13.02.15 First Crit
I had my fiI rst crit of the year today. The feedback was to go with my inner voice as this has much more power than the magazine quotes I have been holding onto. I am happy with this decision […]
I had my fiI rst crit of the year today. The feedback was to go with my inner voice as this has much more power than the magazine quotes I have been holding onto. I am happy with this decision […]
Finally i have my own space, it may just be one old wallpaper pasting table but its my table donated to me so i dont have to use my grandparents dining table. The table was a dull grey but i […]
The canvas is now on its frame and I am finding ways to obscure the words. I will use a variety of fabric pieces to cover them. The small words will be partially concealed, legible only upon close inspection. The […]
In my first year at university I explored a number of techniques, a range of printmaking methods, painting, the use of found objects and how displaying my work as an installation could change the way it was received by the […]
I decided to paint my child’s face to look like a black and white photograph. Black and white photographs are of the period when I was growing up and it seems to be the medium of choice when portraying a […]
Colchester’s Firstsite gallery has had its NPO funding agreement withdrawn by ACE over “serious concerns” about the organisation’s sustainability.
Margaret Harrison, winner of the 2013 Northern Art Prize, is the latest high-profile artist to announce their support of a-n/AIR’s Paying Artists campaign.
Now let’s get a few things straight first. I am not suggesting everyone is in a position to do an artist residency. If you have dependents, a home to look after, a job or other responsibilities it’s not that easy […]
Lars Vilks, the Swedish artist who was the target of a terrorist attack in Copenhagen on Saturday, has been speaking about the incident.
This week’s selection of must-see shows includes a new graduate show in the West Midlands, painter John Virtue’s new North Sea paintings in Eastbourne, and a hidden copy of an Old Master painting in Dulwich.
My Perspective and Process of These Vase Prints. I wanted to try something new with one of the first stencil vases that I cut out and I wanted to use the inner area of the vase shape and then I […]
Another Image relating to my spiritual light project. This image was inspired by the light streaming through a church window , I used the dark space at uni using a light and cling film.
For my first idea of how my photography work has been exhibited has been by transferring an image onto canvas bags.
Writing my dissertation has led me to have so many ideas for artworks, in fact too many ideas for me to decide what to do next. I keep thinking about domestic rooms with patterned wallpaper. In the room would be […]
This blog will show different formats of how I have exhibited my work. It will give you an insight into the different methods I am using to display work for a range of audiences. This blog will be updated daily […]
I rescued a frame which was destined for the skip, I will use it for the next piece of work. I had several ideas about how to use the frame; covering it with bandages and covering it with the words […]
I noticed another solar farm project being installed only a few miles away, that makes one completed and two currently under construction. Me and Cosmo went to check it out. I thought the first hurdle would be navigating the stile […]
my painting ‘Splash’ is inspired by a painting by Anji Ar I found it on Pinterest. I loved the colours and thought I could make my own additions to in. This is the painting a made, I started with a white […]
This work it’s another example from what i want to do with the elements, as i mentioned in a previous post. This work still don’t have a name but it will become for to me the right name as a […]
Story of Finding My Vase Stencil Prints Idea Whilst on my travels in China, I have visited many different shops around old towns and modern cities which are so fascinating to see because I find it always interesting to see […]
Reflecting back on China Shipping Collaboration, other prints and the Now. With my collaboration project drawing very near by January 2014, I had to think of at least two or three companies in mind that I can work with that […]
I had always found Marlene Dumas’ work difficult to relate to although I had never seen it in the flesh until recently. I went to Tate Modern to see the exhibition The Image as Burden and was surprised how little […]
The Wizard of Oz (1939) In the last scene of the MGM film The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy Gale wakes up in her bed to find herself surrounded by her family. She looks round to see the faces of the people […]