My friend Rachel and I spent Wednesday evening enjoying three exhibitions at the Tate Modern.
The first exhibition was the
Sigmar Polke which was the last chance as it closes this weekend. It was an eclectic mix of drawings, paintings, fabric collages and screen prints - lot's of crazy stuff!
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Sigmar Polke - Resin paintings |
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Sigmar Polke - Resin paintings |
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Sigmar Polke - ink experiments |
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Sigmar Polke - Ink and collage experiments |
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Sigmar Polke - Large painting based on a photocopy experiment |
The second exhibition was the new
Marlene Dumas,
The Image as Burden. This exhibition was a contrast to the Polke which was varied and eccentric. Dumas' work has a fluidity and cohesion in the approach to her work - the majority of which are portraits. She has a beautiful hand, using paint and inks in fluid lines to capture her subjects in arresting and sophisticated colours.
Overall, I spent a lovely evening with a great friend and enjoyed lots of art.