Construction Project Day #19 I built a den! With the intention of using no lighting element within this work, I built a cotton ‘shape’ within my space. I would have preferred it to have been a perfect cube with stretched […]
Richard Hamilton: Painter and collagist widely regarded as the creator of Pop Art. Article from http://www.independent.co.uk Although Richard Hamilton never achieved the celebrity of Andy Warhol or Damien Hirst he had a major impact on modern art, influencing them and […]
Jeff Koons artworks have certainly shown to us the influence of his enlargement of mundane objects, to younger artists such as Damien Hirst. His 20ft painted bronze sculpture called “Hymn”, which was originally inspired by his son’s fourteen-inch anatomical model […]
‘The human- animal relationship has always been something that has fascinated and confused me simultaneously. I use animals in my work as a catharsis for the conflicting feelings I have around the issue and to make people think about the […]
SCULPTURE ‘100 DREAM SHAPES’ I am interested in translating my paintings into sculptures. In this concern, I looked at what I could do to appropriate different parts of the painting with a sculpture. I have started to address the paintings […]
What does 2014 have in store in terms of conferences and events, art fairs and festivals? We take a month-by-month look at what the year has to offer.
Despite a major Kurt Schwitters’ show at Tate Britain last year, the future of the German artist’s Merz Barn in Cumbria remains uncertain. Ian Hunter of the Littoral Trust, which bought the dilapidated barn building in 2006, explains how things stand with the project and why the continued involvement of artists is key to its future.
Our selection of not-to-be-missed shows this week includes a celebration of Dylan Thomas’ most enduring work by Sir Peter Blake in Cardiff, international artists examining the human form in London, and an exhibition of drawings and paintings in Bristol by an artist best known for his vividly-coloured sculptural installations.
Blain Southern, London
16 October – 30 November 2013
Second Post of the Final Post Influence – John Berger Berger, I feel, has been an almost leading light in my piece in some way. His book Why Look at Animals has constantly been in the back of my mind […]
‘Eye Routine’ – I decided on using the cabinet as I feel a cabinet of curiosity is an essential part of collecting from the knowledge I gained from the dissertation. People who had money would use these to display their […]
After lloking at all this, Ive found myself coming round in almost a complete circle with my beliefs and finding my art leaning more and more towards not using any animal materials at all. I began painting without materials. My […]
I have spent most of today reading my blog and updating some posts (see my now doubled in size artist post – especially the bit about Damien Hirst). Anyway I am currently feeling rather happy about my ideas and whats […]
The Royal West of England Academy – Bristol’s first art gallery – has announced Alison Bevan from Penlee House Gallery, Penzance, as its new Director.
Hall Place, Bexley
28 March – 1 September 2013
Blog Post about a few I artists have looked during this project. * Starting with Damien Hirst, who featured prominately in my dissertation and also has been a prominant artist in my work. Well known for his shark piece The […]
I had a tutorial with two students from the Royal College of Art (RCA) a few days ago. Whilst this proved helpful in some ways, it’s somehow left me feeling that i need to justify my figurative work more. I […]
Finally found the artist whose name I couldn’t remember! Anne Wilson. She’s an artist who uses hair a lot within her work which I feel i’m reflecting in my work at the moment. She uses the technique of sewing her […]
These two images show Damien Hirst’s regimental and organised approach to his display with his collections and Josiah Mc Elheny’s use of mirrors, resulting in an illusion of how many items are actually in the cabinet. These are both elements […]
I was looking through artists who inspire me and my work and cabinets of curiosities and even just cabinets become an item that keep cropping up. Thinking about my work, I decided to really explore collections I should purchase a […]
I now have realised my collections need to have a personal meaning to me for me to really understand them, such as the train tickets and receipts, so I have began collecting frog ornaments… Ever since I was a child […]
Damien Hirst is the latest artist i looked at when researching animals used within contemporary art, he uses yet another process fo preservation. he sets his dead animals in formaldyhede. MOst of us know all about his work, which focuses […]
For the past few weeks we on the publicity team have been busy establishing a network of social media strands that will hopefully give an insight into the preparation process of putting on the degree show, and as a result […]
Following on from the last post, the formmative assessment went very well. I was given 2:1’s for both my modules at this stage with a few weeks remaining so I’m hoping that they will have improved in January. The past […]
