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Unit 1: Week 8: 3 Paintings, 1 Journey

These paintings, set here in order of when I started them/conceptualized them, represent a journey that I’ve gone on over the past few weeks. I started out with the David Bowie painting – now finally complete, partially as a material exploration (grisaille technique and oil painting), and partially to explore the topic of AI.  MyContinue reading “Unit 1: Week 8: 3 Paintings, 1 Journey”

Unit 1: Week 8: Artwork Resolution: Blood on Their Hands

Blood on Their Hands Completion Date:  December 2023, for unit 1.1, Form Frame Fracture Exercise.  Materials:  Mixed media: ink, bleach, cotton paper, pencils, 23 carat gold leaf, tape, glue, corrugated cardboard, string.  Process:  I revisited this ink and bleach method that I haven’t done since art school.  Different renders are achieved when using bleach overContinue reading “Unit 1: Week 8: Artwork Resolution: Blood on Their Hands”

Unit 1: Week 7: Artwork Conclusion: Salvador Dali Portrait

I’ve finally finished my Fractured Salvador Dali painting. I didn’t love this process as much as the David Bowie, but I enjoyed trying out Ala-prima painting and liked how quickly I could get this one finished. What I learnt about before making this artwork:  What I learnt during the making:  What I learnt after completingContinue reading “Unit 1: Week 7: Artwork Conclusion: Salvador Dali Portrait”

Unit 1: Week 5: Fracture, Form, Frame

This week I am experimenting with a medium and method that I haven’t played with since art school: Ink and Bleach on paper. I am only trying this because we have been advised that when embarking on the Form, Frame, Fracture project, to try to do something completely different to what we usually do. I’dContinue reading “Unit 1: Week 5: Fracture, Form, Frame”

Unit 1: Week 3: Follow Up Task: The Nature & Purpose of Writing

Brief: Investigate the following links and identify: In your research journal compare and contrast these different forms of writing, thinking about the nature and purpose of the writing: https://www.artbasel.com/news/lubaina-himid—telling-stories-of-the-black-experience-that-are-both-everyday-and-extraordinary-is-what-i-m-here-to-do- https://www.serpentinegalleries.org/art-and-ideas/get-to-know-jennifer-packer/ https://artreview.com/i-can-begin-to-learn-again-turner-prize-winning-artist-helen-marten-on-writing-her-first-novel/ IDENTIFY AN ARTIST’S INTERVIEW: The Lubaina Hamid article on Art Basel’s website is an artist’s interview. It follows the traditional Q&A layout of anContinue reading “Unit 1: Week 3: Follow Up Task: The Nature & Purpose of Writing”