I have been given the opportunity to curate two exhibitions in the studio exhibition space at Harrington Mill Studios in Long Eaton. I have co-curated a couple of things before but, even in such a small gallery space, it is […]
I looked at the dried fixed pastel image against a white wall, trying to decide whether it changed the drawing’s effect. The wall isn’t reflective enough. I can’t really see much light coming through. So I try it taped to […]
Barrie J Davies is an artist. He has been a practicing artist for over ten years has had up to fourteen solo exhibitions and been in over hundred and seven group exhibitions worldwide. In paint he uses a provocative and humourous approach to expose the human condition.
This Image was achieved by using hula hoops painted with glow in the dark paint . At the time I was thinking of fallen angels, and Pope Joan, by using the two Halos the smaller halo depicts the child she […]
Show – Passage – up, open, and on-going! I am really pleased with how it looks and with the responses that I have been receiving. Thursday’s vernissage was good fun, and a good mix of people. It gave […]
After about eighteen months climbing in and out of the elastic stretched across my studio I have now removed it all, with some regret. From the initial installation, through successive additions of elastic to the messy ending……
A while back, I made myself a game to play. After chancing upon an slide projector in a charity shop, I started to collect old slides, asking for donations from friends, and buying any I came across in second hand […]
A one-day symposium on the visibility and presence of Black subjects in (mostly British) art, 21.02.2015
Week 3 Instagram Exhibition Image “But at last all these fancies yielded to that one portentous something on the picture’s midst.”
In memory of Christopher Evans (1947-2015) Chris Evans came into my life just six months ago, the news of his presence and interest in the project landing in the website inbox last July (2014). From that date onwards, behind the […]
im working on a project based around self image and the fashion industr at the moment but im also looking at old saying such as “you would look good in a black bin bag” and “you look like a sack […]
I wanted to try different methods of reworking the ‘lost’ cine frames, and my tutor pointed out that tracing paper might be a good surface, as it is translucent in a similar way to celluloid and you can paint or […]
After really liking the velocity of the cotton reel in comparison to the rest of the larger wheels i am going to add more or even create something separate. I’ve had to add rubber bands to the insides to enable […]
The cotton reel interacts well with entire piece, as predicted it spins a lot faster than the larger wheels. The smaller wheel is very interactive with the rest of the piece and makes an interesting sound when at high speeds
After trying to think of what i can use for a smaller wheel and being kindly given some cotton reels i was able to start adding smaller components, which i think will spin a lot more quickly. I think it […]
I have been working out the different speed ratios between the wheels, the larger the cog connected to the large wheel, the faster any object attached to it will also spin, though this is also dependent on the size of […]
I experimented with collage during our lens based media sessions during level 4 but mostly in my sketchbook as a way to express the source materials and imagery that had caught my eye. I developed this further in level 5, […]
Images from Yellow Submarine (1968), Grateful Dead, Aoxomoxoa (1969) Monty Python’s Flying Circus (1969-1974) My installation was influenced at the start purely by music and then developed into looking at the whole of the 1960s culture, music, celebrity, comic, films […]
I have been looking at many different artist these are just some of my favourites. I have yet again found myself in a bit of a creative runt so I have been looking at some inspiring works, I also think […]
After a difficult time in January, things have definitely picked up this month. Unfortunately the course has crammed in almost back to back tutorials, crits and seminars the last few weeks which can be a bit frustrating when all you […]
My recent work is about what is happened in Egypt. I been watching and listening to radio about what Isis been doing killing and burning people. this group of people are not Muslims . As a Muslim we should be […]
After talking about where my inspiration comes from, I noticed that a use mostly blogs with lots of photos. So I decided to make a little post replicating the blogs that I look at. My tumblr and my Pinterest are my main […]
I’ve been sweating out a new version of my artist’s statement, which, of course, needs to be simply expressed and concise. It’s not easy is it? If you’re trying to avoid using technical or specialised terms, then using plain language raises […]
