We recently got the opportunity to visit the new installment and design of the Tate Modern in London as part of an exclusive schools pre-opening day. I was particularly drawn to Louise Bourgeois, the American Sculptor, painter and print maker. I felt her feminist artwork was captivating, especially in relation to the context of her work exploring sexuality, fragility and protection.
With her artwork in mind, when visiting the markets, I targeted the stalls displaying raw meats. The prominent shades of red and pink recurring in her work visually are similar to that of flesh and blood. Also the theme of enclosure and the links between displaying art in a gallery and displaying meat on a counter was something I wanted to explore through the use of diptychs below.
Through researching her further it inspired me to experiment with a sketchbook as a playground for collaging, drawing and painting with strong influences from her work.
These were some more photos I took both at the Tate and the market. I arranged them in correspondence to contrasts in the warm and cool tones across the photos and the different textures such as paint, material, hair and food.