— Read on http://www.youtube.com/watch Looking back at his career now he has gone makes his life seem complete. When Mary Oliver died last January I had the same feeling. The knot is tied. They both looked forward John Baldessari said he waited to become bored that would make him work. Mary Oliver Looked to the…
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Week 26:Looking for my Historial Item
I shall look for one historical event to update/transcribe, that is key to our current democratic and domestic situation and an item that covers this period to explore to see if it’s identity, meaning and usage has changed. – from week 25. So far I have started though my investigate photos and research notes. An…
Week 26: Looking back.
This time last year the poet Mary Oliver died. I spent a lot of time reading her poems. I found words that explained my paintings. When reviewing Mark Bradford exhibition and I was reminded of Mary Oliver. She also looked out not in to find her subject. WHEN I AM AMONG THE TREESby Mary Oliver…
Week 24: looking at the feed back.
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0zGdUht_tPefZ6jlI-Mc4rc2w#London What changes am I going to make? Audience? Materials..tiles? Outcome? Subject matter……narrow and deep? Scale? Connections between …..the bounce? Moon jar functions? I narrowed it down and took out the repetition. Lots of the feed back mentioned narrowing down and focusing. My next job is to sketch out and define my lists of interests,…
Week 24- Colour Research: The Complex History of Yellow, a “Mediocre” Color
This popped in to my in box this morning-The Complex History of Yellow, a “Mediocre” Color — Read on hyperallergic.com/529864/the-complex-history-of-yellow-a-mediocre-color/ Penguin Dictionary of Symbols describes yellow as “the hottest, the most expansive and the most burning of all colors in its intensity, violence and almost strident shrillness … broad and dazzling as a flow of molten…
Week 24: ’There Hasn’t Been a Lot of Improvement’: Feminist Artist Valie Export on Her 1980 Venice Biennale Pavilion-Galerie Thaddeus Ropac in London December 2019.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=There+Hasn’t+Been+a+Lot+of+Improvement’:+Feminist+Artist+Valie+Export+on+Her+1980+Venice+Biennale+Pavilion-Galerie+Thaddeus+Ropac+in+London+December+2019.&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-gb&client=safari This was an interesting exhibition. I did agree with the artist may be the audience plays a part in wether exhibitions are successfully received and “make a difference”. Saying things, exhibitions and other forms of expression can just be seen, accepted and forgotten. It may take a campaign and many years including education to…
Week 23: Best made plans of mice and men.
“To a Mouse,” by Robert Burns: “The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men / Gang aft a-gley.” Planning is something I always do. Being realistic is something I try and do. Simplifying is something I aspire to do. I have listened and been relieved and inspired by the fact that some of our tutors…
Week 23: Friday ADAS drop in.
After our SOI pitches I had a drop in session with Alaya where she checked though the portfolio example I had prepared for my failing light project. what I am writing is much near to what they suggested, but I still need to remove the repetitions and edit my text down to a concise, appropriate,…
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