The past couple of days have been very eventful. Yesterday we went and visited the Tate Modern Museum. If I’m being honest, modern museums making me so mad. It’s always painting being displayed that I could’ve made. On a positive note I did see two pieces of artwork that really did enjoy. The first one I saw was called “Banho de Rio 2017”, by Beatriz Mihazes. It was so colorful and very eye popping. She talks about in her description how she layered the shape and motifs to make it seem like they were moving. She says the colors are “inspired by Brazil”, where she lives currently. Looking at the colors made me feel so joyous. When looking at that piece of work I see the excitement in life.
While walking around I went to a section in the corner and there were lots of different art showing food. I came across a sculpture in the shape of a black hot dog. I was immediately drawn to it because it reminded me of my friends back home. Our group thing is hot dogs because we love them so much. (I miss them so much, so if you are reading this I’m thinking of you ). The sculpture is called “Hot Dog Sculpture 1965” by Colin Self. It was said that fast food was a common subject in pop art during that time. The hot dog did have a darker meaning to it though which I thought was surprising. The darkness of the hot dog was to relate to military conflict during the 60s, also Self’s anxiety of nuclear war.
The day before we went to go see “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” at Shakespeare’s globe. I heard multiple times the seats were uncomfortable but I didn’t have a problem. The play was very funny to watch, and I was quite shocked. The costumes were done great, but I wish they didn’t use modern shoes cause it throws off the timeline a bit. Like I didn’t imagine seeing Demetrius to be wearing docs. Other design elements like set, lighting, and sound was non existent. Well… if there was I really don’t remember cause it was so 2 shows ago lol. The acting was so great, these actors really know how to project and put on a performance through movement. Every time they spoke they would address the entire globe and it made the show feel more intimate. My favorite scene of the entire part was the end when the common folk were putting a play for the king and the director of the show went into the crowd and starting directing. It was very interactive and I also liked how they grabbed an audience member to pretend to cry. I would rate the show an 8/10. I LOVE IT HERE!!!
Theatre in London U of A 