Yesterday we heard about the premeditated destruction of a nest elsewhere in the UK, and this, along with the empty nest at Loch Arkaig as Aila fails to reappear and Louis sets up home nearby, has left the Woodland Trust … Continue reading Louis of Loch Arkaig
I think this refers to what was originally about subjective physical mapping, mental representations of a geographical area. [cf this definition from the APA dictionary of psychology mental map – APA Dictionary of Psychology]. Psychologically, this might include mapping one’s perceived space in a given environment to understand something about how visible a person felt, or how much they felt they owned it. Latterly, it’s been much more about abstract conceptual material, ways of plotting ideas in non-hierarchical space. Tony Buzan, graduate psychologist and one of Mensa’s golden boys, was the originator and key proponent of this version. I met … Continue reading Part 1, Project 3, exercise 1:2 – Mental mapping
There is quite a lot of overlap in this exercise between the research and the reading points, all pertinent to the task, and so I’ve addressed both here. The question placed in my mind by the contextual materials and the … Continue reading Part 1, Project 2, exercise 1:1 painting without a brush
Part 1 of this module is titled Painting and/as performance which, from the introduction quoting Harold Rosenberg’s (1952) description of abstract expressionism as ‘not a picture but an event’, seems to be positioning physicality as a critical component of any art work such that it merits its own listing in the credits. Clearly, and especially pre-digital, the physical actions of the maker of the work will heavily influence the eventual product. At a very simplistic level, I am left handed and could not replicate the gestural work of righthanders, so that even my copies (for practice) of well known pieces … Continue reading Part 1, Project 1, exercise 1 – Gesture: the limits of the body’s reach
Video and summary of key points. UPM audio – summary of points So many things to talk about – focus on formative feedback Simplicity and over-working a. Tondo momentb. Quick not fussyc. The less relaxed the work is, the less … Continue reading Evaluative statement
Last year, along with thousands of locked down webcam surfers, I came upon the Loch Arkaig Osprey nest camera and subsequently watched as eggs appeared, chicks hatched, and fledglings eventually left around the same time as their parents. The camera … Continue reading Nest
Still technically on hiatus but distracted by an over-stuffed SSD which means finding a new computer with a larger one. Much hunting and talk of terabytes as the current puny one sits there bright red with excess content. So back … Continue reading Roots
Avatar. I chose this image because it’s of one of my favourite films and because of that, it was also a terrifying prospect as the self imposed pressure to get it right was so great. The image is here because, … Continue reading Assessment images UPM HE4
When you’re doing a course, every so often there’s the inconvenience of preparing an assessment portfolio. These days, it’s digital so there’s no more wrestling of large pieces into massive cases for posting. Or, increasingly because now there’s something a … Continue reading Short hiatus
By now we’ve all forgotten what the fungible thing is about, right? Well, to recap it’s the opposite of non fungible which has suddenly hit the headlines as NFTs or Non Fungible Tokens – ways of proving that you’ve bought … Continue reading Totally Fungible #6 – baskets
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