Saatchi, London

I visited the Saatchi in London last October, and I was surprised how much I enjoyed it. Generally, I find modern art museums mildly uninteresting, as I like a bit of history with my art. However, I was delighted with some of the work. One of my favourites was a painting by Kristin Baker called The Raft of the Perseus. The technique used is acrylic on PVC, which makes the whole thing look like it was made on a computer or by a machine. The painting is obviously based off the famous The Raft of the Medusa, and seems to play off the fact that Perseus is the man that killed Medusa, as there are no people on this raft. I thought it was highly amusing. Another piece I was entranced by was a spiral staircase by Peter Coffin that did not go up, but in a circle. For one, it was amazing to look at. It was complicated and geometric. And this, also, I found funny. These clever ‘visual puns’ I find enjoyable, and is the kind of modern art that I think can appeal to a broader range of people, rather than just those who are ‘in the art scene’, so to speak. Not mention, they don’t mind if you take pictures of anything and everything, which I pretty much did.

The Saatchi Gallery’s website can be found here.