The day after the YCN Awards ceremony I visited the Tate Modern, below are a selection of photographs from my favourite pieces being exhibited.
I find that the more I learn about the theoretical and historical aspects of design, the more I am appreciating work showcased within galleries like this. In particular, the minimalist pieces by artists such as Piet Mondrian and Mark Rothko were really interesting, but this is the only time I have ever really began to appreciate their work after studying the minimalist movement and understanding their rejection of abstract expressionism by artists such as David Carson. I found this structured and simplified design really fascinating as the artists had still managed to embody emotion in their work by utilising subtle nuances and colour without the need for paint splatters everywhere which could be seen in the abstract expressionism movement.
I also found much of the postmodern design very interesting, I believe that this stems from a greater knowledge of the movement from my context of practice essay in level 5 last year which was based on the transition between modernism and postmodernism. Andy Warhol's prints were a particular highlight from all of this work which I saw.
Other than this, I found many of the aesthetics on the typographic prints extremely relatable due to my interest in typography as a graphic designer. There was a large section with german type which really embodied similarities with much of the type in Berlin seen on the European trip in level 5. This has further inspired me to hopefully experiment with foreign typography within this upcoming year.
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