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Bec Garland

Bec Garland is an artist working in drawing, photography, writing and performance.  In 2007 she graduated from an MA in Visual Culture at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her background is in education and the arts and she has extensive workshop and teaching experience.  In 2008 she attended an artists residency at VSC the largest artists and writers residency programme in the states.  She is interested in finding the creative space where the artist is in the work and representing this.

"May travel fast and stay still"

By: Bec Garland
I thought I'd do a blog just here from home. Just working away with what I do on a day to day basis. I know I will begin to shape it for audience, how that will be shaped I'm still unsure....we'll Read on…

Bec Garland, 'The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum', pen and crayon on book page, May, 2009. Courtesy: the artist.

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Bec Garland, 'Penguin Books', pen on book page, May, 2009. Courtesy: the artist.

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Bec Garland, 'Bloody Rag', pen, crayon on book page, May, 2009. Courtesy: the artist.

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Bec Garland, 'Wine and Glass', pen on book page, May, 2009. Courtesy: the artist.

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Bec Garland, May, 2009. Courtesy: the artist. Rhode Island Coffee, Cafe window art work for Culturefeast, Stockport, May 2009

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Considerations and Creations on photography

By: Bec Garland
Photographs which seek to work as  pieces and paintings.  The debates of art and media, artist and audience is what makes being a creative so interesting. I am really interested in being IN Read on…

Rebecca Garland, 'That's not art, that's mackerel feathers and a view', photograph, Dec 2009. Photo: Rebecca Garland. Courtesy: the artist. from the series 'that's not, that's ...'

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Rebecca Garland, ''That's not art, that's mackerel feathers'', photograph, Dec 2009. Photo: Rebecca Garland. Courtesy: the artist. from the series 'thats not, thats...'

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Rebecca Garland, 'Cottage Canvas (painting with shadows) no. 1', photograph, Dec 2009. Photo: Rebecca Garland. Courtesy: the artist. from the Cottage Canvas (painting with shadows) series, Dec 2009.

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Rebecca Garland, 'Cottage Canvas (painting with shadows) no. 2', photograph, Dec 2009. Photo: Rebecca Garland. Courtesy: the artist. from the Cottage Canvas (painting with shadows) series.

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Rebecca Garland, 'Self Portrait as Tree (after Sam Taylor Wood)', Photograph, January, 2010. Courtesy: the artist.

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Grand Canyon, Malibu, USA 2009

By: Bec Garland
....for me, there are photographs I take because they tell me a story, there are others which I just have to take...there are photographs I take for posterity like smiles on a beach,  and Read on…

Bec Garland, 'untitled', photograph, January 2009. Courtesy: the artist. documentary stills of Grand Canyon, Malibu, USA, 2009

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Bec Garland, 'untitled', photograph, January, 2009. Courtesy: the artist. documentary still, Grand Canyon, Malibu, USA, 2009

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Bec Garland, 'untitled', photograph, January, 2009. Courtesy: the artist. photographic still, Grand Canyon, Malibu, USA, 2009.

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Highland Multi-Tasking

By: Bec Garland

Fast plan. Four days.

 

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Bec Garland, 'carrot shavings', photograph, December 2008. Photo: Bec Garland. Courtesy: the artist.

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Bec Garland, 'burnt leeks (attention focused on photographing the carrots)', photograph, December 2008. Photo: Bec Garland. Courtesy: the artist.

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Bec Garland, 'can of chickpeas (perhaps....)', photograph, December 2008. Photo: Bec Garland. Courtesy: the artist.

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Bec Garland, 'I'm hungry', photograph, December 2008. Photo: Bec Garland. Courtesy: the artist.

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New Territories

By: Bec Garland
In January 2010 I relocated to the South East. I had a handful of contacts, a head full of ideas and enough resources to take me through January....I set off with my sunglasses and a ticking clock Read on…

Rebecca Garland, pen on paper, Feb 2010. Photo: Rebecca Garland. Courtesy: the artist. Doodle to make me feel better about the dead end I strolled down ...

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Vermont Studio Centre Residency August 2008

By: Bec Garland
Vermont is working as an explorative and contemplative space for my work.  I am considering both drawing and performance practice and sharing this process, and the experience of a residency Read on…

Bec Garland, '(detail) untitled (content for a book)', Pen on paper, August 2008.

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Bec Garland, 'Elevated Drift - Cuff', Pen on paper, August 2008. Photo: Bec Garland.

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Bec Garland, 'Practice studio portrait II', Aug 2008. Photo: Bec Garland.

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Bec Garland, 'Eyrops', Aug 2008. Photo: Bec Garland.

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Bec Garland, 'Sail backed reptiles', Aug 2008. Photo: Bec Garland.

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Bec Garland, 'An Ichthosaur', Aug 2008. Photo: Bec Garland.

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Bec Garland, 'Diplodocus', Aug 2008. Photo: Bec Garland.

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Bec Garland, 'Megatherium II', Aug 2008. Photo: Bec Garland.

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Bec Garland, 'nestle', photograph, August 2008. Photo: Bec Garland. stills performance Lowe Lecture Hall, Johnson, Vermont, USA.

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Bec Garland, 'perch', photograph, August 2008. stills performance Lowe Lecture Hall, Johnson, Vermont, USA

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Bec Garland, 'curve', photograph, August 2008. Photo: Bec Garland. stills performance Lowe Lecture Hall, Johnson, Vermont, USA

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Bec Garland, 'floored', photograph, August 2008. Photo: Bec Garland. stills performance Lowe Lecture Hall, Johnson, Vermont, USA

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