All this talk of death might make you wonder why. Well – if you’ve read my blog or watched my video post near the beginning, then you’ll perhaps understand. I am keen to portray death as ‘perhaps not the end’ […]
Bill Viola, as mentioned in that early video presentation post I made – certainly a big influence where the water screen is concerned. Please see that video if you want to see how. I have purchased nearly all of the […]
I have been working in the studio and at home on long tall canvasses. I believe that I shall wholly or partially destroy them in the end and the result of that will be the art. A materials forage/purchase spree […]
I made The Window a few months ago. It records the passing of sunlight fading to darkness through a window. I have applied some effects and speeded the whole thing up. The vibrant orangey-yellow belongs to nature. In making this, […]
As I look over my blog to date, I realise I haven’t talked much about my methods of printing. A technique I like to use is the open screen method where I paint onto the screen and then use a […]
I’ve been busy organising and hanging a members’ group exhibition at Art Space Portsmouth, hence no blog for a while. The exhibition, About Time, was part of The Lost Hour, city wide cultural events celebrating the change to British Summer […]
After reviewing my blog recently, I have realised that my focus has predominantly been on describing and analysing my own work, and I have dedicated little time in mentioning the work of others. This could cause an issue for my […]
ME AND ER Artists Cordelia “Doo” Spalding & Alison Atkins We met just nearly 5 years ago at an “Artist Event” for a project being run by the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts @ the University of East Anglia. It […]
Reflecting back to the previous Bacon post, I found a video of Bacon talking about how he uses photography in his work. He was inspired by paintings by Van Gogh, Valazquez and many more artists and he also works from […]
Mel Chin Revival Field (1990-Present) Similiar to Taylor, another artist, Mel Chin, is combining both Art and Science to tackle the rejuvenation of ecosystems, where he is working to remove toxins from the soil of landfill sites. He has also […]
8th April 2014 Does the idea need to be executed in order to transfer the message? After sitting through the talk and having a tutorial with both Charlie and Mark, I have been thinking about how I can display my […]
Today I spent the morning in the studio trying out painting with a squeegee. The images on the right show the results of my experiments. While experimenting I wanted to try different colours next to each other to see how […]
During my tutorial with Charlie and Mark on Tuesday, I mentioned some of my initial ideas which i focused on during the begining of the project, but ones which I have distanced myself from now. With a lot of it […]
When looking at global Issues, and some of the methods used in posters about raising awareness, I feel as though certain fear mongering methods have been used, of which I do not agree with. Instead I would like to see […]
Doris Salcedo Colombian Sculptor Doris Salcedo’s Shibboleth is a series of intrusive cracks invading through the concrete floor of the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern in London. Shibboleth is part of The Unilever Series, a series of work where […]
Today I went into the black space in the studio and projected my video onto the wall to see how it looks in a dark closed environment. The experiment went really well however the only problem I did have was […]
Reflection! FROM THEN TO NOW… At the beginning of my project I asked myself how I would deal with the face in my portrayal of flesh, to avoid it becoming like a portrait. Instead of avoiding it, this is the […]
While looking back at my blog I have noticed my work has changed, not hugely but in more in the way of how I approach making my work. To begin with my process was to create these artificial characters who […]
A Cilice is an undergarment made of coarce cloth or animal hair (a hair shirt) which is worn close to the skin, it was used in some religions to Induce discomfort or pain as a sign of repentance and atonement. […]
This is a photograph of my mind map; this is what I refer to when thinking about concepts and ideas. By using this method of getting my ideas down on paper, has helped me to write down key words relating […]
JOHN FORNO INYTERVIEW. http://2095-streetart.blogspot.co.uk We first “met” via PM3 as it were. Can you give a little bit of insight into the world of Forno the artist “Hmmmmmmmm….before doing my Undergrad in Fine Arts, my work was an exploration into […]
If art is deemed as “representative of our inner self”, which of your styles would “fit” this description and why (or not as the case may be) “POP art!!!!!! Growing up with Atari, Commodore 54, the first Mac (dare I […]
Progress- Works from a sunny day This study on the right is an image that I started from the sunnier day of my walks. I firstly used colours inks for a more vibrant appearance. I then added water colour and […]
This is work from the ‘Clowns’ concept I had, where some people have phobias of clowns (Coulrophobia). I then researched into the history of clowns and how they have transformed through each decade. Once I had done the research I […]
Richard Hamilton: Painter and collagist widely regarded as the creator of Pop Art. Article from http://www.independent.co.uk Although Richard Hamilton never achieved the celebrity of Andy Warhol or Damien Hirst he had a major impact on modern art, influencing them and […]