Its.. an odyssey ..

It occurred to me that i had not mentioned some quite relevant factors about my UCS ( University campus Suffolk ) degree show piece…. ‘Insomnius’                             Firstly; i never have counted the actual No. of sheep that i created..  as it became irrelevant to completing the process of creating, and to meeting a deadline..;  the process overcame the counting, and; i quite happily still have not… i have a rough idea and that is good enough for me…

What matters is that ‘ Insomnius ‘ was; created.. and enjoyed….. as i have testimonial to, with very positive feedback from many people who visited the university’s 2015 fine art degree show, so thanks to all who came and expressed a ‘ viewers ‘ viewpoint.

Secondly; my choice in placing the ‘ Insomnius ‘ sheep upon the floor space, and painting the floor black was in some answer to the archetypal gallery setting…. White, with art displayed upon the walls… the ‘ White cube ‘  so an antithesis to this would be Black, with art displayed upon the floor, ” thats it ! ”  i thought; when i was working out how to present my work;  so many ways of doing it/showing it;  and that was the best..!

That is the great thing with ideas, and how they come to inspire one.., creative decisions.., create art…

Art as such is a visual world…, with sound brought into the equation, it becomes a whole new thing …. and this is what many contemporary artists who use video or sound in their work have tried to bring to this world of art…..            I would then love,  for people to witness a fantastic current exhibition at The National Gallery in London,uk which seeks to present both the visual and aural worlds combined…..

Soundscapes has commissioned musicians and sound artists to select a painting from the collection ( National Gallery collection ) and compose a new piece of music or sound art in response.

Immersive and site- specific, the experience encourages visitors to ‘hear’ the paintings and ‘see’ the sound.

Here are the artists and their chosen artworks…                                                         Nico Muhly,  chose ‘ The Walton Diptych’ 1935-9

Susan Philipsz OBE,  chose ‘Ambassadors’ 1533 Holbein

Jamie XX,  chose  ‘Coastal Scene’  around 1892

Gabriel Yared,  chose  ‘Bathers’ 1894-1905 Cezanne

Chris Watson,  chose  ‘Lake Keitele’  1905  Gallen-Kallela

Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller,  chose  ‘Saint Jerome in his Study’  about 1475  Antonella da Messina

Soundscapes is part of ‘The National Gallery Inspires’ programme of exhibitions.Drawn from the National Gallery collection, the exhibitions take a fresh view of National Gallery paintings. In this instance they have merged paintings with commissioned music and sound art, from a broad range of artists.

This intriguing exhibition is at, The National Gallery, 8th July-6th September    Hear the painting. See the sound….

It sounds a fantastic concept and i will definately try and experience the idea, i love it when a fresh idea from 2015 can link with art made as far back as 1395, 1475, 1533, 1892, 1894, 1905, respectively.    Its an amazing link through time

I think many people would ask this , is it about belief or emotion ……. I think both are neccesary to, create

Remember those; Not here today; And those unwell; Or far away; Or those who never lived to see; The end of war in victory; And every friend who passed our way; Rememembered as of yesterday; Its absent friends you miss the most; To all lets drink a loving toast……………….

I have a love of nature, its forces, and its creatures, and what separates man from this is, supposed to be higher intellect;  yeah really ….

The one thing that separates us is, unlike self indulgent human beings;  animals majority wise have no self pity…   they get on with being what they are and continue with their ‘jobs’  .

They do not  generally abuse their domestic habitat ;  rape and pillage the earth for its worthy minerals; or kill for oil or money etc ..etc.. Animals contribute to the world being a better place and towards its development/evolution ..

These are my personal thoughts, with which i found a ‘sounding board ‘ with Bernard Reynolds work, which i have mentioned earlier.                                               How happy am i to say that i have found yet another artist ( there are many of us who think alike ) who has a genuine respect for the wondrous variety, in all its forms, with which nature presents us.                                                                                       Geoffrey Dashwood ….                                                                                                                      Monumental Tern  no date given  Goeffrey Dashwood  bronze, 109 x 195.5 cm.

What a dude .. he creates wonderful and considered works involving birds cast in bronze with a fantastic patina..                                                                                                    Geoffrey Dashwood working on a sculpture in the bronze foundry.

Let alone that;  he , like i, is a lover of plaster, and its malleability , he carves  his forms made in plaster to their perfect end, and then moves onward to creating a cast bronze/patina finished, masterpiece of ornithological wonder..

Geoffrey’s  studio, gallery and sculpture garden are open for viewing on the first sunday of every month. 11 am -4 pm. Alternatively anyone can make an appointment to view with no obligation..

Geoffrey Dashwood, Studio, gallery & sculpture garden

Beacon Wood, Highwood, Ringwood, Hampshire, BH243LZ

01425  461 617

He’s an amazing chap, and i send him good wishes.