Research point Option 1 – Gordon Cheung (1975-)

09/01/2022 Suzanne Conboy-Hill

Unfortunately, the link to a text in the course materials, this one titled Colart Loved By: Gordon Cheung, is dead but the video article is not and so I am relying on that and articles found in a search for Colart. This is from Elephant which seems to be a magazine: “London-based artist Gordon Cheung discusses his tools of choice: a computer, spray gun and paint. You can find out more about Colart’s Loved By campaign, which launches this weekend [January 2018] at Creative World in Frankfurt.” https://elephant.art/colart-loved-by-gordon-cheung/ In the video, Cheung talks about substituting other materials for paint – … Continue reading Research point Option 1 – Gordon Cheung (1975-)

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Option 2 substitute element, project 2 narrative

04/01/202205/01/2022 Suzanne Conboy-Hill

This is my ‘vegetarian+dairy’ substitute from Option 2 for the ‘meat’ element of Option 1, and I have focused more on the narrative component than the appropriation. The task requires an underlying story that resonates with you (me), and in … Continue reading Option 2 substitute element, project 2 narrative

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Project 2: replaced in this series by Project 1, Option 2.

02/01/2022 Suzanne Conboy-Hill

This would be assemblage but I am not best equipped for manipulating objects and so I am swapping it out for Project 1 of Option 2: narrative and appropriation. And while there is in theory an element of appropriation, the core theme is the use of a meaningful pre-existing story. This plays directly into my submission goal; a series of paintings embodying key elements of a pre-existing short story and, the task being to produce around 10 paintings for the linked exercise, it can serve as preparation and exploration for that. First, there is the research to underpin the theme, … Continue reading Project 2: replaced in this series by Project 1, Option 2.

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Project 2 Physical texture – assemblage and the reconnection of disparate parts

31/12/202101/01/2022 Suzanne Conboy-Hill

Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) Dubuffet “advocated for “instinct, passion, mood, violence, madness”2 rather than analysis and reason, as well as closer proximity to nature and natural forms and the discarding of traditional notions of beauty. “Look at what lies at your … Continue reading Project 2 Physical texture – assemblage and the reconnection of disparate parts

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Project 1: visual texture; research points 1&2

30/12/202131/12/2021 Suzanne Conboy-Hill

Douglas Crimp (1944-2019) and appropriating appropriation. My distillation of this 1993 paper is that it comprises a discussion or essay on the emerging use of photography in the appropriation of work done by someone else, in some cases by simply … Continue reading Project 1: visual texture; research points 1&2

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Implied texture: ex 1, option 1.

30/12/2021 Suzanne Conboy-Hill

My strategy for this exercise is to use my own work for the imported materials (there is a lot of this as I’ve just cleared out two portfolios full of work from previous modules and available now as ‘resources’) and … Continue reading Implied texture: ex 1, option 1.

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Exploring Media: level 2 (HE5), second module

29/12/2021 Suzanne Conboy-Hill

This is in effect a legacy module as the course is being re-vamped and reorganised. The last of the 60 credit courses at this level, it is in ‘teaching out’ mode until everyone enrolled on it has moved on. Hereafter, there will be three 40 credit units as there are at level 1 (HE4). Reading the course materials, it’s immediately obvious that the structure is completely different from previous modules. The Assignments are not specific to Parts but apply to progress through Options, of which there are four. We make a choice of two from these four but there is … Continue reading Exploring Media: level 2 (HE5), second module

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Artivive in the wild!

20/12/2021 Suzanne Conboy-Hill

Originally posted on Strayfish Arts:
I’ve mentioned the Artivive app before – it’s an app that calls up video hosted on their site and linked to a specific image. For now, it’s mostly used in galleries where lighting and connectivity are generally good. I used it for my contribution to our lane’s Advent Window fundraiser (for the local school) whereby one window a night is ‘unveiled’ and then stays lit for the rest of Christmas, which meant viewing in the dark from the garden in a village where mobile signals aren’t always great. It was a big test and it… Continue reading Artivive in the wild!

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Artivive in the wild!

20/12/2021 Suzanne Conboy-Hill

I’ve mentioned the Artivive app before – it’s an app that calls up video hosted on their site and linked to a specific image. For now, it’s mostly used in galleries where lighting and connectivity are generally good. I used it for my contribution to our lane’s Advent Window fundraiser (for the local school) whereby one window a night is ‘unveiled’ and then stays lit for the rest of Christmas, which meant viewing in the dark from the garden in a village where mobile signals aren’t always great. It was a big test and it passed! Artivive has a torch … Continue reading Artivive in the wild!

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Noses begone!

12/12/2021 Suzanne Conboy-Hill

I’ve been obsessing somewhat with facial features on the grounds that I absolutely can’t graduate this course without being able to render a decent eye or ear, or particularly a nose which never seems to fit the face properly when … Continue reading Noses begone!