Well we are now onto our last week before the degree show preparation starts. I’ve noticed that quite a few of the bloggers on here have already started their preparation and it’s interesting to see how they have progressed.
Unfortunately at my end I keep getting banished rather sporadically from my studios while the tutors assess the lower years. Admittedly my studio practice is in a sort of limbo while I wait to be able to construct the bases for my installation. This has enabled me to have a period of time to look back at my research and assess which areas of my practice have been successful in this last hectic month.
Since my last post I have rescued the rotted canvasses, well the compost at least. The new canvas piece is growing well and I have started trying out some new techniques to stop any bowing or distortion under the weight of the compost. I’m currently looking into the idea of mounting a board onto the underside and then re-canvassing over as to keep the appearance of an adapted canvas.
By getting underneath the work I have suddenly become very aware that I don’t have a definite method of display. In the studio and past exhibitions I have been able to wheel the work around on plastic supermarket wheels and lay the work on brick or polystyrene. I feel that this will be either be brash or look ill-considered in the degree show. I now have a bit of a conundrum to decipher. Whether I wish to eminate mounting techniques that have painterly relevance, thus emphasising the use of canvas, or look at constructing a hidden plinth underneath the work. As writing this I’ve finally managed to get back into the studio so some practical experimentation will ensue!
