One of the exhibitions I visited while in Sheffield was The BLK Art Group's in Graves Gallery. Full of really interesting stuff- very relevant at the moment.
"The BLK Art Group is the name of a group of four influential conceptual artists, painters, sculptors and installation artists based in the United Kingdom. Keith Piper, Marlene Smith, Eddie Chambers and Donald Rodney, initially based in the Midlands."
"The group were all from the British African-Caribbean community and exhibited in a number of group exhibitions in both small and prestigious galleries throughout the country. Their work was noted for its boldly political stance, producing dynamic conceptual art that offered a series of inventive critiques on the state of inter-communal, class and gender relations in the UK. They were themselves influenced by the a variety of artistic currents including ideas associated with the USA's Black Arts Movement."
Donald Rodney -Britannia Hospital 2
David Rodney- The House that Jack Built
Eddie Chambers- How Much Longer You Bastards?
Keith Piper- Black Assassin Saints
By far my favorite piece from this exhibition. I think that without even reading the words written on the canvas there is a sinister feel to it. The colours themselves aren't particularly angry or threatening but when paired with the repeated faces at the top they seem to change, to me anyway. I think it might be something to do with the way the poster paint has been applied, being allowed to run and dribble, that reminds me of blood.
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