Our research group presentation went well this morning; we covered how established artists use the internet, how emerging artists should use the internet, overall internet usage and platforms as well as the pros and cons of being an artist online. We then discussed these ideas as a group which I found to be a very useful experience.
It was great to hear other people’s opinions on various aspects of the topics we chose to cover. I’m glad we did our talk first; I can now focus on my assignment and degree show work. I’m looking forward to watching next week’s presentations on ‘Artist’s Creative Writing and Manifestos’.
I started painting today. I decided to loosen my easel and film the activation process. It must be my subconscious love for Matthew Barney’s ‘Drawing Restraint’ series that made me think struggling would be a good idea. At no point did I think to turn off the camera and tighten the easel. It looks a little bit like an old comedy sketch where the easel won’t do what the artist wants it to. A video relating to this post: http://player.vimeo.com/video/36282088
