Barry Flanagan

Barry Flanagan's latest exhibition 'Early Works 1965-1982' at the Tate Britain focuses upon his interests in materials and sculptural processes, exploring mediums such as cloth, plaster and sand. To me, Flanagan's work is almost like an ongoing experiment into the properties of particular materials, creating an almost alien world, in which anything seems possible., reflecting his interest in 'pataphysics' 'the science of imaginary solutions'. Pieces such as 'Four Casb 2 '67', right, appear almost to be like an absurd landscape created through pillars and rope; he is able to create a very surreal sensation for me as a viewer, in which I feel like I am entering into his own "world", in which we are forced to look at common materials with new eyes, and consider their potential beyond the ordinary.