I did some online research into her works on the Smithsonian Archives site. Here, they stated that they had extensive correspondence with fellow artists, collectors, critics, etc., as well as biographical materials like her personal records, writings, diaries, exhibition files, photographs, original works, scrapbooks and printed materials, which measure 42.8 linear feet and date from […]
She developed her own techniques that included filling balloons with plaster and modelling objects by submerging them in water or blowing air into them. She began experimenting with casting with balloons, a process she called “gravistimulation”. She poured liquid plaster inside a small balloon and shaped it, meaning she was able to model abstract forms […]
Monday 11 September 2023 My tutor set out generous time for the discussion, which mainly revolved around my making to reflect on this process regarding how the body of work will be seen as an outcome. The work that stood out is the nest I held up against the sun – time and other things […]
EXERCISE 2. BRINGING THINGS TOGETHER. FIRST FULL DRAFT Contextual Study (5000 word count, currently on 4790) and considering style and toneExploring how theories around interconnectedness (entanglement?) with nature can open new ideas for making in a contemporary art practice I will present this as a Word document for my tutor to annotate. I am unhappy […]
This photographer shares images of mostly seeds and plants and I was captured by a note on an image when she writes about this work as a project that took 5 years: “Can plants think? Eat, make war, or die? And, if so, what do they feel when they prepare for death? The project Flora Supersum […]
During formal feedback, I valued that my tutor reminded me of Learning Outcomes regarding aims and outcomes. I want to consider Spring 2024 as an assessment event for my work on Fine Art 3 Advanced Practice and Research. Learning outcomes for Advanced Practice Three assessment criteria are shown in the ASSESSMENT GRID, which I will […]
What is UBUNTU: It is considered a cornerstone of all African values and a significant concept in African humanism. It entails communal personhood as well as collective morality. My understanding is that in its essence, Ubuntu emphasises the interconnectedness and interdependence of all people. It is about compassion, kindness, community collaboration, cooperation, support and respect). […]
I need to consider my body of work, which I am doing in Fine Art 3: Advanced Practice, and reflect on it for the contextual study. Then, I can test whether it integrates elements from my Research course. Research Question: Consider how theories around interconnectedness can open new ideas for making in a contemporary art […]
AGENCY = According to Karen Barad “agency is not held, it is not a property of persons or things; rather, agency is an enactment, a matter of possibilities for reconfiguring entanglements. So agency is not about choice in any liberal humanist sense; rather, it is about the possibilities and accountability entailed in reconfiguring material-discursive apparatuses […]
I am busy with my draft and will also use the blog to reflect on my progress in order to refine the research question (s) and developing longer pieces of text that articulate and support my position – the idea to get to a critical investigation. I am building up my bibliography and keeping in […]