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
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
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.
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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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!
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!
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!
This unit is not due to be assessed until March 2022 but as time doesn’t stand still, I’ll be starting the next and final Level 2 (HE5) module in a day or so. Update: it’s August 2022 and how could I forget to update this post when I got seventy five percent for this module. That’s first, and also a First. Wow. Meanwhile, I’ve been cracking on with Exploring Media and submitting that for assessment during September with results due in December. Merry Christmas! You can find it here: Exploring Media. Continue reading Moving on
This will be the second of two Level 2 learning logs; a 60 credit unit towards a degree in Painting with the Open College of the Arts. As nothing is happening yet, here’s a placeholder from the last module. And … Continue reading On its way …
This year, for the first time, our lane is doing Advent windows to raise money for extras for our local school. The way it works is that each of us – or as many as possible – in the lane ‘unveils’ a decorated window right up to December 24th and they all stay on till 12th night. Our lane is quite dark so lights stand out really well and for inventiveness, you can’t beat a 2L milk container stuffed with LEDs for cash collections. But we’re a bit of a cashless society now so what to do? Well, we’re trying … Continue reading Village lane advent windows
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