Tate Modern, 04 June 06

Josef Albers Rhenish Legend 1921

I had a wonderful experience today. I visited one of the most popular art galleries in the world - the Tate Modern. It is showing an exhibition of Albers and Moholy-Nagy and is entitled 'From the Bauhaus to the New World'. I was lucky as it was the last day of the exhibition.

There were crowds there but I managed to see most of the exhibits. The main theme of the exhibition was art through glass and it was inspiring just to see how the artists portrayed all sights and sounds in this art form. I was mesmerised as I stood and stared at the glass art showing such style and colour. The light reflecting on the various pieces of glass was truly amazing.

In one of the rooms, a special five minute video film was showing. This showed how one of the artists, Moholy, displayed light on reflective surfaces, with beams of light casting dramatic shadows - something like a moving painting.

The exhibition was about light and colour. When you look at things in a different light it means you look at things in a different way.

http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/albersmoholy/

© Sheng-Kai Chou 2006