Tutorial – 070217

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 […]

Tutorial 310117 with Neil

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 […]

101216 – Daphne Wright Exhibition Review & Spike Island

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 […]

Intimate Immensities and Yayoi Kusama – 1116

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 […]

Artist Research 141116

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 […]