Three weeks since my last post – where has the time gone?! I have been working as hard as I possibly can and I have felt my work taking on the desire for a genuine change in direction, a fairly […]
Red Light District; As my project has touched upon the subject of prostitution, seeing the red light district was an eye opener. The girls stand behind glass doors with red lights around the edge, alluring passers by in, then drawing […]
This week I’ve been tasked by my tutor to create a pared down, simplify sculpture, whilst still capturing the essence of my work. So I have considered an artist who has made incredible, minimalist works dealing with an enormously complicated […]
Oh yes – I’ve been up t’Grantium portal Oh yes – I’ve been up there again Oh yes – I’ve been up t’Grantium portal And now I have got portal brain Bring back, oh bring back, Oh bring back my […]
The first image was of the couple coming out of a door of a shop. I wanted to try having them come out of the entrance and walk down the street. It was quite hard to do and the paper […]
I am making a list of which scenes to include, so that way I will not forget to have everything in the film. Also make me think further about the story, is it fun and exiting. Last thing I want […]
I have now decided what names the two main characters will be called. Robert Gold and Lacey French. I need to think about the other important characters in the film. Such as the school teacher and the hero’s and the […]
Today I have been mapping out the town on paper. Showing were each street begins and ends. Also helps me plan were to place each shop, this way I know that there have all appeared on the town map. Using […]
I have chosen to look at Soho/Felix Series of films Kentridge made between 1989-1997. The reason I have done research in to his work is because Kentridge is one of the leading animators in fine art, and I am also […]
We are in the Cameron Highlands. It is sold as Malaysia’s answer to the Lake District but it is more like Matlock Bath, with a lot of mock tudor. The climate is cooler and they grow strawberries and tea and you […]
In my last post I was explaining that my work that I have created throughout my university experience has been compared to Jackson Pollock, so that is why I decided that in my last year that I would change the […]
As Clore Visual Artist Fellow Maurice Carlin sets off on the second leg of his a-n supported research trip, we look back at his first week of posts on a-n’s Instagram, exploring Hong Kong’s visual art scene.
This week’s selection includes photography and mixed-media sculptures of body parts in London, silk worms in Macclesfield and weaving in Margate.
On three consecutive Saturdays in March I will present newly commissioned performances and sculptures at Manchester Central Library exploring how, why and what we read… Further details to follow… www.librarylive.co.uk/event/the-act-of-reading/ www.librarylive.co.uk/event/saccades/ www.librarylive.co.uk/event/circular-reading/ It Stares Us Down is supported by ACE, Manchester […]
Flotsam and Jetsam by Peter Symonds is a show of questioning. It asks us some fundamental questions about the nature of painting, the role of spatial depth and illusion, alongside the parameters of its production – stretcher, canvas, edge, […]
Presenting a talk at Fabrica, Wednesday 22nd February, 6 – 7pm, Duke Street, Brighton. It was an amazing 5 days at Collect meeting interesting people from all over the world. Thank you to the Craft Council for a great show, Arts […]
Many may consider my degree project to be about death, a memento mori or a vanitas work, however I am not so sure, yet I guess it is whatever the viewer want’s it to be. To me the work, is […]
Just when I thought that our research residency couldn’t of gotten any more exciting, it did! We started to make our designs with glass-blower Steve Williams in the lab and it is proven to be very re-warding for both parties. […]
Throughout 2017 I will be making new artworks and creating engagement opportunities responding to this unique architectural relic. This blog reflects on the ideas in my application and my initial responses to this unique residency opportunity within this iconic London landmark.
