I recorded today’s session with my tutor and would like to share our discussion points and actions. I firstly want to inform my tutor that I added some reflective learning into two of my blogs, namely Assignment Two, where I looked at research methods and Part 6, The Draft Research Question. (I made the added […]
Investigate organisations that support and fund research by artists in non-arts fields. I decided to look at my local situation as well. Rupert Art Foundation and the Social Impact Prize The Social Impact Arts Prize welcomes entries that will inspire communities and use creativity to engage with social challenges. Artists, architects and engineers, landscapers, environmentalists, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
“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 […]
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 […]
Exercise 6.1.: Critical questioning I will use the Reading Point in the study material to formulate a research question (G Williams). I will now draft a 500-word summary about the materials I have identified and details of the research materials. It is crucial to consider the question (s) I am asking at this point as […]
Exercise 5.1: Compare and contrast (400 -450 words to be used) I will consider the work of a MA student at OCA, Ted Fox Joyce, who worked with landscape and organic matter within. I was referred to look at his work by my tutor in Advanced Practice. His writing is clear and concise in describing […]
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 […]