Number 3 on Lonely Planet’s “London’s Top 16”, I thought the Tate Modern might be a good option for my Sunday afternoon. Had a look on Google Maps – 6 minutes walk away! I can’t tell you how wonderful it is to be so close to amazing works of art. One of the main reasons I longed to go to Europe when I was younger, was to see amazing art. And here it is – 6 minutes away.
So off I trotted. Started pondering the idea of joining up as a member – being so close and all.
The Tate Modern is famously inside an old power station.
Quite an impressive entrance.
As it turns out membership is only £69 a year. I was in. So I signed up, and headed up to the Members Room for lunch. An awesome chicken and chorizo stew, with a drink – all for under £10. And this was the view.
Not bad (apart from the cranes – man they are everywhere in London – supposedly a sign of an upwordly mobile city… ). This may be my new coffee spot. Perused my membership kit, and decided to start with one of the free tours at 2pm: Structure and Clarity.
Was great! Pete took us around and showed us some truly cool pieces. I really liked this one. Fascinated that metal can be made to look fluid.
We started with the cubists. This was Pete’s choice.
We had a lovely trip, all the way to the minimalists.
Not everyone’s cup of tea I know, but I love the colours and shapes.
But we didn’t stop at my favourite. I had spotted a Kandinsky – I had to go back and have a look. Kandinsky is as close as I can get to choosing my favourite artist. I really love Picasso too. His pictures are amazing, I can at look them for hours, seeing more each time. But they are so dark, and dismal feeling…
Kandinksy, or at least the paintings of his that I love, are full of colour.
Paintings never look the same in a photo – it flattens them, both in colour and perspective. This painting is vibrant, wonderful. I love it.
And it’s only 6 minutes walk from my flat. I shall be paying it a visit quite often, and then retiring for a quiet bevvie in the Members Lounge, overlooking the Thames.
Can’r wait to see number 4 in the Lonley planet guide.
Yes – it’s keeping me busy 🙂
What a great way to spend an afternoon – sounds wonderful and so close by – what a bonus!
Was great 🙂 Sooo much to do here!
Cool 🙂 I like the Kandinsky too!
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 08:17:18 +0000 To: zappert_9@hotmail.com
We can go and visit it when you come if you like 🙂