On 1 December, Year 12 and 13 Art and Art History students visited two exciting Art exhibitions in central London: Lynette-Yiadom Boakye’s ‘Fly in league with the night’ exhibition of paintings at the Tate Britain and the ‘Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art’ exhibition at the Hayward Gallery to provide fantastic inspiration and stimulus for their Art coursework.
After visiting Lynette-Yiadom Boakye’s exhibition, which brings together around 70 works from 2003 to the present day, Art History student, Rose in Year 12 said:
"As I came away from her exhibition and reflected, I was struck by her ability to create high-effort loose artworks, featuring large parts of bare canvas and unfinished details which gave her work a sense of transience, movement and immediacy, focused on giving Black people a voice and space for representation.
As Yiadom Boakye puts it, "it isn't so much about placing black people in the canon as it is about saying that we've always been here, we've always existed, self-sufficient...and in no way defined or limited by who sees us". The carefully constructed titles of her artworks were significant, the ones which struck me most were "bound over to keep the faith", "Daydreaming of Devils" and "Black Allegiance to the cunning". By comparing these artworks we notice that she uses a range of scales, tones and characters, some imagined and some from life."
Junior School Open Day
The next Alleyn's Junior School Open Event is from 1.30pm to 3pm on Wednesday 22 May 2024. There will be a Head's Talk at 1.40pm after which you will be offered a tour of the school with a pupil. There is no need to book a place at this Open Event - everyone is welcome.
Last updated on 20 05 24 at 09:12
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