The exhibit that
I have decided to select that I feel was very worthy of seeing at the Hepworth
was the Linder Sterling exhibition. The photomontages that were displayed
within the exhibit produced by Linder were heavily influenced by the vast
amount of research Linder conducted into Barbara Hepworth’s ‘life, her love of
dance and music, the attention she paid to fashion and jewelry and the sets she
designed for opera, along with being heavily influenced by Barbara this series
of photomontages reflected Linder’s fascination in ballet and nature. The work that was presented within the exhibit
inspired me greatly, there was a sense of elegance within the photomontages,
this sense was portrayed through the way sterling had composed and positioned
the bodily figures within her work, along with sense of elegance there seemed
to be a level of class and sophistication a symbol of purity largely conveyed
through the use of the predominately colour white. The integration of nature
and animals within this photomontage focusing specifically on the two pieces
shown here which incorporate various types of birds represent freedom and
create this feeling of humanity being in touch with wildlife.
The piece below
of the black and white ballet dancers holding a frame is one of the pieces that
I found the most powerful. The reason behind this being that not only does it
directly reflect Linder Sterling’s love for ballet there is also a poetic melody
running through the piece which is displayed and received through an traditional
photo frame prop in the mis en scene.
Other images taken of this particular exhibit:
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