Recent Exhibition Visits: Laura Buckley/Nicolas Deshayes.

I visited a few exhibitions recently, and as I used them towards different parts of my work and in my sketchbook, I thought I should briefly blog about what they were like/what I thought of the work.

The first exhibition we went to was at Site Gallery, and was titled 'The Magic Know-How', Laura Buckley. It was incredibly interesting and atmospheric. Described as a '3D sensory sound and light collage', the pieces were displayed in a pitch black room, while projections of film/digital image clips were projected through different 3D structures and reflected off mirrors. It was all accompanied by loud music/sounds. The projections were amazing, and the structures and use of mirrors to reflect the images back on itself/onto surrounding walls was very clever.

The next exhibition we visited was at S1 Artspace, and was titled 'Crude Oil', Nicolas Deshayes. This collection of work was a little different as it was composed with both his work, and a collection of other artists work he'd chosen to include in the show. There was a running theme, using synthetic materials/processes to create his work, but contrasting this by creating images depicting nature and water (where the oil originates). I enjoyed the collection of different pieces, my favourite pieces were the large tables, the tops of which looked like an oil spill in the sea. On top of these were two traditional sculptures he had chosen to accompany them. The layout looked really great, and although you wouldn't think it, the works really complimented each other.