with the art was then highlighted even further by the next piece I saw. The bear in the museum. I stood there watching the film and found my mind wondering off elsewhere. I didnt feel connected or interested to find out what was going happen next. I understood the point of the piece, that bordom is how the caged animals feel.
I also liked the series of images of a man showing parts of his face often distorted or drawn over. Why did I like it? For one of the pieces, a picture of is nose, I felt it portraid the difference between what his nose actually looked like and what he felt his nose looked like. He felt his nose was larger than it actually was. Something I can relate to.
The final piece I liked was a large black and white photograph of an overgrown cemetry with a path leading off into the distance. I have a general like and interest in photography rather than paintings, maybe because I feel I can succeed at photography. My eye was drawn into the photo and up the path deeper into the woods. I recognised this piece showed line and direction - the principles of design that Alex talked about.
