As a direct result of researching the work of Sarah Lucas, I came across the feminist author Andrea Dworkin. I found that Lucas was influenced by the writings of Dworkin who was an outspoken critic of misogynistic attitudes towards women, […]
Whilst researching about Jodie marsh the first thing that comes up in relationship to her is the term Glamour Girl. This instantly reminded me of the research i conducted through out my dissertation about Lucian Freud and his use of […]
Is the signs of memory trace found within Cornelia Parker’s objects? Cornelia Parker talks about memories that are found in objects that hold crucial memorable evidence of what life the object has lived through. Parker has acquired a lot of different and forgotten […]
Why did I look into Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades? I looked into artist Marcel Duchamp for my readymade vases because he is widely known for his use of readymade sculptures like the bicycle wheels and the wine rack. Some of these objects that he […]
I have looked in to the mood enhancing chemicals released behind listening to music. There has be a study that suggests that chemicals are released in to your system at the peak of enjoyment in a song. Research in to […]
Blood Lines, mixed media on board, (55 x 38cms) 2015 At BIAB things are in flux. Objects have taken a back seat, painting has resurfaced and research has been on hold. I’ve been on something of a painting jag. But […]
This has been a mixed week. I had a real battle with my laptop and new software I got for it so that I could capture individual frames from the cine film dvd, and then build those into a new […]
A relationship with the sea through painting and drawing
The story behind my vases When I was in China last summer 05/07/2014 I had to help my girlfriends friend Ting Ting to renovate an old apartment into something new again. When I got to the apartment with my […]
I will be in Cyprus next week, a well deserved break from the manic activity of the last few weeks. I am looking forward to some uninterrupted art time. No having to run off to this lecture or that meeting or […]
I have another toilet lady image now, the woman cuddling and protecting the 3 boys. This painting is very much inspired by the work of Kathe Kolwitz and a postcard I bought when I went round her museum in Berlin. […]
My work, of covering and exposing forms, using paint on canvas, is continuing. It explores how a process can change the perception and narrative of the figure. To me, this is linked to ideas of how our innerness can be […]
The former party girl and famous model Jodie Marsh, transformed her slender physic for a ripped muscular form. Pushing her body to its absolute limits. She trained for 8hours per day over 7 days, for 8 gruelling weeks. Jodie Marsh […]
Jenny Saville said that the best way for her to paint her subjects was to understand all she could about that chosen subject. For example if she was painting a women with stretch marks she would research medical books to […]
The Degree Show is fast approaching, and its time to stop and think about how and what we are going to display and where. I have made up four canvases that are about 5ft high. On these I am going […]
Usually when I create a greyscale painting I paint the background first, but because I had already painted the canvas Magnolia to prime it, I decided to leave it and keep the raw material colour of the canvas. By doing […]
I have handed in my Sky Arts Scholarships Form, and have created seven images to go with my Form. Give it a read…
