Vulgar Errors residency in progress I have been working on some text pieces for my upcoming residency. These pair quotes form Thomas Browne with contemporary newspaper headlines or political quotes about working or worklessness. A short video sketch ‘F is […]
Following on from recent posts about promiscuity i thought i would look at this in more detail because as this project progresses and rapidly approaches its finish its clear to me that I’m addressing other underlying issues other than my […]
3 days left.
I first encountered Tracey Emin’s piece Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963 – 1995 at the beginning of this project before I started my dissertation. I thought I would add it here in a post, as it seems relevant […]
100th blog. I’ve really enjoyed making these videos and I hope that you have enjoyed watching them, so this is just a little celebration of my 100th blog.
On the way to the residency, I am packed with initial thoughts and starting points. The space looks different every day with new work in progress. Good to walk around and starting off with a critical and reflective discussion of […]
When promiscuity is discussed its usually associated with hedonism. Hedonism is a school of thought that argues that pleasure is the only intrinsic good. In very simple terms, a hedonist strives to maximize net pleasure (pleasure minus pain). Ethical hedonism […]
Last Saturday was the pre-liminary event – the talk/discussion, soup and Book of Debts session. After accidentally setting fire to the toaster in the Blank kitchen just beforehand (It’s burning the books Alinah, not burning the bread!) I was somewhat […]
It is through watching documentaries like these and reading interviews with artists that I realise I am not alone in the feelings I have when making work and when I can understand an artist’s particular language about their work it […]
Nine museums have won major new objects from the COLLECT craft fair in the sixth and final year of the Art Fund Collect scheme, a partnership between the Crafts Council and The Art Fund.
A public book burning in Brighton, instigated by artist Alinah Azadeh, aims to question our historical and social understanding of debt.
Whitechapel Gallery, London
16 April – 14 June 2013
I have been making stuff, lots of stuff and writing just does not do it for me. I have got nothing to say, its all about making. I have not got a lot to say about making either………exept: its about […]
Make plans, not hopes. I’ve fallen into my usual trap where my own work is concerned. When I’m working on other projects either with or for other people I get on with the work that I need to do, making […]
I have the space I wanted for the degree show, it is the gallery space at the entrance to the building. Here I aim to utilise several temporary gallery walls in different compositions, some attached to the existing wall space […]
Bruce Nauman – “Double Steel Cage” Nauman’s Double Steel Cage was suggested for me to look at right at this project … and is included in two of my four sketchbooks as this piece s quite influencial in terms of […]
Anthony McCall Briefly looked and Anthony McCall’s Long Film Four Projectors for this image that I came across where the projectors are creating streams of light. Usng light in my cage area (be it utilising natural light or using artificial […]
Today is the last scheduled day for my daily drawing. It has been interesting to see how the lines have formed. I expected to produce a dense, black drawing over thirty days but this doesn’t seem to have happened. The […]
Post from Tuesday 7th of May after tutorial (forgot to post) Re thought my ideas … the cage/enclosure is back and here to stay !!!! TO BE INSPIRED BY ZOOS AND THEIR CAGES/ENCLOSURES (do not recreate a cage)
I am currently working on designs for my next painting. Earlier last week I visited The Bull, a pub / inn in Long Melford, and sketched different aspects of the building’s interior. I also photographed these views to refer to […]
So, Thursday night I went down to Uni (for the 1st time in ages). Anyway – I recently brought some Bamboo to start creating my caged environment with the help of my BF, we built a 2 sided structure of […]
