Comments on: GF Watts Physical Energy in Kensington Gardens

By: Hugh

Hugh — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:13:03 +0000

George Frederick Watts provides Kensington Gardens with a truelly beautiful statue and it is one the highlights when visiting Kensington Gardens, and as its next to Kensington Palace why not take a look at more of the Park’s statues

By: Christine

Christine — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:17:58 +0000

Some thing that might be interesting to think about on your visit;

1) The Serpentine Galleries announces they are commissioning Sanaa to design the serpentine gallery for 2009 [http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/blogon/art_news/kazuyo_sejima_and_ryue_nishizawa_of_sanaa_to_design_2009_serpentine_gallery_pavilion/5403]

2) The architects talk…. [http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080106x1.html]

3) The model of the design![http://artabase.net/exhibition/1525-serpentine-gallery-pavilion-09]

Look forward to your comments!

By: Tom Turner

Tom Turner — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:22:33 +0000

The air view of the Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa pavilion looks like a 1920s painting or, as you suggest, like a natural form. I will go and have a look!

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:38:07 +0000

This year the Serpentine gallery pavilion by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa is very ephemeral…[http://www.serpentinegallery.org/2009/02/serpentine_gallery_pavilion_20_10.html] almost the opposite of GF Watts very physical, grounded and highly charged ‘Physical Energy’.

There is something very human-like about the type of energy portrayed in ‘Physical Energy’ and yet something very nature-like about the fluid yet contained energy of the Pavilion (a name or title would seem to be quite appropriate here too…)

It is interesting to consider this difference…