At first before visiting the exhibition I thought I would encounter a collection of superficial and pretentious pieces of art work. This alone shows how basic my attitude was. I found my mind was broadened into this area of art and the way in which the artist wanted the observer to think about and also.

             react to the pieces. What is interesting and has valid consideration for thought is the actual title of the exhibition . It give some sort of clue to what to expect and perhaps what is to be gained. Outlined in the gallery guide are the two interpretations of sensation: "stirring of the emotions- we can either turn away or look more closely at what the artist is saying" To do either is an instant reaction to the piece therefore the description of the exhibition describes what I personally believe every good piece of art should do. "Does he or she want us to reconsider an issue or merely seek to move us and influence our emotions" This definitely applied to a lot of pieces that I saw and was not really impressed with. Such as the sheep which was cut into half and the shark which is also cut. They invoked a reaction as they were visually very stimulating. However I didn't find there was much to read into, other than they were made simply to be noticed. "consciousness of ones body or sensation or emotion. We respond to the works with our senses mainly with our sight but we are aware of texture and how it would feel to touch objects" A perfect piece to apply to this quote I feel to be.

             Marcus Harvey's Myra . The piece made through the method of using children's hands containing texture touching the canvas to create the image of the infamous child killer. This has a chain reaction effect on many "sensory reactions". Due to the horrific reality of the subject matter many mixed emotions are thrown into battle. It got a huge reaction, both from the public and the media. It itself caused a sensation.