Drawing (on) Riverside
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Archive
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Venue:
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum -
From:
April 15, 2011 -
To:
August 14, 2011 -
Location:
Scotland
Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham
15 April – 26 June 2011
Alex Pearl trades on repetition, loss and the ‘destabilising language of humour’. Here he talks to Andrew Bryant about these and other forces at play as discussed in his Artists talking blog.
Yesterday was a momentous occasion – all the paintings I have been working on for the past few months are now ready for exhibiting. I can relax a little now. It feels like the end of a chapter – I […]
Here are a couple of monoprints I made recently. Beginning to explore the flow of light and shadows in and out of doorwarys and window panes, as a metaphor for the freedom/containment theme I have been exploring.
I’ve reached the review stage of my research and my practice continues to be about a desire to transform my work from craft to abstract art. I began with my motivation to make marks and draw and I’ve come to […]
yesterday me and matt met the other 2artists in residence- louis & jess and tried to relay as much info as poss, shared the bus ‘home’, as well as food & beer. i feel like i am now familiar with […]
Welcome to my blog for my residency whilst in Chongqing, on the 501 Artspace Residency. I am still in the UK planning for my departure, completing last minute research and preparing all those practical logistics such as immunisations (who know […]
This video is partly to celebrate my new felt tips (such good felt tips, and so new) and partly to establish possible camera angles for my live art residency at the Chisenhale Gallery this month. Next week I’m at a […]
Today: budgets. It has been a nitty gritty receipt filing sort of day. I did however also get out to Wandsworth Park and was shown around the site looking at potential locations for the performance in two week’s time. Site […]
I’ve added one last image and video to my video Manifesto Piece; this blog consists of a few thoughts on the project. Duncan White also mentions the video in a post about Street Art, writing that “the policing of street […]
8th May 2011 Trial Point 5 Playtime with the river GPS: 29.39”074’N 106.52”999’E Altitude: 534ft Trial Point 5 is the last point for this trip. Due to limited time we’ll have to catch up with Point 4 on another day. […]
The show is almost ready. Rather than displaying images I have chosen to create an experience for the viewer. I’ve blacked out the windows and covered the floor with found photocopies. Tomorrow I will add the unsettling sound of paper […]
My desire to develop and liberate my jewellery practice from small scale industrial craft production inspired me to start a reflective personal project to create new work. A result of this reflection is that I’ve begun to research part time […]