Fine Art Three Part One: Practices of Research
I want to link this work with my Assignment 3. I have now concluded that up to now, I have struggled to show how making in my artistic practice ‘feeds off’ concepts of thought and knowledge. I have concluded that my research needs to be framed within my practice. My theoretical acts happen in my […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
FOCUSSING YOUR RESEARCH AREA EXERCISE 2:1. Refine your ideas for research Within my current making, it became clear that I am investigating ideas around the materiality of the cycle of life, in a personal psychological way, but also physically, in nature, in my own space, how that connects with making, whether it is about the […]
Practicalities Look at the website flow, and ensure the tutor do read all logs. General Good summaries on reading and suggest I take this to the rest of my reading, an overview about my thinking and connection with my learning from the book, and how this connects with other learning. It is about what the […]
I want to discuss drawing the same object for 30 days and the collaborative work that has by now been outside in our garden for around three months, which I would like to continue with as part of this research project. My idea is to contemplate with words and consider Jaimini Patel’s work. In both […]
WIP for the first meeting, Friday 21 October 2022. Important that I distil my work and give an overview of its key aspects. The intent is that we understand each other’s areas of focus. In my writing below, I focussed on making, but I should focus on the context of the work for this discussion. […]
I came upon this comment by artist Julie Mehretu on social media and think this is how I look at my research for making a body of work:”….that’s what I’m interested in: the space in between, the moment of imagining what is possible and yet not knowing what that is.” Julie Mehretu Project One: Why […]