Completing Project 10. I’ve been encouraged to trust my instincts as to direction and I’ve experienced this as very supportive, given my more evolutionary than planned way of working. The meaning of ‘project plan’ only became clear at a recent … Continue reading Brief for Project 10, the final unit of 3.2
Project 9 (subject to change) 22nd August. The up-garden angled landscape. My aim here is to paint the ‘back’ of the painting, this time going from dark to light as if the image were in such full, bright sunlight that … Continue reading Bottom to top/Exposure
Facebook friend, poet, writer and film-maker. If anyone can be said to have inspired the animations and slow-moving darker pieces of my work, it’s Janet. This piece exemplifies the grace and depth that first caught my attention and keeps it … Continue reading Janet Lees
What shape is my practice? Well, there’s a question! After some thought, I’m going to suggest that the shape of my practice is a function of the connections in my brain that the idea of it sets up. But what … Continue reading Legacy 3.2 – Part Four: What shape is your practice?
I think now I’ve settled on a theme for my body of work; one that came out of a coincidence and set me buzzing which bodes well for pursuing it consistently and with a view to progression. The process involves … Continue reading Skies and colours
Drawing on literature’s long-held practice of looking closely at the structure and nuance of text, art repurposes this to mean close looking, seeing (echoes of John Berger here), and analysis of “what the work is, means, and does in the … Continue reading 3.2 Part Four – close reading (legacy materials)
Most of my interview experience is clinical or forensic, so this will be different. Nevertheless, there are some well-established skills and practices that are transferrable. My practice is usually to take a semi-structured approach based on an understanding of the … Continue reading 3.2 Legacy Part Four – Artist Interviews
I chose the Dissertation option last year and began writing early in 3.1 as this was an easier option than practical artwork at the time. Then, due to some confusions over what had to be submitted and when, the Dissertation vanished briefly and an unexpected essay appeared. After quite a lot of work behind the scenes, the Dissertation returned, albeit not to the 3.2 materials. The essay though remained as there had to be a written component for assessment at 3.1. Mine acts as a prelude to the Dissertation and so is attached. I’m not able to publish the Dissertation … Continue reading Legacy 3.2 – Part Four: artists and writing; 2023 materials
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