Back in the print room yesterday. Working on Devices 2 at the moment and also more Reportage pieces. I am working with a more varied colour range now on some of the pieces. So far it is working, as it brings a different aesthetic to the work, which will permeate these series and engage the viewer differently; by enticing them in, only to find out that sometimes all is not as it seems.
The exhibition is on for another couple of weeks so you better get down there before it ends, I will upload some installation shots later in the week.
Students interactions. Zani was printing on large canvases this week and pondering on the consistency, we agreed that creating inconsistencies in the marks from the photo-screen worked well with the painted areas. Later I stopped by the installation room where Sian was setting up and photographing her work. She had made a sculpture, a head with a wig and recently cut branches. So we had an interesting discussion about it. We swapped notes on artists that may relate, her inspirations and I suggested looking at Billie Bond for how she used materials in portraits and Glenn Brown for similar subject matter but to look at different meanings, that got her curiosity going a bit further. Seems like she is going to look further into materials and surface. Sian was also thinking about the viewer a bit and thinking about positioning on the plinth and the how it looked from entering the room. This I thought was really interesting, she was thinking about the engagement of the viewer and how they relate to the work, as well as the meanings and symbolism, so when I turned it to face the wall she really considered how she might take it forward. Working well, Sian is, with a curiosity and an analytical approach developing well. An interesting end to my day, talking at length about somebody else’s ideas and finding out how their creative processing unfolds.
