Exploring Deep Ecology in Art: An Oil Painting Journey

The video showcases the creation of the oil painting “Deep Ecology,” by artist researcher Debbie New. It explores the concept of interconnectedness, emphasizing that all beings share cosmic origins. The artwork presents an alternative world teeming with evolved creatures, inviting viewers to reflect on deep time, deep space, and our bond with the universe.

Unit 2: 11 October 2024: Artwork: Serenity

The artist documents the creation of a piece influenced by meditation and moonstone, utilizing stardust to inform their practice-based research. By channeling energy from the moonstone, they aim to enhance their artwork, drawing on its unique elemental properties as an anchor. A video accompanies this exploration.

Unit 2: 8 October 2024: Contextually and Positionality: A Survey of my Contextual Field

Fine Artist Debbie New explores the convergence of Philosophy, Science, Metaphysics, Mathematics and Art, seeking to articulate a non-anthropocentric post humanist perspective. This post examines the work of other artists that work in a similar contextual field, looking at themes of temporality, perception, and immersive experiences. The goal is to create a meditative, otherworldly atmosphere that connects viewers to the cosmos and the underlying interdependence of existence.

Unit 2: 30 September 2024: Week 16: Progress Presentation for Crit

Master of Arts Degree student uses stardust and meditative journeying to assist audiences in having an encounter with the cosmos. Meditative Journeying

Unit 2: 24 September 2024: Revisiting the Circle (Sacred Geometry)

Master of Arts Fine Art student uses elements of stardust from the periodic table to investigate interconnectedness and entanglement: Sacred Geometry, Circles as repeating patterns in nature, The Platonic solids

Unit 2: 23 September 2024: Artwork: Deep Time

Artist investigates interconnectedness and entanglement through the lens of deep time, primordial origins and making with stardust. The research methodology combines meditative journeying, channelling, making-with-stardust and making-about-stardust. Currently reading (and loving): Donna Haraway, Staying with The Trouble

Unit 2: 17 September 2024: Silent Crit

I’m pleased to have our first silent crit behind us. It’s a very vulnerable space to be in, to have to show the group a picture and not be able to explain anything about that piece. Having said that, it was interesting to see how our pieces would ‘hold up’ in a gallery environment whereContinue reading “Unit 2: 17 September 2024: Silent Crit”

Unit 2: 15 September 2024: Artwork: Making, Channelling and Meditative Journeying

Master of Arts Degree Practice-basead research: artist uses stardust elements from the periodic table to make art and replicate feelings of interconnectedness. We are all connected. We come from Stardust. The Stardust Manifesto

Unit 2: 11 September 2024: Ethics Matter

Master of Arts Degree: discussion around matters of ethics, matters of care, staying with the trouble