Sunday, 28 February 2016

OUGD502 VENICE

I recently spent a few days in Venice, exploring it's narrows streets, many bridges and museums. it was really interesting to see a completely different way of getting around, as in Venice there are no road and no cars, except for at the bus station where the island joins the mainland. Instead of buses or taxis there are waterbuses and water taxis, which is very different to the way we get around in England, but just as efficient.

This was the first fast food chain I saw in Venice, right next to Piazzale Roma. It was fascinating to see the burger king lettering but in silver on top of a traditional Venetian doorway and faded orange paint.









Peggy Guggenheim Collection





These above two photographs highlight the outside around the gallery itself, which is interesting seeing words of wisdom illuminated in a hedge or on the side of a building, and it also adds a more contemporary aspect to the gallery, showing how it's keeping up with technology and the time we live in.


Metal wrapped around glass, it creates a struggling appearance, whilst also highlighting the difference in colour of the two materials, with them being so close together.


I just liked the colours.

Unusual glass sculptures, which sit in front of a window looking out to the Grand Canal. This sunlight hitting them shows them in the best light possible, highlighting their different strengths of glass, and giving them different tones.

View from the museum onto the Grand Canal.
Grand Canal from the riverside terrace.
Art of the streets of Venice:

Beautiful metal work shop sign. Beautifully intricate but yet bold. Interesting how it looks against the sky, the sky and buildings almost form the background of the piece, one that is constantly changing.

A crowded beach and a dinosaur. Unusual and interesting.
Beach Bums: Epic Mirtiotissa by Paul Beel. The above painting reminds me of this piece, which won the BP Travel Awards £5,000 grant in 2011/12, which I saw whilst the BP Portrait Awards were touring in Wolverhampton. From my memory it was a lot more crowded, but at 17.5ft wide, maybe this crowded feel was due to the sheer size of the painting on people in it.
Painting and accompanying bunny painted using only numbers. Interesting application of pattern.
Gallery window art. It's amazing how you see her as a whole person, even though she has chunks missing, it's as if the eye fills in the gap, the same with writing too. 

Basilica's, Palaces and Prisons:

Basilica di San Marco. Very ornate throughout, on the inside and out.

View of the courtyard in Doge's Palace.

Inside an old prison. Very quiet and creepy.

The Bridge of Sighs, connecting the palace to the prison.

A visit to the Natural History Museum:

They projected imagery onto the ceiling and a half column with drops down from the ceiling. This fills the room out a lot more, whilst also adding light.

Beetle headdress. The beetles appear so green and almost sparkling against the white spikes. The beetles are used almost as beading, which is unusual and interesting.

Imaginative cabinet display, with the butterflies flying up to the ceiling.


This little guy has great colours. The pink of his horns and green of his body go really well together combined with the brown stick it's clinging to.
Morano Island trip:

This piece of public art is made mainly out of glass (minus the frame structure). Murano is known for it's glass industry, and this piece reflects this in all its glory.

Modern and striking, contrasting against the traditional backdrop of the surrounding buildings.


Murano Glass Museum:


Such interesting, almost metallic colours within glass.


An intricate ceiling painting to go with a spectacular glass chandelier or few. The delicate pastel colours of the ceiling really lit up the room, which could of been quite dark otherwise. The white glass chandeliers also helped lift the room up.


A glass chicken.

Glasses as a work of art. It's interesting how the stem of the glass/flower beds to one side slightly, which reflects the nature of a plant, how it leans to the sun to get more light This could also help with drinking as well, or highlight a way to hold the glass.

An amazingly delicate looking stem, however I feel as though it's actually pretty sturdy. The skill to make it though is incredible.


Glass octopus. Great eyes and dynamic tentacles.


Beautiful view onto a canal from the entrance of the Glass Museum.

Cemetery Island trip:
With Venice being full of buildings and not much open space, a vast majority of people are buried on this island, or at least famous families, military and nuns. It is surrounded by a wall to keep people out, and is very beautiful, with trees and flowing fountains with watering cans next to it so you can water the deceased's flowers.


View from the island of the mainland, from one of the only gaps in the wall where you can see out.


Letterpress shop:
Wandering through the streets of Fondamenta Nuove (north side of Venice) I found a letterpress shop.





Ca'Pesaro International Gallery of Modern Art:

Love the freedom of the paint and the range of bold colours used in this piece.

She looks so delicate and innocent, yet being naked outdoors suggests otherwise. The innocence in this piece reflected in the muted, pastel colours makes this beautiful.


So, so blue, that's what caught my eye, how only blue and white have been used, mainly in block colours, to produce this piece.

Why is only one woman naked? Who knows, that's what makes this piece mysterious and intriguing.


Handay:
At Handay you create your own frozen yoghurt and ice cream combinations, so you choose a pot and can put as many different flavours in as you can, along with whipped cream and toppings. It is ice cream to die for!! What really caught my attention was their street sign though. it was made of bold, bright colours and strong sans serif lettering. This would attract a very hip, young audience, and would attract most peoples attention on the street.




As you can see their branding and website also reflects this trend, friendly, young appearance, using gender neutral colours and a minimal layout. They have also managed to incorporate a smiley face into the logo as well, which adds interest to the logo whilst also highlighting their friendly, informal appearance.

A trip to the Jewish Museum was very informative and interesting, especially learning about their time in the second world war in Venice. However it also showed us these nose pickers, which is quite funny.

This trip to Venice was amazing, and I got to see a lot of things and places I wouldn't of been able to see otherwise. The waterbus transport system was very strange, but made sense when the city is floating, and there are no roads, only canals. It was a lot more touristy than I imagined, even though we went in February, supposedly out of season. It was just really great to get a look at a place that is to very different to Leeds, or any of England really.

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