Monday 18 January 2010

Earth - Royal Academy of Arts

Today we went to see the "Earth: Art of a Changing World" exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts.

The exhibition was split into 5 sections: Introduction, Perceived Reality, Artist as Explorer and Reflector, Destruction & The New (Reality).

Introduction

The show begins with an introduction to the key factors that make up the natural world and the actions and activities that are impacting upon the equilibrium.


Perceived Reality

The second section of the exhibition represents our world as we imagine it today.


Artist as Explorer and Reflector

At the centre of the show sits a group of exhibits that help us understand the role of the artist in the cycle of our evolution. In this section we are able to consider the role of artist as communicator, reflector and interpreter of key issues of their day.


Destruction

The penultimate section of the exhibition confronts the visitor with the consequences of human behaviour through natural disasters and physical collapse counterpoising the beauty of the planet with the damage that is being inflicted upon it.


The New (Reality)

In the final section of the exhibition we enter a world of vision and of hope, but through the glass of reality as our world, and our sense of beauty, is being re-defined by the impact of climate change.

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