The provocation “Artistic practice is inherently uncertain, the whole process being a kind of faltering journey from there being nothing to there being something. If it was possible to lay out a set of ideas and tools that would fit together easily to comprise a piece of work then not only would art be aContinue reading “Unit 1: Week 19: Ideas after Asynchronous Seminar”
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Unit 1: Week 17: Research: The Periodic Table of Elements (Entanglement & Interconnectedness)
Investigating Entanglement and Interconnectedness, and thinking about the idea that we are all made from stardust, it was an obvious conclusion for me to come to the Periodic Table for scientific proof of our interconnectedness. It is not enough to say ‘we are all made from the same stuff’ – I wanted to know exactlyContinue reading “Unit 1: Week 17: Research: The Periodic Table of Elements (Entanglement & Interconnectedness)”
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: Research: Art, Trees, and the Enchantment of the Anthropocene: Caroline Wendling’s White Wood
A keyword search inside OU’s Library – what an utter treasure trove – brought me to this paper entitled Art, Trees and the Enchantment of the Anthropocene: Caroline Wendling’s White Wood written in 2018. This paper can only be described as a mind-altering piece of work. It brought together an artwork by Caroline Wending entitled White Wood,Continue reading “Unit 1: Week 14: Research: Art, Trees, and the Enchantment of the Anthropocene: Caroline Wendling’s White Wood”
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 10: Research: The Ecological Thought (Entanglement & Interconnectedness)
My current hyper-fixation (long may it last) is one that has flitted in and out of my mind most of my life – the fact that I am of the opinion that we (all living and non living species and non-species on earth, and in the universe) are interconnected. It’s never really a line ofContinue reading “Unit 1: Week 10: Research: The Ecological Thought (Entanglement & Interconnectedness)”
Debbie New 