Daytripper: Tate Modern

This is the first installment of my Daytripper series, because a rolling stone doesn't gather moss, after all.

So about a week ago, I decided to go see a bunch of paintings that don't look like things.

I kid, but that seems to be the opinion of many people. Some would wonder why you'd pay to see this. I'm guessing that's why it's free.

I get it! Someone dropped their rock flavored ice cream!

 So off I went, entering the main room, filled with over 99 999 hand made, porcelain replica, sunflower seeds. Covering most of the hall, stretching off to the back of the room, the immensity of such a simple thing overwhelming the senses. It's said to represent the human condition, how one sunflower seed is almost nothing, but thousands brought together is a piece of art.

Of course, the gallery also has it's own permanent collection. Among them are some of the most important works from the last century by the most influential artists, as well as newer works from relatively unknown folks in the art community. You'll see Picassos, Warhols, Monets, Dalis, Matisses, Pollocks etc ad nauseum.

This was my favorite, painted by Roy Lichtenstein, a major player in the pop art movement. It was as wide as the room!

Of course, some of the works were a bit more abstract and ephemeral, open to whatever you could imagine it to be. A certain artist once said it's not technique or representing anything that matters, but simply if the work is good or not.

Worst. Game console. Ever.

Overall, though, the experience was enriching. Viewing the many ways (As colourful and diverse as the world itself) that artists portray the realities around them makes us view what surrounds us differently as well. With each different view we are able to take in, the better prepared we are to understand the views of others.

Canadian Cubism, a work by David Bromberg depicting soldiers tunneling under enemy trenches in the First World War. 

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