Have just finished watching Belle De Jour and thought it was brilliant! I've always liked in the French films I've seen that characters are often flawed - it adds a bit of intrigue and makes them that little bit more interesting. The fantasy sequences and how they fitted around the reality too was quite interesting in relation to Severine, giving her character an extra dimension and also adding a kind of twisted edge to her relationship with her husband.. And of course, visually, it was lovely too with beautiful settings and costumes. It's the sort of film I feel like I want to watch again soon, it may be a grower. Aside from watching the film I have mostly, today, been sleeping after a late night on the dissertation last night! I thought I might quickly put a few pics of my favourite works from the Newspeak: British Art Now exhibition at the Saatchi gallery. I am possibly going to be having a look at the second part over the weekend so here are a few of my favourite bits from the first part.
This piece, 'Wall' (above) by Rupert Norfolk is made up of 125 limestone rocks - all have had one half carved so as to be symmetrical to the other. I also really liked his piece, 'Pixelweave' which is a tapestry that plays with ideas of illusion and tricks of the eye. Although the first part of the exhibition has now been replaced I'm sure the second part will be just as worth a look. I also loved Clare Stephenson prints. (Below) I love the idea of these pieces as sort of 'cardboard cut-outs' and the collage illustrations are done so brilliantly as well.
Unfortunately I couldn't get a picture of it across onto here but the 'Our Lady Of The Conscious Optics' piece she did was my fave! Looking forward to some gallery-hopping at the weekend but before then I'll be adding the finishing touches to my dissertation and handing it in on Friday - hurrah!!
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