Saatchi Gallery at King’s Road in London is one of these places that every art admirer has to visit. Currently the gallery shows an exhibition The Shape of Things To Come: New Sculpture, displaying work of 20 international artist who work with different kinds of materials. There is no any curatorial theme as such, visitor can simply appreciate the sculptures set in spacious and bright rooms of the Saatchi Gallery. This exhibition, fully devoted to contemporary sculpture, turns its attention to the process of the creation of art. Sculptures differ between each other, one can find anything from pieces of rocks, bodies made of clay or my favourite- Dirk Skreber’s Untilted (Crash 1) and Untilted (Crash 2) showing a car in the moment of a car crash which turns attention into the collision forces. Exhibition in the Saatchi Gallery made me reflect upon the contemporary sculpture and made me wonder whether exhibited work truly reflects the essence of a "new sculpture."
For pictures from the exhibition see:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13560207
Exhibition will be open till 16th of October 2011.
However, what mostly impressed me while visiting the Saatchi Gallery was Richard Wilson's permanent installation. It is the only permanent installation in the Saatchi Gallery. Richard Wilson is one of the most significant contemporary British sculptors. His art is largely inspired by engineering and construction work. He represented Britain in the Biennales in Sydney, Yokohma,a Sao Paulo and Venice.
His installation exhibited in the Saatchi Gallery was firstly created in 1987 and it is entitled 20:50, which is a name of the type of recycled engine oil. At first sight his installation looks like a large construction room, however after spotting a walkway in the middle of the room one starts to think whether the room is divided by the mirrors which reflect the upper part of the room altering the impression of the space. After a while a intense smell of petroleum makes us realise that the mirrors are in fact a lake of oil and it is this perfectly still liquid, which reflects the upper part of the room and symmetrically enlarges its perspective. This complex installation looks very simple and effortless and there is something which makes us stare and admire this weird illusion for as long as we can stand the strong smell of oil. The effect is incredible and makes us experience the space differently. One might say that the illusion is beautiful although paradoxically created by the substance of a very harmful nature. Although installation was created in 1987 its relevance is particularly important nowadays.
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