An Exhibition by ACAVA Studios: Artist in Residence Nicola Winstanley
One of the first things we did when starting the BA in Fine art was to look through the book Vitamin P which has an introduction by the American art critic Barry Schwabsky who has some very interesting things to […]
Yesterday was generally bleak and blustery, and I had to make a definite effort to leave my front door. Trying to impose a bit of self-discipline, I decided to make drawing every 20 steps, walking widdershins around the lighthouse. I […]
I visited the William Kentridge Exhibition Thick Time at the Whitechapel Gallery. I was interested in the process of animation, how individual images are linked together to make what appear to be moving images. This is an animation where a […]
The installation How it is (2009) in the Turbine Hall, Tate by Miroslaw Balka’s is an example of how a viewer’s experience of an installation can be influenced by other viewers. The installation consists of a huge pitch black container […]
La Soglia Magical is a light and steam installation in airport Malpensa in Milan. All passengers have to go through the installation to exit the airport. What does it mean when people have no choice about engaging with an installation? […]
The Confession & The Chase The Confession I really liked this paintings composition. The starkness of the red on the grey haired man’s shirt in contrast to the darkness of the man opposite, the night sky, and the brightness […]
I’ve been taking a variety of quotes from Emma Watson’s UN speech on gender equality, my favourite being ; “Both men and women should feel free to be sensitive. Both men and women should feel free to be strong.” I […]
We completed a mini module looking at curatorial principles. First we explored examples of successful and unsuccessful curation. Josephine Pryde, Turner Prize nominee originally used a circular track for her train which people could actually physically interact with by sitting […]
Working on this piece was quite difficult and also a really fun experience and those little dots really gave the piece character and emotion. It wasn’t easy when it came to take photos because the dots were so tiny but […]
Caton, S (2016) ‘Rainschemes for Insomniacs’ Marina Abramovic, (1974), ‘Rhythm o‘ In October 2016, I had the opportunity to assist an artist called Shaun Caton present one of his performance works at the Spill Festival in Ipswich. […]
Play has become so important to me and my work but I must decide whether I show traces of my play or the play itself. I keep thinking about Richard Long and his a line made by walking, you never saw Long take his […]
my view through the window makes me smile today, bright, sunny whisping clouds tickling the tops of the trees accompanied by all the best of female composers on radio 3. a good day to be sipping tea and considering a […]
Aims Making meaning from nothingness. Making my mark. Making something solid from an idea in my mind. Exploration Enjoyment Communication Introspection Creativity Challenge Achievement Enjoyment Excavation Examining critically cultural and societal influences and expectations on the individual By using my […]
Four figures exploring ALL THE WOMEN IN ME ARE TIRED. The first I made as an empty bag, stitched and waxed. The surface gleams quietly in the light, looks a bit like a snake skin that has been sloughed off. […]
The London gallery that represented artists including Bedwyr Williams, Sean Edwards and Holly Hendry has closed.
For the first in a new roving, monthly series of art scene snapshots from across the UK, artist Damian Magee introduces his home city of Belfast and picks five current exhibitions that capture the social, political, and cultural interests of artists in Northern Ireland’s largest city.
I must first make the now usual apologies for the length of time since my last post, I have been very busy and spending as much time as possible taking the fight to my work and really entrenching myself in […]
A Walk on March 5th, #ThreadandWord @espacio gallery for Threads Exhibition curated by the Artists Pool Rope knotted by Robert Zammit Pace who joined the walk after attending the PV at Espacio. I hope this gives you a flavour of […]
At the moment my work is still heading in the same place, I am trying to figure out were my voice is through my artwork. I have had many different tutorials with my lecturers and the conversations come down to […]
