I’ve joined the C4RD drawing community and used the statement I wrote the other day. http://www.c4rd.org.uk/Site/Clare_Smith.html I’m quite pleased with myself because it’s taken me a long time to get to this point with my work and I’ve written so […]
I didn’t think that the RSA’s State of the Arts Conference would be streamed online as there was no mention of it on their website.. but the tweets (follow #sa10 on Twitter) are just a bit confusing so far. I […]
The one where: I realised I was part of a community where I did’nt actually know anyone. I have just updated my CV with a new line says: AN ‘Artists Talking’ blogger of the year 2009. A Walk with Cosmo. […]
As always the new year is a time for reflection. Thinking about how the project was progressing made me remember a research trip Mette and I took to Croft Castle in November to see the ‘tell it to the trees’ […]
I’m thinking about the presentation of the collagraph…should it be mounted as a triptych or should each piece be pinned to the wall individually and viewed as objects? ; Perhaps they would become lost.
JOHN BALDESSARI Serendipity took me to see John Baldessari at the weekend at Tate Modern. It began on Friday afternoon when I was 20 minutes early to collect my children from the child minder, due to the traffic being lighter […]
In response to Abbi Torrance (thanks for your comment): Is it true that Visual Art specifically, and cultural activity in general, signify group membership or exclusion? Could one argue that art is only valid if it refers to a group […]
cont. JOHN BALDESSARI My sons favourite piece was The backs of all the trucks passed while driving from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara, California, Sunday, 20 January 1963 (1963). I like it too and remember seeing a video remake of […]
These are some shots of Contraction 1 from various angles. Comments are appreciated.
South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell
28 November 2009 – 24 January 2010
What can I exchange? I can’t help but think of using myself, my foreignness as a thing to offer to people in Chongqing. I have been told that I will probably get stared at but I wonder if this will […]
Have all my scans lined up and operation scheduled for next week. Might as well be upfront about the “ill health” – it’s breast cancer and I’ll only know what it’s like as I’m going through it. However, I am […]
