Richard Aldrich
Walking into the wide and well lit exhibition space, the first thing that I was drawn to was this portrait shown on the right (above) titled ‘Stranger in a Strangeland’ because it had more details and depth compared to the other works like the one on the left (above). They are both minimal but the ‘Stranger in a Strangeland’ makes you look at it for longer, more in detail. These canvases are really big with a lot of negative spaces.
David Salle
Above is close up image of ‘Dean Martin in “Same Lame Running”‘ and it was the first thing that I saw that stood out to me the most because of the contrast between the dark portrait image and the light coloured painting around it. I was also drawn to the detail of her face and hands of where the shadow and highlight sits.
David Brian Smith
Unlike the spaces for the other artists at Saatchi Gallery, the room for David Brian Smith was a little gloomy compared to other spaces but it works well with his neon/pastel coloured paintings. It gives a little contrast. Also, being in the darkly lit exhibition, the painting gives light to the room. Immersing yourself while looking at the painting, as if you’re right there – part of the painting.