(Caught in the Crossfire exhibition)
Arriving in Coventry I did not know what to expect from the Caught in the Crossfire exhibition, I have heard that a lot of famous and politically moving images are said to be held in The Herbert Gallery in this particular exhibition but it wasn't till I set foot in the place till I realised what they actually meant.
Inside the exhibition artists have created their work in response to conflict, peace and reconciliation, artists are aiming to tackle both the reality of war and the desire for peace. Many pieces in Caught in the Crossfire depict war- the home front lines of war and such more intricate things such as the horrific struggle in which war brings. There was many pieces to see in the exhibition but my favourite piece has to be peace soldiers by Banksy. Seeing this in it's real form really made me quite surprised not just because Banksy is a well known "street-artist" as per say but because of the simplistic nature of the form of the piece. Even the scale of the paint drips compared to the scale of the soldiers are very realistic and precise.
Some pieces in the museum were more interesting than others. There was one piece, created by Al Johnson named Roaring Girls which, at the present time I didn't pay full attention to because I thought the art was weak but upon reading why the art had been created It shows that it was series of guns and shells based on real weapons but stitched from scarlet textiles and bearing female names to consider the involvement of women in warfare. I liked this collection of images because I believe that the fabrics get the audience to look at the image as a whole not just "this is a plane" this is a gun" The use of fabrics allow the audience to see the whole Item as a whole instead of being confined to smaller details.
Inside the exhibition artists have created their work in response to conflict, peace and reconciliation, artists are aiming to tackle both the reality of war and the desire for peace. Many pieces in Caught in the Crossfire depict war- the home front lines of war and such more intricate things such as the horrific struggle in which war brings. There was many pieces to see in the exhibition but my favourite piece has to be peace soldiers by Banksy. Seeing this in it's real form really made me quite surprised not just because Banksy is a well known "street-artist" as per say but because of the simplistic nature of the form of the piece. Even the scale of the paint drips compared to the scale of the soldiers are very realistic and precise.
Some pieces in the museum were more interesting than others. There was one piece, created by Al Johnson named Roaring Girls which, at the present time I didn't pay full attention to because I thought the art was weak but upon reading why the art had been created It shows that it was series of guns and shells based on real weapons but stitched from scarlet textiles and bearing female names to consider the involvement of women in warfare. I liked this collection of images because I believe that the fabrics get the audience to look at the image as a whole not just "this is a plane" this is a gun" The use of fabrics allow the audience to see the whole Item as a whole instead of being confined to smaller details.
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