Jasper Johns, White Flag 1955.

Encaustic, oil, newsprint, and charcoal on canvas.

I was amazed that i saw this piece i love Jasper Johns work and i was in total excitement when i saw it.

My practical work is based on war, specifically the Iraq, US and UK war that is happening at the moment seeing this flag gave me the insight to maybe use it for research for my practical work.

Damien Hirst. The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living 1991.

Glass, steel, formaldehyde solution, shark.

DAMIEN HIRST'S SHARK!!!!! Oh My Gosh!

I could not believe my eyes when i walked into the room and saw this! Seeing this piece in real life is a thousand times better than seeing it on the web and in books. I looked into the sharks gaping mouth and was in utter excitement. The shark was pierced hundreds of times before it was placed in the tank, this was done so the sharks fat could be released. Before i found out this fact i first thought that the fat that floated on the top of the tank was in fact the shark going mouldy.

Martin Kline. Nest 2000. Encaustic on plywood panel with wooden frame.

I do not have a clue what this piece is about but for me it's meaning is not important it is it's appearance. What looks to be wax has been thrown or poured onto the plywood.

I want to rub my hands over this piece because of it's texture. It looks almost like an illusion, there is more of the wax in the centre of the piece this draws the viewers eye to the centre of the work.

When i have worked messy myself i would throw the medium down just like this has been done. Although the piece is quite basic i can't help but be happy that it's up for the world to see it deserves to be seen.

Robert Ryman. Versions iv 1991-92. Oil and graphite on Lumasite with wax paper.

This piece should not be in a gallery it looks like a child has done it. It looks like an experiment with materials not an experiment with meaning.

Paint looks like it has been splatted on the paper and then the paper has been folded in half to give a mirrored effect.

Chuck Close. Mark. 1978-79. Acrylic on canvas.

This painting is absolutely amazing, it is the most realistic painting i have ever seen.

This piece must have took the artist time and dedication to complete. Everything seems so real about it. The hairs look like hairs, and the skin looks fleshy like skin.

This piece is extremely large it towers above surrounding artworks. This scale and realistic quality to it amazes me.

Joal Shapiro, Untitled 2000-2001. Oil paint on cast aluminum.

This piece looks really simple and fun. It is really tall and it does'nt look stable at all as it balances on one foot.

The shadow that the sculpture projects are really interesting.

This piece looks like a figure balancing on one foot. But it could be interpreted as anything that the viewer wants to. It does look like a simplified figure but i think it could also be a collection of block shapes stuck together.

Claes Oldenburg. Symbolic self: Portrait with ''Equals'' 1971

I was amazed when i saw this piece i could not believe it was Oldenburg's. His work is mainly sculpture. This piece is a self portrait of the artist looking in a joking manner. Included among many objects is a ice bag on the artists head. An icebag was an everyday object that Oldenburg used as a soft merchandized sculpture in an oversize scale, the same year which sends delicate drips of water down the artists face.

Behind the main drawing are small skethces which look mathematical and architectural.