After seeing this incredible exhibition by Edward Burra, I moved onto my second in Pallent House. This was all about David Dawson and how he worked with Lucian Freud. I thought this would be good to see because in a few days time I was planning to go and see the new Lucian Freud exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London. I felt that the two exhibitions would each provide different angles on the way he worked and lived.
Many of the pieces of work were photography. It was almost in a documentary form done with C-Type prints. These would have been taken by David Dawson. Nevertheless it provided me with knowledge of how Lucian Freud worked inside their joint space. It was incredible to see real natural photographs taken by one of his companions. There was a photograph taken of Lucian and David Hockney, this was very interesting because they were good friends and I had been to see Hockney's Exhibition a few weeks ago which was quite breathtaking. David Dawson's images also provided evidence of how messy their studio was and I was interested in the way there was a huge amount of layered paint applied to the wall. Lucian used his wall as a palette to mix his colours. I had really enjoyed seeing both major exhibitions inside such a small gallery, I was looking forward to seeing his exhibition in london.
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