The First Cut exhibition closed yesterday at Manchester City Art Gallery. It was comprised of an amazing array of paper creations, from autumn landscapes to birds to a motor bike.
A total of 31 artists took part and these are some of many wonderful silhouettes. This is part of a whole room dedicated to the work of Kara Walker. She is inspired by the Southern US pre-civil war period and uses them to re-present African-American history.
The exhibition moves on to Nottingham from April until June then is in Southampton from October 2013. Linking to Monday Murals.
Funny what you can do with paper. We both take paper for a mural today.
ReplyDeleteThis was a wonderful exhibition. One of the few things (well the only one) that I think the current regime at the gallery have got right. I am depressed by the rest, such as the closing of the Manchester Gallery, the closing of the 20th Century Gallery, the taking apart of the Valette/Lowry exhibition. The first two have been replaced by mediocre art that I might be pleased with if one of my A level students came up with it. It used to be a regular treat to go into this gallery but, these days, I go in with trepidation, scared of what might have been done this time. It's gradually being turned into a Whitworth Gallery clone and losing its identity. So sad.
ReplyDeletePretty! Will you show us more of the exhibit?
ReplyDeleteSee http://learn.walkerart.org/karawalker
DeletePaper silhouettes take a sure hand. To do an entire wall is amazing. Thanks for sharing this amazing piece with us.
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful bit of history, and such a fun "mural"...love it!
ReplyDeleteA different concept for a mural; fun.
ReplyDeleteI like these a lot!
ReplyDeleteArtistic people can make art out of anything it seems. This is a great example of that. Very nice...
ReplyDeleteVery different Chrissy, an exhibition of silhouettes, nice!!
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