ARTISTS AND ART TO CONSIDER

Albert Oehlen (b. 1954) I enjoyed finding his interesting way of working and understanding that he uses impulse and eclecticism in his work, often starting with a set of rules or structural limitations and using his fingers, brushes, collage, and computers as his tools. Adrian Ghenie (b. 1977) I admire his works for their rich […]

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The thing with vessels: an object as a container

INTRODUCTION This post will be a time-based blog in the form of writing/documenting and responding to conversations and discussing ideas about vessels and making between Annette Holtkamp (OCA textiles student and part of a crit group) and me. I share this work with the assessors as it shows peer interaction, discussions around work, and the […]

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ADVANCED PRACTICE PART THREE: PROJECT ONE

Project 1: Preoccupations Exercise 1.1 Return and Review “If you define yourself, make it vague” ( Laurie Anderson) Looking at my thinking, approaches and themes and (considering how this links to my Research practice) Listening to the interview with Philip Guston about returning to work, he talks about work which appeared earlier in your making, […]

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PART THREE RESEARCH: PROJECT 1: Working with your research material and data to present or develop an argument or position

“In the art of enquiry, the conduct of thought goes along with and continually answers to, the fluxes and flows of the materials with which we work. These materials think in us as we think through them. (Ingold, 2013:6) Comments: Ingold writes that writing as a practice narrows the gap between thought and expression. Ingold […]

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PART TWO RESEARCH: ASSIGNMENT TWO

Summary of my research, including details of research material My research to accompany my work and making focuses on how I interact with my non-human materials, primarily fungi and feathers. These objects are seen as part of nature and the non-living world, from which humans have been distanced. I am attempting to form a collaborative […]

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PART TWO RESEARCH: REVIEWS

EXERCISE 4.1: First-hand perspective – reviewing public presentations of work – exhibitions, performances, screenings, etc. ArtUnlocked, Riebeek Kasteel, Sat and Sunday 22,23 April 2023 I partook in this exhibition, which was in different venues in the village. Around 20 artists partook in this annual event. Social media, local newspapers, local Tourism organizations, and a map […]

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Building a bibliography for Research

D Haraway (Posthumanism as a theoretical framework) On Cyborgs: If taken too literally, the essay can be misread, for it does not seek to identify the cyborgs among us; she states that the cyborg is a condensed image of both imagination and material reality and as such it is used in her argument as a symbol. Machines as labour […]

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PART TWO RESEARCH: Project 3: Gathering Data

Methods I would think working with a site that anthropology and or life history research would be valuable. At this stage, I also think that taking the methodology of the Bricoloeur is an option as I will use a multi-method approach. I enjoy doing keyword research to consider other ideas. I believe the data I […]

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