On my way to the station this morning I found interesting marks on the side of a house. The photos in this post show the progress of my painting today. I started with writing in white wax (wanted to be […]
Marks found on a wall on the way to the railway station in Abergavenny.
I’ve just completed my residency at the V&A Museum. This was the first time the museum funded an artist to be based outside the museum. My studio was in North Kensington and connected to a housing development. From July 2014-Jan […]
Glasgow-based artist Graham Fagen’s solo presentation, commissioned and curated by Arbroath’s Hospitalfield Arts, will represent Scotland at the 56th Venice Biennale.
This week’s must-see shows include Michael Craig-Martin’s ‘line drawings in space’ in Bakewell, New Zealand-born and Berlin-based artist Simon Denny’s first UK solo show in Colchester and research into rural communities and development by Stephanie Misa in Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Does size matter? The Degree show is drawing closer and perhaps now is the time to start making a few decisions. In my previous blogs I have mentioned scale and the possibility of working to a small amount of large […]
Recently I have been wondering where my work is going. The Patriarcal Society is a broad subject. My understanding is that men, at a Primitive level, are both fearful and jealous of the ultimate power that women own to perpetuate […]
This week I have really been focusing on my research and what work really influence me and make me produce the work I do. I stared of looking at some artist that has influenced me throughout this process. Firstly I […]
Many of Cy Twombly’s artworks have boat or ship symbols. In an interview with David Sylvester he talks of how the boat symbolises a passage through everything. He states that boats are prehistoric things. His boat images are based on […]
Egon Schiele Cardinal and Nun (Caress) Schiele’s painting Cardinal and Nun (1912) is similar to Gustav Klimt’s Kiss. The contrast between the cardinal’s bare muscular legs, the nuns clothing and his bright red attire seems to reveal the sexual power […]
It is already end of March, it is crazy how time is going so fast this year. The MA is really full on and I do struggle from time to time to keep up with making work, essays and everyday […]
Construction Project Day #13 Day 13 and already nearly two weeks of new ideas and making. From this time already my studio practice feels much healthier and my work is developing rapidly. I am enjoying getting in and spending time […]
Initial thoughts on the ending of the residency try to sum up and reflect. The aim of the residency was to create a discourse at the intersections of space, function and artist so the artist and process of art making […]
My time on the AA2A scheme is rapidly diminishing and with it my access to the MIG welder. I am starting to mildly panic. Last week I made something very unlike anything I have made before. It has a purpose […]
I need to be clear in my reasoning in using certain colours or not. My reasoning for using green and grey stemmed from a past piece of my work and continued for ease of making work. If I restrict my […]
On Monday evenings I attend pottery class. On Tuesday evenings I attend a general art class (more of a social event than a focus on developing skills). On Wednesdays I do life drawing (which is always painting) and I get […]
Spaced In A quick note on tonight’s experience as I’m craving for some food!!! Went to see Spaced 2014, Theatre Delicatessen’s latest extravaganza or the volume 3 of their soon-to-be (in)famous Theatre Souk event. “See” is the wrong word as […]
I had a dream about my Dad last night. So forgive the nostalgia… Two remarkable things there: firstly, the advantage of finding currently that I can sleep for more than 2 or 3 hours at a time is that I […]
I am exploring various ways of expressing of what I have found regarding my research. Here are some photos, sculpture and print. Rodin’s The Kiss covered in a mile of string by Corneila Parker. A mile of string sheilds the […]
The auction is drawing near and the works have been hung this week and advertised. I think the biggest worry is that people won’t understand and therefore buy your work. It’s not so much about rejection as I feel content […]
This is a revamp of an old painting I did last year. My theme has been to mix earthy materials such as chalk, dust and tissue with paint and make a three dimensional piece of art inspired by the natural […]
Mono-ha After looking at the work of Susumu Koshimizu and Kishio Suga and their past work more I discovered that they are both part of an art group called Mono-ha. Although there is little written about Mono-ha I did find […]
Spoke to Jane today about taking time to reflect back over my blog. To consolidate/reflect, where has the journey for the project come from? how is it progressing? Where is it heading? Who/what has inspired and influenced its development. Looking […]
When reflecting on the outcomes of my 22 series, I mentioned my plan to print on the anaglypta wallpaper which I have so far utilised in various ways in my project. I had no idea how the wallpaper would react […]
Meanwhile… I have been further distressing the cardboard as an experiment. I have completely torn a piece of corrugated cardboard into 9 sections and have used a variety of methods and mediums to create a portrait. These have included: *Biro […]
