Tuesday 2 September 2008

Saatchi gallery

A museum that i have been to is the Saatchi gallery. The Saatchi gallery in London is for contemporary art pieces. When i visited the Gallery i honestly did not know what to make of it. Some of the pieces were extremely disturbing in particular a piece by Berlinde de Bruyckere, who used taxidermy. He created the body of a horse posed on a table. I remember walking into the room, and was able to smell the horse hair. The piece made an impact on me however not in a good way, i felt uncomfortable looking at the piece, due to the visible heavy stitching used to sow up the horse and the way that the horse had been positioned. Another piece which i did see, and which has had varied different opinions over, is 'My Bed' by Tracy Emin. It was an ok piece but it didn't blow my mind. 

It must be said that the Saatchi gallery is worth a visit because it can inspire you because there is such a broad range of contemporary art going through the doors, and their is guaranteed to be something their for everyone. It is definitely worth a visit.

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