Pick Me Up is a graphic art festival, filled with may upcoming talented artists, printmakers and designers. Held right by the river bank at Somerset House, it has been a kicking off the perfect start to sprint for the past few years. I haven't noticed much change in terms of layout of the exhibition from last year, I guess its all about viewing the works and taking part of workshops, the layout itself doesn't play a big part in the exhibition as such. This year I saw quite a few new featured artists and the exhibition, who are worth keeping an eye out for, such as Malarky and Hettie Stewart. Both artists have a unique style and a lot of vibrancy going on in their works. While Hettie Stewarts's works are more paper based, Malarky is out and about on the streets making London a more colourful place.
I really enjoyed the atmosphere of the whole show, it was filled with all kinds of people, creatives and those who just enjoy the art. Having numerous workshops around the place also adds to the relaxed and happy environment, and its great that you can learn a new skill while enjoying yourself at an exhibition.
This is a permanent exhibition based on Austrian architecture in 20th and 21st Centuries. The exhibition took place in a specially dedicated space for architecture at the MuseumsQuartier (Museum Square), I thought this multicultural space was great for such exhibition. Its the best way to familiarise yourself with surrounding buildings and their history if you are new to the city. In the gallery space a viewer is there to be an observer, however there were a lot of books and information provided in order to enlighten viewers knowledge of the exhibits.
A lot of architecture was taken from the modernist movement, at the beginning of the 20th Century modernism started to evolve due to technological advances and changes in society. All buildings were simplified and stripped from the decorative details, with various geometric shapes introduced. This particular architectural movement is one of my favourites, mostly because I believe an architectural structure looks at its best in a simple form and when able to preform the given purpose. While looking around the gallery I tried to pick out parts of design that are useful to my practise, the two works that caught my eye were a car advertisement poster which used some lovely typography and beautiful illustrations, and a cover of an architecture journal, very minimal composition and great use of type with photography.
After viewing this exhibition, I really wanted to explore the city and find some of the buildings to view them in person. During our trip we managed to find two architectural pieces around the city, and they looked magnificent in real life.
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The Typopassage Vienna
"Although lettering is for the most part taken for granted and not consciously perceived it is indeed one of the most important cultural media of our world"
As a typography enthusiast I was glad to see that one of Vienna's biggest Art and Design museums has dedicated a separate space just for type.
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