with Virginia Verran we were invited to not talk about our work but to listen to what others said first it was interesting and helpful to hear how people, with no prompt, how they read the piece the words that came up – memory, nostalgic, uncanny, adult/child distortion Is it a child or an adult? […]
Lucy and I discussed my charcoal drawings and talked about perhaps mixing up the drawing by use of animation – look at William Kentridge – we discussed rather than sticking on pictures of houses, use the videos of houses and woods to project into or through the drawings. Dirt is still part of the work […]
Thoughts after research tutorial meeting Look at my own work – pick one piece, then pick three strands and three artists for each strand. pipes, waste, dirt, woods Object – pipes – material – transitional Domestic Waste – dirt – feminism Woods – symbolism – psychoanalysis Domestic Waste Mary Douglas – Purity & Danger – rituals […]
I am still working with the aesthetic of ‘houses’ and ‘homes’ and have looked at various types of UK houses. With regards to my research proposal I have also been exploring strands of thought and ways that the research will assist my studio practice
I really didn’t feel up for having a tutorial today. Was feeling a little lost and despondant and thought of cancelling. I felt that I didn’t represent myself well as I didn’t show my videos and I skipped through tons of stuff that had been important to me. However, even through all this I was […]
Thinking about what format my research portfolio will take and what it is that I will research. I have already started to go down many routes in my reading and artists research and need to narrow in or fine tune my thinking. Have been thinking about what my work is about and thinking about how […]
Daphne Wright – Emotional Archaeology Arnolfini Bristol December 2016 As you walk into the Gallery’s first room you are stumped by the majestic white stallion splayed on the floor (Figure 1). Fallen from its commanding stature with all its undercarriage on display, you start to explore what you think is there. This isn’t a horse […]
I want to explore through play with materials and space. To create environments and spaces. I want my process to rely on muscle memory, stored memories, attachment to compositions and patterns. To create with unconscious determination. Considering the term ‘Mediascape’, I chose Yayoi Kusama as she is difficult to define by category or classification. She […]
I have begun to look at artists who work in environments or create environments I watched Forest, Field & Sky: Art out of Nature and how these six artists relate to nature such as Andy Goldsworthy, James Turrell, David Nash (tree circle), Julie Brook (fire pits in water) and Richard Long (path) Although I find their work […]