The brilliant http://www.marketproject.org.uk/ is holding a public debate Too many artists on 9th November. Here are my suggestions to get the ball rolling: The ‘panel’ (me) proposes an annual cull, by instigating a variety of systems in order to maximise […]
Context: Many have commented on time and place through writing and through artwork. Calvino wrote about objects invested with history and Bachelard wrote about spaces. When Bachelard talks of ‘The Poetics of Space’, he talks about poetic connotations that can […]
Finally the sun has made a come back and I get the video footage I want. It is a cloudy day although this has added to the mystery of what is behind the blind. The sun gently fades in and […]
Showtime showtime.arts.ac.ukShowtime is University of the Arts London’s online gallery featuring up and coming artists and designers. My profile: Elvia Vasconcelos
When I was trying to write my artist statement I found this video on Matt’s blogt. He is part of the online graduates. It made me laugh. Decided to share it!Artist’s Statement An Artist’s Statement from Charlotte Young © 2011 […]
Francesca Woodman,by Chris Townsend. Added To My Library by Annalisa Cosentino Artist/Film producer
Running a children’s workshop makes you feel like your head will explode and your throat is rasped dry with shouting. Despite my carefully mixed pots of paint colours turning into a murky brown as soon as my back was turned […]
A week ago in Edinburgh….
Details of the works in the show, corresponding to the photos I posted on Wednesday. We tried Making Ends Meet for the first time this afternoon – I’ll write more about it on the train home tomorrow. * Days, Time’s […]
I was at a wedding last week. My own experience of marriage, back in 1983 aged just 20, made me realise the power of ritual. I wasn’t keen on the idea: for me, weddings should take place naked at Stonehenge […]
Yesterday Anna did the washing up outside and left the plates on a long cotton cloth to dry. The cloth is fringed with red crocheted lace and embroidered with the initials T.V. It wasn’t until I put the plates away […]
Velázquez:Museo del Prado by Antonio Domínguez Ortiz.Added To My Library by Wen Wu artist
Resolved the problem of projection with an OHP. So the second wall drawings with the chalkline are more successful in terms of scale and relationship to the viewer in the space. I varied the ‘ping’ of the string to create […]
Blog post regarding ‘Working Title’ exhibition at aspex gallery. It isn’t hard to notice, as I spend time amongst these artists, that a lot of experimentation happens viscerally, perhaps much like an instinct. The making/assembling/creating process seems to speed along, […]
With such a long gap between visits to the gynaecology ward, it is hard to get a sense of continuity. Other projects, holidays and illness have got in the way and I’m finding it difficult to focus. I have given […]
The story so far: Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2011. An unusual event. Busking on the Royal Mile with some interactive flowers. ‘BLUES’. The hostess wears a bag over her head. Bags are handed out. Audience members try them on for size. […]
