Materials investigations with magnesium flakes and ink, inspired by previous watercolor projects. However, the magnesium didn’t dissolve, resulting in sticky, gooey ink. Despite initial failures, I observed interesting metallic orange effects. The water in the mixture also struggled with the paper’s absorbency, indicating a need for better materials.
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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: 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: 15 July 2024: Being in and Thinking Beyond the Studio
In this unit, we are encouraged to start thinking about audience in the context of our own artistic practice. I particularly enjoyed watching this video entitled “Virtual Studio Visits: Klaus Biesenbach in Conversation with Sarah Sze”. It gave a really good insight into Sarah Sze’s work, which is largely built in and around the space, to theContinue reading “Unit 2: 15 July 2024: Being in and Thinking Beyond the Studio”
All Time Reads
I am keeping a log of my all time references/reading since this documents my research journey and makes it easier to refer back to reading that I might wish to consult again. I will therefore update this text from time to time: Alaimo, S (2012) States of Suspension: Trans-corporeality at Sea, ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in LiteratureContinue reading “All Time Reads”
Unit 2: 24 June 2024: Online Talk by Tom Palin
It was great to watch this pre-recorded talk by Dr Tom Palin. Whilst his work, style and subject of enquiry are nowhere near mine, what I loved to see was how his work fits together. Initially, looking at his small block paintings one by one, they didn’t make too much sense to me: though TomContinue reading “Unit 2: 24 June 2024: Online Talk by Tom Palin”
Unit 2: Week 1: 19 June 2024: Testing Your Boundaries Worksheet Q&A (preparing for PPP)
entioned in the introductory presentation of the unit. This will help you start to map, evidence and manage the journey over the next 24 weeks. It will be important for you to remember to allow time to make work in an open and enquiring way, as well as place your ideas within a contemporary context.Continue reading “Unit 2: Week 1: 19 June 2024: Testing Your Boundaries Worksheet Q&A (preparing for PPP)”
16 May 2024: Silent Crit for 1.3 Cohort
“Dear All For 1.3 students this week there are silent crits taking place for which the 1.3 cohort are split into two groups. A silent crit allows you to gain feedback on work without the viewer having any preconceived knowledge or information. The student will share one image/video/piece of work without any additional interpretation or verbalContinue reading “16 May 2024: Silent Crit for 1.3 Cohort”
Unit 1: Week 22: One-to-one Tutorial with Dr Michele Whiting
I had another wonderful one-to-one tutorial with Michele Whiting. I find that one-to-one contact time with supervisors is where I get the most out of this course. It is fantastic to receive one-to-one feedback and advice that is tailored to me, my artwork and my research focus. Overall feedback notes from tutorial discussion I spentContinue reading “Unit 1: Week 22: One-to-one Tutorial with Dr Michele Whiting”
Unit 1: Week 20: Practice-based Research: Investigation 2
When Things Go Wrong: Some art pieces fail abysmally. But I guess that’s part of the point of the Practice-based research process. This piece entitled ‘Metatron’s Cube’ forms part of my investigations into whether, when using elemental materials* and/or when making art around the theme of interconnectedness, this makes the artist feel more connected. I startedContinue reading “Unit 1: Week 20: Practice-based Research: Investigation 2”
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