I found this piece to be particularly challenging for myself due to the size and the complexity of the pattern which had to be completely drawn out. Each line had to be the exact length as the other in the […]
The day before the sculpture is freighted to Aarhus. I borrowed Charlotte’s car again and went over to Roskilde for the first time since finishing work last Tuesday. I knew that Lars and Mikkel were planning to prep the […]
On Friday I flew from Reykjavik to Egilsstadir in the East of Iceland. From there I caught the bus to Seydisfjordur, which is a beautiful and remote port town with a big community of artists. I am based at Skaftfell […]
Now the finalization process has begun i am now down to deciding how to present my work in such a manner in which it optimally reflects it’s meaning and concept. Decision making in terms of where to place my sculptures […]
Testing the structural strength of the legs as well as adding rubber bands to ensure the limbs will bend the correct way.
Working on the final touches toward the end of the show, getting a rough size as to how big it may be and whether or not it will be relevant to add anything more than the two i have described.
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The overall quality of the finish using the board and tape wasn’t that good. Also on Tuesday and back at uni after bank holiday weekend only to find the mountboard had unstuck itself from the window (due to the heat […]
Engraved ceramics exploring emotions, a video piece inspired by the works of Beethoven, Turner and Hokusai, and a ‘photo album’ of fantasy portraits are among works created by children and young people for a new national touring exhibition that launches at Turner Contemporary in June.
I have finally finished painting my wall and have hung my artwork. I was debating whether to put up three or four canvases. Three was always the obvious choice but it seemed a shame to miss some of my art […]
The Slazenger Jupiter – an object in transition, is a glorious new guest blog post by Neil Armstrong. The Museum is very proud to host this post along with all the fabulous images provided by Neil. In answer to your question Neil – […]
The artist self defining as magician, particularly in the context of European Modernism, has been linked to the separation of production and consumption due to the industrialised processes of capitalism. As Thomas McEvilley describes in his essay, ‘Marginalia: Thomas McEvilley […]
This year’s Slade BA/BFA exhibition features 27 artists who have worked hard to produce a busy show where the works complement each other, rather than compete.
This week’s selection includes a survey of William Hogarth in Bristol and an exploration of Walsall’s social history.
R is for Jose Rizal, A-Z of Filipino Cultural Exports Journalist, Poet, Activist, Doctor (1861–1896) Born into a wealthy and affluent family, Jose Rizal was a gifted scholar, excelling in various subjects and fields of discipline – from the arts, to the languages and sciences. A proud […]
It seems to be such a short time that we are here… at uni ……..or maybe in any/another phase of life that can be documented ( anything is possible ) … that sometimes you cannot see it…. Time here as […]
Any new progress on my degree show? Mmm… I would say that right now I need a long good break lol… but anyway my new progress since my last post was about mounting up the panels so that it looks […]
I am sure that this is one of the artworks I will have in my exhibition. I have decided to call it “Hagalaz” after the rune which means hail and rainstorms. In Norse mythology it is linked to the primal […]
A lot of thinking. I put my thinking cap on. You are what you think. I think therefore I am. More round and round and round. Space is what the Residency has given me. Space to think. Space in my […]
I spoke a while back about aspirations to create larger pieces of my triptych except resulting in more layers and to have solid pieces that hadn’t been cut out of the design to create a much more solid and complex […]
This painting is finished, I used more oil paint, then applied some water based emulsion thinking it was gloss, this is obviously not a good combination so I washed it off with water. I think the accidental smudgyness which has […]
