HBO Game of Thrones Exhibition 2014, Belfast

I really don't know how to start, I don't want to be fussy, but I can't help it.
It is obvious that I'm going to compare last year's exhibition (see photos here) with this year's!
So tell me how can I not be fussy when I am so disappointed?
But first things first.
This year the exhibition took place at Waterfront. Again, same as last year, people had to book tickets (which were again free). But the exhibition was SOLD out, 3-4 Hours after they opened the lines and I didn't book anything.

So after couple of days, I read on the internet that there was a queue! And of course I was very happy about it. In fact, I didn't want to go to the exhibition for me, but I wanted to go with my partner so he can see it too.
(last were, we had tickets, but the online system was faulty and gave us tickets for the morning and my partner couldn't leave his work. Of course we tried to change the time but there wasn't any other free time slot).
Anyway so we decided to go on Friday (we were thinking to go on Saturday), after my partner was off from work. And we did, thank god for that, next day (Saturday) they didn't have a queue!

The exhibition now wasn't as good as last year. This year, hey didn't exhibit many stuff from season 4, and I didn't find it very interesting. 
Here are some photos:

 

I thought it would be nice to play a little bit with the photo:P

Andy
xx

Shadow Games

 Playing with shadows. my partner's and mine:

Andy ;)

KIN (by Richard Gorman) + Something About Some Thing To Do With Paint (by Susan Connolly) exhibitions @The Mac

KIN 

Since 9 of May and until 27 June, Richard Gorman exhibits his work "KIN" @The Mac, Belfast.

His Work, it is simple, minimal, but vibrant and colourful. All his paintings have a movement "in the box". The use of the word "box" is because all the paintings are painted on squared canvases or papers. Gorman plays with geometry and colour combinations. He does not try to create a meaningful work, rather he expresses him self and try to occupy himself by doing something he likes. What is interesting, besides the movement of the paintings, is the technique he uses, Gorman spent some time in Japan where he learned the traditional techniques (you can see the video here) and applied it in his work. When you see his work, the curves, the thick lines, the angles carry you away, to go with the flow. Even the simple white circle on black background, negative space, show a movement. To be honest it reminded me of the moon, it was like you could see the moon's movement.

Here are the photos:

 

Something About Some Thing To Do With Paint

Along with Gorman's exhibition another artist exhibits her work, Susan Connoly.(9 May - 22 Jun)

Again you can see a video with the artist talking about her work  here.

I can't say that her work talks to me, but I really admire the fact that she wants the visitors to be able to see behind the painting! Yes, you have read right, be able to see behind the painting! I think this is amazing, the only way to see an exhibit artwork 360o is if it is a sculpture or a 3D work, but never a painting. But beyond this, I don't find her work interesting enough. Some patterns, layers over layers of paint, and cut outs... Anyway...

here are the photos of her exhibits:

 

Hope you like it, and if you are around go visit the exhibition.

Best

Andy

Bronzes Belfast Bronze casting Class Exhibition, The Crescent Arts Centre

This exhibition took place at The Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast, in October 2013.

I wish I could buy some of this amazing sculptures....

 Superstition, Ned Jackson-Smyth

 Climbers, Sydney Neill

 Ode to the Sun, Robert Graham

 Armillary, Paul Weir

 The female of species, Dominic McCarthy

 Kiss me, Dominic McCarthy

 Der strümpfen trockner, Ian McAllister

 Icarus, Randal Hayes

Best

Andy