During my read – through of the blog, I noticed that I have scarcely mentioned the links between my dissertation and my current art practice. I decided to revisit the dissertation and to draw some parallels between the themes I discussed there […]
I was thinking of having a sculpture, or installation piece made up of a Hospital bed, a chair, table and a side cabinet from Ipswich Hospital. I would put all the cards I revived, and make it look homely. I […]
Orchidaceous was a collaborative project from last year with the Suffolk botanist Martin Sanford. Martin is an expert on orchids and so it seemed obvious we would work around that theme. Combing orchids and human sparked both our imaginations, so […]
Fabric and sewing have been an important and ever present source of creativity throughout my life. My mum was always making and mending and going to choose and buy fabrics with her was always a great adventure. I want […]
In my dissertation, I explored some of the autobiographical works of Frida Kahlo, Louise Bourgeois and Tracey Emin. They each made work in response to their memories of traumatic events in their lives, from childhood and beyond. The more I […]
Chaos and order in visual art – synopsis Aims of writing this: Clarify the context I’m working in. Aim to work more into and out of my practice with reflective journal writing and linking my work with wider […]
Turner Contemporary’s Self exhibition looks at artists’ self-portraits from the 17th century to the present day, exploring the changing way artists have seen themselves – and society has seen artists. Dany Louise reports from Margate.
We do this really useful (and seemingly simple) thing at college – our tutor asks us to sum up what our practice comprises of in one word – that’s actually really tricky! We were having a group crit last week […]
AUDIOBLOG- Please click here I wrote my first song at the end of 2010, with a lot of help from Dan Whitehouse. Songwriting is still a fresh and new thing for me. If any of you have read my […]
The Other Art Fair returns to the Old Truman Brewery for its second year during ‘Frieze week’ in October, while this year’s Frieze Art Fair includes the fair’s inaugural Artist Award winner and a new Live programme.
These will be my last few posts as my piece is almost ready for assessment. I feel pleased that it has worked out how I envisaged it, with a few minor alterations. Rather than 90 prints there are now 96. […]
From creating work based on memory, my dissertations and the subjects of it have helped me move forward with my work. From Lousie Bourgeios’ Destruction of the Father, this installation piece so dark and thought provoking got me into thinking […]
Alot has happened since I done my latest post!! I got the three canvases for the paintings that will be the main focus for the show. I got two canvses that are 120 x 80cm and the biggest one which […]
Since I decided I wanted to create my own dressing room in the studio space I thought I need to look at other artists that bring their own personal items into the gallery, so I decided to look at British […]
For me, my work is a mirror of my life. That is certainly true of a lot of artists, in particular Tracey Emin whose work relates events from her life. I find it fascinating the way her contemporary Gillian Wearing-a […]
Some of the themes my work looks at include tension, anxiety, adversity, the therapeutic qualities to be found in art, the confessional, use of text in painting, and also contains a strong autobiographical element. I looked at Louise Bourgeois, Tracey […]
Now on its sixth edition, The Other Art Fair has a selection committee made up of artists and provides a platform for emerging talent to present and sell their work. Director Ryan Stanier explains its approach.
Recently on a corridor at uni I remember seeing a notice saying: “History, what else is there?” I was tempted to, (I wish I had), write underneath: “Her Story, of course”. I do think that in the past women have […]
After a £10m redevelopment project, the new Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery opens today with artists’ commissions responding to its permanent collection and a launch exhibition of work from Frank Cohen’s collection.
Writing my disstertation and the specific study on Louise Bourgeois and Tracey Emin has helped me in the process of my work. With Bourgeois she returns to her past to specific moments or memories for inspiration and influence to what […]
You would think after writing a 7000 word dissertation I would be glad of the opportunity to get back to some physical artwork. I find myself, however, at a bit of a loose end. It’s so frustrating that I have […]
Just got back from London! Had such an awesome trip. These are a few of the Galleries I went to… The Tate Modern: Homeworkers http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/displa… The art works I was most interested in were Tracey Emin – Annette Messager – […]
Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton
1 June – 16 November 2013
I have been expanding my wall installation with more memories that I have found. I used polariod photos, envelopes, found objects, letters and keepsakes, including a teacup from my project in Level 5 about domestic violence. Since i have been […]
In his third Reith Lecture for BBC Radio 4, Grayson Perry discussed the art world’s obsession with novelty, and asked if art has lost its ability to shock.
