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Unit 1: Week 19: One-to-One Tutorial with Dr Michele Whiting

I had a very productive one-to-one Tutorial meeting with Michele Whiting on 19 February 2024.  These are my summary notes: Overall feedback notes from tutorial discussion  With regards to my contextual Essay (1000 word excerpt):  Action points arising from the tutorial

Unit 1: Week 17: Element of Chance and Taking a piece to Failure

BRIEF:  RESPONSE:  How did this experience challenge and/or shift your intentions for the work and your sense of knowing and control?  As an artist, I’m quite a planner, so this painting was quite uncomfortable for me. Even though I started it before Week 17, I started it with the intention of creating something entirely spontaneous,Continue reading “Unit 1: Week 17: Element of Chance and Taking a piece to Failure”

Unit 1: Week 17: Research: The work of James Lovelock (Entanglement & Interconnectedness)

To further my research on interconnectedness and entanglement, I am now reading some of the work of James Lovelock. I’ve just finished reading Novacene: The Coming Age of HyperIntelligence, and have started reading Gaia and We Belong to Gaia by the same author. What a refreshing, coherent and uplifting read Novacene has been. A far departure from some of the other booksContinue reading “Unit 1: Week 17: Research: The work of James Lovelock (Entanglement & Interconnectedness)”

Unit 1: Week 16: Practice: Artwork Resolution: The Enchantment of the Anthropocene

I’ve been doing quite a lot of work on my research and writing of my Contextual Essay, and bringing it all together has put me in a better position to be able to write more coherently about this piece:  This composition seeks to draw its viewer into the world of the Anthropocene. It is widelyContinue reading “Unit 1: Week 16: Practice: Artwork Resolution: The Enchantment of the Anthropocene”

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 13: Practice – Artwork Progress

Given how long oil paint layers take to dry, I am aiming to always have 2-3 paintings in process so that I am never waiting for one to dry.  I have therefore started this new painting whilst exploring interconnectedness. Above are the conceptual drawings/plans – this painting is less on the ‘not-knowing’ side in thatContinue reading “Unit 1: Week 13: 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”

Unit 1: Week 11: Research: Water

I am currently researching the idea of interconnectedness and entanglement on a universal scale, and have been trying to find a connection or common thread between all that I am reading, whether it be Science, Cosmology, Philosophy or Geometry.  I’ve found couple of topics where these ideas intersect and repeat, and one of those isContinue reading “Unit 1: Week 11: Research: Water”

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”