
Popty2015: Open Days
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Archive
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Venue:
Penquoit Centre -
From:
October 17, 2015 -
To:
October 24, 2015 -
Location:
Wales
‘All the long gone darlings …’ Sylvia Plath It always feels important to me to properly acknowledge anniversaries; specific dates etched on my brain. October 13th is one of them. In the same year of taking the letters H A […]
Playing with colour in preparation for printing? After I have tried my best to align the layers of my image, I wanted to think about what kind of colours that I intend to print with and also what kind of […]
What is the latest updates with my Chairman Mao image? This afternoon I have been working on the definement of my layers ready for printing. I wanted to make the effort in making sure that the layers of my Chaiman […]
What has happened to my Acetate sample? Yes thats right… my acetate did not show up for the third day going but I certainly know why. Today I ring my supply dealer to say that I did not receive my […]
Jelly is a wonderful material to work with and the process of this organic element is engaged with the work. The use of the soft and almost translucent tights allow the jelly to reveal its colour, texture and the seeping […]
Decided to do some collage with my class today. This is my attempt/example. I like the contrast of the text and oil paint. I might try to make another more minimal piece next time.
I, with the help of the chap I share my studio space with have re-modeled the stairwell entrance to the studio. It is now a reasonable looking gallery space. Here are some pictures of wall mounted works in said space.
One month into the project blog, I have been attempting to psychoanalyze myself. I thought my own psyche was as good a place as any to begin. I’m currently reading through the book ‘Man and his Symbols’ witch was the […]
The progress of my studio practice this past week
Creating luscious blobs of pure paint by dipping endlessly. They hang and glisten in the sunlight, as if waiting to be picked. It must be because it is harvest time, I have just returned from the Isle of Portland where, […]
Over the last few weeks I’ve been a bit apprehensive about going back to China but now, in the last couple of days, I’ve suddenly become incredibly excited. I’m not sure what changed my mood but it probably helped that […]
The third Sluice_ art fair takes place this week with presentations by over 30 international galleries plus performances and a programme of talks. Supported by a-n, the talks include a discussion about Paying Artists and artist-led organisations, plus artist Marion Piper will be on hand to cover the event when she ‘takes over’ the a-n Instagram feed.
This was a fun and experimental series of photographs using a range of found objects that lay around in our daily surroundings but are taken for granted. Eva Hesse’s practice has become a focal point of my research and her […]
Working within a personal studio space, I am surrounded by a mass of materials, therefore my focus at the moment is to produce and challenge the functionality of these organic and everyday objects. The work can take on a minimalist […]
The progress of my studio practice this past week
AUDIOBLOG – Please click here But then, on the other hand, there’s only so much courage I can muster. A girl needs a comfort blanket. Mr Jones can raise his eyebrows as much as he likes. It takes bravery […]
With help from my lovely friend Marie-Therese Ross , the work is up and showing in Open Art Spaces, Kensington and Fulham, 506, Fulham Road and the manager of the space loves it so much she is going to give […]
Mexican artist Abraham Cruzvillegas has produced the inaugural Hyundai Commission for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, unveiled this week. Here, Richard Taylor finds out more about his ‘Autoconstrucción’ approach to art, following up on themes discussed by Cruzvillegas at a recent ‘in conversation’ event in Glasgow.