All Time References/Reads

This is a list of all of the texts that I have used for research/reading over the last two years during the course of my Master of Arts Degree through Open College of the Arts (UK). Abram, M.B. (2024). June Wayne. Available at: https://www.junewayne.gallery (Accessed 5 August 2024). Albom, M. (2012). The Time Keeper. New York: Hyperion. Al Jazeera TVContinue reading “All Time References/Reads”

MA Research Summary Video: Encounters with the Cosmos

Artist Researcher Debbie New shares insights from her Master of Arts (Fine Art) Degree Practice-based research on interconnectedness and entanglement through making art with and about stardust.
The overarching message conveys that all beings are connected, as we are all made from cosmic materials, emphasizing unity in existence.

Contextuality and Positionality: Literature Review of key texts informing my artistic research

My artistic research explores the intersection of philosophy, science, and art, emphasizing their interconnectedness through key readings in cosmology and environmental thought. Influential authors like Darwin, Hawking, and Lovelock, Morton, Haraway and Puig de la Belacasa challenge anthropocentrism, advocating for an expanded view of care that includes all living beings, thus fostering a deeper understanding of our existence and responsibilities.

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 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)”