I am referred back to the book, Critical Thinking Skills around how arguments are stated by considering questions to test their position. Looking for intentionality to persuade due to vested interest is essential. I would say that most views would have some form of biased in terms of political, cultural or ideological perspectives. I think […]
My Research Material which relates to Project 1 of PartThree in the course (last updated on 28 July 2023) This is a form of sorting and archiving the materials I work (collect, encounter, see, photograph, take sporeprint,make mushroom ink, paint, draw, write about). This is learning about the diversity of the species to me. I […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
EXERCISE 2.1: The group crit and/or peer feedback Considering the importance of taking on the perspectives and responses of others. I am part of a group of Fine Arts students who regularly share our experiences and work. We use a Padlet for this purpose. Below are images of the work and ideas I shared and […]
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, […]