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

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.

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

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