Christo and Jean Claude

“The Arc de Triomphe is taken away from our gaze and at the same time overexposed to our gaze. This subtraction and this overexposure lie at the core of the work. Thank you, Christo, for offering us the gift of looking in another way, in a new way, at masterpieces built by other artists.” […]

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ARTS-BASED RESEARCH

I looked at an article written by Graeme Sullivan, Research Acts in Art Practice (2006) What intrigued me is that he refers to a question arts-based researchers have: Can artistic forms be used as the basis for educational inquiry.? and What kind of research acts are characteristic of, and familiar to, art inquiry and art […]

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RESEARCH: ASSIGNMENT THREE

PLAN KEY ARGUMENTS I HAVE SETTLED ON (750 word text) Researching ideas around practice-led research showed me that it is a form of generative enquiry that draws on subjective, interdisciplinary and emergent methodologies. My perspective is based on the idea that human life is entangled in many relationships and that these theories can be explored […]

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Dove Bradshaw’s Contingency paintings

My tutor suggested I look at her work to research ideas into Alchemy. In my research of this artist, I learned that her work exists at the interstices of time, alchemy, and natural materials. It can also be seen as an event when these works are made, almost as Pollock’s drip painting technique. She applies […]

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Anna Mendieta (1948 -1985)

My tutor suggested I look at this Cuban-born artist after reflecting on the ongoing nature of my making. She told me to look at Earthbound by Ana Mendieta as connection to explore further thinking about care and healing in my practice. Earthbound was an exhibition of 14 works shown in 2019. The collection at Galerie […]

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