Monday 16 December 2013

A2/BTEC 2 Trip to London


Outside St Paul's Cathedral......the ONLY Christmas tree I spotted on the whole visit! Gutted! This was not the reason for the trip, by the way! The Fine Art second years needed a day out to go and look at some Art, hopefully giving them all some inspiration....!


Bruce & Martin on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral.....Bruce looks really happy, Martin looks a bit scared!! I just needed a brew at this point.


                                           Zarina Hashmi - Letters from Home 2004
 
Woodblock & metalcut prints on paper. These are based on letters written by the Artist's sister who lives in Pakistan. Lines of handwritten prose in Urdu are overlaid and obscured with maps & blueprints of distant homes and places. The letter marks significant moments and some of the prints bear impressions of places relevant to their estranged lives.


 
Vogue Collage - Chicago
 
Photograph, gelatin silver print mounted on aluminium.
 
 
On the balcony overlooking the Thames. I very nearly dropped my phone on a crowd of tourists below me! Not my best move, but I kind of like the blurry image.
 
 
Inside the Tate Modern, Turbine Room. One of the massive windows,  I've always wondered who cleans them!! Its an age thing!


 
....the outside!
 
 
Bless them Btec 2nd years - they had to listen to Martin harp on about the merits of combing the Thames riverbanks for hidden treasure! Martin did find alot of bones and pipe bits though.....so maybe a trip to the Thames is next on the agenda.....Gosh! Could you imagine the risk assessment for that one!!!
 
 
 
Finally....Kings Cross Station at home time!
Cheers guys for making the day fun, fun, fun!!

1 comment:

  1. Looks Ike a great day was had by all.
    Love the photo of Bruce and Martin...you should run a caption competition with that one! X

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