The whole question is bugging me, probably I’m too close to see myself in my work, maybe you don’t have to be in your work. I realise why I just respond or simply work objectively. Without that I have no set of rules no direction or finishing point. The relationship between myself and the object…
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Week 27:Earth bound celestial objects and the Risso printer.
Heaven on earth. Things we can’t explain & Magic. I am approaching this project the wrong way if I am going to paint or draw. photograph yes draw no. Paint ok but not academically. Too subjective. I dont think that way. Doesn’t mean I cant glean take away and reconstruct. I popped up to the…
Week 28:What changes our mood makes us think positively.
I’ve been listening and reading Richard Noble’s collected essays on Utopia. I want to find ways of producing “art” that creates positive reactions/elevates everyday things. I know food is a good way to feed the body. Good food leaves us with memories that we revisit. That would be taste. Smells, sounds, Vision and touch do…
Week 28:Kiefer and Riely
Bridget Riely- https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/hayward-gallery-art/bridget-riley#overview Aslam Kiefer-https://whitecube.com/exhibitions/exhibition/anselm_kiefer_bermondsey_2019 It was interesting. Both shows different but both mood changing and in the case of the Bridget Riley my daughter had a migraine. The Kiefer was more her speed colour wise and she loved the mysticism. One Riley caught my eye and I thought Motherwell. I really liked this piece….
Week 27:Surprised by a plant.
The sent is so strong that all my thoughts have flown. I am completely engulfed by the sweet smell- honey white flowers yogurt.feminine. I would not have to put in the paint just stand a pot near by.
Week 27: Research how to find what you are looking for, method and application.
Gene and Sandy are anomalies in the world of search and rescue. They pursue this work full-time, but they work for free, only charging travel expenses. They take a scientist’s methodical approach to everything they do. Gene even has a system when it comes to remembering his wedding anniversary, which is on 26 August. “My…
Week 27: Talk at the Tate – Dora Maurar
I love London in the dark it’s is almost peaceful, It’s skyline becomes magical. The talk confirmed what I thought, Dora Maurer has a great sense of fun which she takes very seriously. It was a lovely insight into her work and her creative process which she is most clear about. She used the opportunities…
Week 27:Research Japanese Alchemy
https://www.japanhouselondon.uk/whats-on/2020/workshop-making-kairo-pocket-warmers-with-aomori-hiba-wood/ This was a deeply grounding and ejoyable experance. Im not sure if it was the sent of the magical trees doing it stuff. I felt clear and calm all day. Salt sawdust and rice measured out mixed and encased in a specially created type of cloth containing various byproducts from the macial trees. When…
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