Week 20: Mark Bradford.

I have chosen to research and write about Mark Bradford. I earmarked his exhibition at Hauser & Wirth at the beginning of term but missed the opening. He had been on my radar for a while, so I have made up for My tardiness by haunting the gallery at every opportunity. I just haven’t grown…

Week 20: canvas construction

Looking forward to constructing today. Strict instructions to bring exact measurements of materials needed. I have decided to try a cross bar construction 80x80cm. So I shall need 4 x external stretchers 80 cm each. Depending on the stretcher width and to be safe I shall ask for 2x cross bars at 80cm each. A…

Week 19: More Bowls.

I’m having so much fun with these light up balloons as it starts getting dark they change. They are lit from within and shine out. Their surface texture becomes less apparent the gaps and shapes take over. I think I may be more interested in surface and the the gaps than I realised. I think…

Week 18: Investigate First the Tate.

We visited the Tate Modern on day 2 , week 1 of the Investigate Project. I really didn’t think I was going to find anything new. Everyone paired off, so I quickly check the Tate web site and realised there were two new exhibitions and made my way up the escalators. Then I thought would…

Week 18:Investigate – researching.

I’ve drawing up a time table and and am going to plan leave my 5th week free to allow myself some time to critically asses the outcome of the four weeks, update, redo my portfolio -getting my lighting right- and re drafting my writing at least once before seeing Quona and the ADAS team for…