So the exhibition Simulacrum comes to an end. Last day is Saturday, tomorrow. So a few more photographs of the installation. The residency continues, but next week will be take down the exhibition instead. So a bit of a delay […]
Bringing together ideas about growth, transmutation and evolution in a period of rapid social, political, environmental and technological change. Image above: “Blood Music” from a collaboration with photographer Vicki Painting.
Assembly Margate was the first of the a-n Assembly events to take place during May and June, 2017. Hosted across a number of arts spaces in the town, a-n devised a programme of events with Margate-based social artist Dan Thompson. […]
This period of research will focus on my commuting route to The Barbican Art Gallery, where I work on a zero-hour contract as an invigilator. Concretely this research will look to identify and catalogue all the CCTV cameras I encounter/am […]
A blog documenting the work and learning I do through my Professional Development Bursary
A weekly briefing featuring national and international art news, including: squatters turn Manchester’s former Cornerhouse cinema into arts space, plus artists and critics demand Whitney Biennial removes Dana Schutz painting.
Aaron (2017) Nichols Canyon. Available at www.aaronartprints.org/hockney (Accessed: 20 February 2017). Christov-Bakargiev, C. (1999) William Kentridge. New York: Phaidon. Blazick in Whitechapel Gallery (2016) In Conversation: William Kentridge and Iwona Blazwick. Available at: www.whitechapelgallery.org (Accessed: 4 March 2017). Canel […]
After seeing how well the elephant string went I decided that I wanted to put a black, solid background with a couple of colourful swirls imprinted in it to make the background pop and bold, I then chose to divide […]
The coloured background really made the piece vibrant and decorative similar to that of Chris Ofili, the colours weren’t overpowering and blended well together but it made it difficult to see the image in which the holes had made and […]
Afrodizzia (2nd version) is a painting made of acrylic, oil, resin, paper collage, glitter, map pins and elephant dung on canvas. It is almost the same to Homage, part from the fact it has a collage element to it showing […]
The sketches done at Ipswich Museum lend to be linked in with one piece of my work in the form of the mandala lion piece called Lionel, not only is the image taken from a tattoo but the idea of […]
Visiting Christchurch Mansion and Ipswich Museum I was inspired to look at just simple but exciting objects that could inspire me to create ideas for my much larger pieces, using these images as a starting point and maybe looking at […]
This week started with the Talented Art Fair, I spent the whole weekend talking about my work with the visitors and meeting other artists. I was delighted that Conrad Carvalho came along and brought visitors. The Fair was really well […]
On arriving I couldn’t help but be drawn to the stunning camellias, which reminded me of my year in Japan, about 30 years ago. At the time, I was planning to do a PhD in 7th Century Chinese literature and was learning […]
My bursary will fund work on filming & professional editing software to make a short film about British artist Felicia Brown’s 1932 gift to her sister “Gypsy” – a tea set from Berlin.
Exhibition highlights for the week ahead, selected from a-n’s busy Events section and including shows in London, Exeter and online.
Interaction in Art March 21, 2017 What is interaction in art? Could a comic book, or could some sort of mechanized artwork be considered interactive? Is an artwork only interactive if it can move, or can it be static? Static […]
Engaging in a detailed way with industrial manufacturing means immersing oneself in a world of language, techniques and processes that are at times utterly surprising. The products produced in the factory today have ranged from a very high end car […]
Image Credit: Kaye Winwood Last Wednesday, Kaye and myself presented Expanded Intimacy; it’s research and the prototypes so far, to an audience to gain their feedback. The intention being that from this exchange the knowledge gained will feed into […]
A digression. I suppose many people have “seeing the Northern Lights” on their bucket list. Although it’s perfectly possible to see them in North Wales, somehow I have never managed it. It’s either too cloudy or they appear too late, […]
Everyday is a very broad term one I find myself using alot. Everyday life, everyday stress, everyday object, everyday action. I use the word everyday to convey how it can be found in the world commonly from day to day. I […]
With £700,000 still to raise, work has begun to convert the former Peckham Road Fire Station into a mixed-use cultural centre incorporating exhibition, learning and meeting spaces, plus an artist’s studio.
