Edinburgh Trip — National Museum of Scotland
Within the historic fashion section of the museum, above is a suit designed and once worn by Tommy Nutter. Tommy Nutter was a British Tailor that came into prominence in the late 1960s. He was in the forefront in suit design during his time, designing for high profile individuals such as the Beatles, McJagger and Elton John. I took this image as I enjoyed Tommy’s creative concept of combing both; a gentleman's classical wardrobe with cutting edge pattern cutting. He used the pattern cutting to produce an exemptional suit design, which uses both black and grey forming a visually appealing intricate pattern.
Shown above is an image displaying the 1977 Heathrow Airport Logo. This piece drew my attention instantly encapsulating me, it created a significant impression on me as the use of vibrant colours and simple form allows for an instantly iconic Concorde Tail shape to be instantly recognised. This particular piece I enjoyed greatly as it follows essential rules for a logo design; the rules of simplicity, the rule of three and recognisability. The Logo doesn't use more than three colours of blue, yellow and white; whilst also keeping a simple form and shape which enables it to be recognisable as the tail of a plane.
Two paintings; Bruce Mclean (Left) and Graham Sutherland (Right) “Paintings”. Bruce Mclean produced an elegant and refined piece using simple lines on a canvas to create an architectural presence. I enjoyed Bruce Mclean's piece as produced on such a large canvas, viewers gain an instant impression of an architects presence in the art piece. Next, Graham Sutherlands Dream Scape abstract expression. I feel this piece depicts a scene of a vast wide open area being subject to the gaze of a hot sun. I truly enjoyed the pieces, both instantly stood out, as the use of the bright red colour enticed me to walk closer, stop and admire in each individual painting.
Near the Bruce Mclean and Graham Sutherland Paintings sits an art display which features an array of prototype seatings. Within this display, this Red Abstract Seating Concept caught my attention. The angular design of the seat intrigued me, even though this product is a prototype I could imagine it being used in the present day. The colours of Red, Black and White used throughout the product caught my attention, it stood out amongst the rest of the prototypes. Overall I enjoyed the combination of colours and the use of an abstract angular design, in addition, the seat features three legs where a modern day chair would make use of four legs. The quirkiness and unique nature of the product appealed to me as I felt the designer who produced this chair, was also enjoying themselves when designing it.
Within this glass display, a painting sits featuring a simple Sun. The painting makes use of four paint shades of yellow allowing for a gradient to be applied to this piece. I found this piece of art quite enjoyable as I enjoyed its simplicity, the fading paint style resembles similarly to that of the sun rays emitting heat. When looking at this painting you feel a sense of welcoming and soft warmth, allowing for a moment to enjoy this piece that is wanting to “hug” you.
The art piece shown above depicts the path we follow throughout our life. Within this image, you can see five separate panels of figures at different stages of the life cycle. This piece of art is meant to represent the process of Reincarnation, the art display shows the entire process from living, perishing and rebirth. Furthermore, a golden thread weaves along all panels, this is what connects all the panels to one another, this is the lifeline of all living humans. I really enjoyed this display of art as the artist; Alison Kinnaird wanted to show the depth of reality and how fragile a humans life can be. The use of colour was also extremely clever, the use of warm colours then fading into cold colours shows a display which a persons life is slowly fading. The vibrant colours stood out as they were lit up with background lighting, in doing so enticing me further to be drawn into the display.
