During my London day trip a few weeks ago, i managed to not only see the Olafur Eliasson exhibition, but the Antony Gormley show at the Royal Academy as well.
I have always been a fan of Gormley's work and have seen a number of retrospectives over the years and looked forward to what was on show.
A good range of pieces were arranged through 17 of the Academy's rooms, some on a humongous scale! Larger pieces allowed you to walk through them and experience the size and magnitude, drawn and painted pieces featured heavily on a number of walls and in cases. I personally likes the range of small sketchbooks showing how some of the installations were developed. There were even a few books relating to the development of the Angel of the North which i visited a numbers of years ago.
Cave, a domineering structure at one end of the exhibition was particularly interesting as you could walk inside it. The entrance was quite low, and crouching down into what is essentially a black hole was a bit unsettling. The tunnel turned a few times and as there was no visibility, i was concentrating on not bashing into something or someone! However, the space opened out and had a few light wells bringing in shafts of light into the central part of the installation. I preferred this area of the piece as i could see what was around me, but the queue to get into this was very long so took a while to get access.
I found
Clearing the most interesting piece. Spirals of metal fill one of the rooms and visitors were invited to walk around it; walking over and under any that cross their path. This was the most immersive piece; being able to walk through it gave the best perspective on its size and shape.
A great show! A number of pieces are available to see at other exhibitions around the country.
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