Form is Feeling

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You know when you’re looking at art and somehow it manages to convey feelings or sensations that are going on for you at that particular moment in time? I had that experience over and over again this week as I walked round the new exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in London. It’s called When Forms Come Alive and is a show exploring the history of contemporary sculptural forms from the past 60 years that are static and yet have some sort of dynamic tension in them. The different levels of energy emanating from the objects is palpable.

In this week’s episode I’m talking about the concept of ‘form is feeling’, and how sculpture has the power to convey emotions and sensations, and I take a closer look at the work of three artists featured in this exhibition: Olaf Brzeski, Michel Blazy and Senga Nengudi.

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The Gallery Companion is hosted by writer and historian Dr Victoria Powell. It's a thought-provoking dive into the interesting questions and messy stuff about our lives that art explores and represents.