‘Camouflage Dress’ – This was a piece I did quite early on before the degree show. It was one of the pieces I did when I noticed my collections worked well turning something which would normally be discarded into a […]
Went down to the Jerwood gallery in Hastings yesterday and saw the William Scott exhibition and the collection upstairs, which includes a lovely painting by Wilhelmina Barns-Graham. I was sorry not to see more of Scott’s still lives, which I […]
‘100 Days of Make-up Wipes (part 1 and 2) and Cotton Wool Remains’: I wanted to include the make-up wipe folders because it shows a large collection of myself for 100 days. When flicking through the viewer can see that […]
After having been in my degree space for two solid weeks I finally decided on the final arrangement a couple of days ago, it isn’t easy for me to make a decision and any moment of satisfaction with a work […]
My approaches to the work constantly shift and often it is through chance and trial and error that I come to find something that I feel is right.
Maurice Carlin, one of 23 artists who received a Venice Go and see bursary from a-n, takes a tour of the national pavilions and collateral events at the Giardini, Arsenale and beyond, and finds himself washed up in a flood of contemporary art.
A recent YouGov survey reveals that more people see cultural value as a justification for arts funding than arguments based on economics, but only a small minority want to see the sector protected from further cuts.
With my exhibition, workshop and lecture complete, I’m just back from a much needed few days break lazing by the beach in Hainan off the south coast of China. I fly out of Chongqing tomorrow evening arriving in Gatwick at […]
Sustainability of international female artist led exchange part 4 · Development and sustainability of relationships. Having less of a focus on exchange of objects and more of a focus on the exchange of conversation and ideas has provided a more […]
Conclusion During our 2012 project, riPOSTe, all members of POST experienced significant family-life events which impacted on their capacity to manage the logistical side and contribute to artistic aspects of the project. During TRADING STATION, once again, life has dealt […]
Degree show work. So the strip of wood or groove in the concrete floor were never going to work because they would be visible, which in turn would detract from the illusion I was trying to achieve. Therefore, I tried […]
Four months, one crowdfunding campaign, a fair few InDesign sessions and a courier delivery later: the Processing newspaper has arrived. Made possible by 62 Sponsume contributors, the newspaper has been printed and delivered – several boxes currently stacked in my […]
Cup of tea, Anyone? What exactly is a cup of tea? It’s a bloody good question, I’m sure you’ll agree, and one that perhaps art is able to explain: Or at least enable us to explain it for ourselves. As […]
POST #1 (Cryptic): Last summer I was privileged enough to partake in a mini-residency in a beach hut in Dunbar Harbour. I was initially drawn to working in Dunbar due to it’s close proximity to a rocky coastal outcrop called […]
What a Day!! Last proper day of university, and it was full of last minute touch ups to paintings and a lot of stress, touched with excitement and a lovely camaraderie between fellow students. I spent a fair bit of […]
THE LAST POST !! Before assessment – that is! Well I’ve almost finished the installation. Our technician Matt did a brilliant job setting it all up for me, then I started on the floor treatment. Will finish that tomorrow. Tried […]
It’s fascinating to explore the tension between two and three dimensions as my paper garments get ever more depth to them…
S Mark Gubb, one of 23 artists who received a Venice Go and see bursary from a-n to visit the Biennale during the preview period, reviews The Encyclopedic Palace exhibition at the Arsenale and Giardini – and pops his head in at a few national pavilions, including Jeremy Deller’s English Magic show.
La Biennale di Venezia, 30124 Venezia
1 June 2013 to 24 November 2013
