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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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: 5 September 2024: One Thing Leads to Another (a turning point in my MA)
Master of Arts degree, practice based research
Unit 2: 27 August 2024: Cyborg 2 Artwork Progress
Cyborg Fine Art Sculpture, Practice based research, Master of Arts, Online MA in Fine Art, Distance Learning MA Degree
Unit 2: 22 July 2024: Interpretation and Intention
Practice based artist researcher uses sculpture and stardust to explore evolutionary theory. Descent with modification
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 1: Week 20: The Big Idea: Scientific Proof of Interconnectedness
Neil de Grasse Tyson: “For me it’s the greatest gift that modern astrophysics has given civilisation: In 1957 a research paper was published demonstrating that the atoms in your body; the nitrogen, the iron, the carbon – all of this are traceable to cosmic crucibles deep in the centres of stars – it manufactures them by thermo-nuclear fusion. The star explodes and scatters that enrichment into gas clouds that make the next generation of star systems… such as we. So it’s not like you’re out in the universe looking up and you say “I’m alive in this universe but I feel small: no; the universe is alive within you and you should feel large! That revelation that we are not poetically, but literally stardust, borders on the spiritual and I think everyone – it is their duty to know that.”
Unit 1: Week 14: Practice – Artwork Progress
I am currently researching the theme of interconnectedness and entanglement, and what Science, Neuroscience, Cosmology, Ecology and Philosophy has to say about it, and one common thread that I have stumbled upon is what Morton, T (2010) would describe as ‘The Mesh’. Whilst researching proof of interconnectedness, I could not help but notice the uncannyContinue reading “Unit 1: Week 14: Practice – Artwork Progress”
Unit 1: Week 11: Research: Sacred Geometry
I have found myself drawn to geometry and sacred geometry for decades, even before I understood the meanings and/or potential meanings behind certain geometric shapes. The first image shows my listing Sacred Geometry as one of my concerns a few weeks back, but at that point I was unable to make a connection between itContinue reading “Unit 1: Week 11: Research: Sacred Geometry”
Debbie New 