My photo-luminescence powders have just arrived!
Time to start experimenting.
The whole university journey has been fascinating, but more importantly, it has been very liberating by releasing me from the shackles of self-doubt and enabling me to be more constructive in the self-evaluation of what I do as an artist. With this new found ability the frustrations of the past in not allowing myself to experiment because of the fear of the inevitable failure that sometimes happens, are now gone. I am constantly experimenting and developing ideas, but with an ever critical eye and with that in mind my current proposed installation only has the working title of Perception of Space. The final title will be arrived at at the very end.
Throughout my time at University Campus Suffolk I have become more reflective about my art practice and in return this has maintained and strengthened my connection to working principally in the three-dimensional realm, but also encouraged me to incorporate painting for example, in my work. This self evaluation has proved to be crucial to the development as an artist. It has opened my mind to accept the fact that almost anything is possible allowing the freedom to explore and experiment with a multitude of materials and processes. It makes creating art much more exciting and interesting in a subject I already love and take great pleasure from. The constant self-reflection and maintaining a critical eye on creativity allows me to fine tune ideas. This has proven invaluable as the Perception of Space project concept has already been modified and streamlined around six times. However, as I write this, and with a few more weeks before the degree show build, I cannot rule out further modifications as the installation I’m proposing is still evolving.
Working in the discipline of installation art I utilise sculpture, painting, printmaking and photography in the creation of my work. With past projects incorporating themes such as Time and Identity, my current work is an exploration of the space around us, but more specifically our perception of that space. An ability to visualise a given site in my mind and know what will work has enabled me to develop concepts that are not just space fillers, but actually work with a site to the point where this arena becomes an integral part of the art installation. My art is very much process led and this is as important to my practice as the final outcome. For me, the processes are my art practice as they dictate to a large extent how a final piece appears and is presented to the viewer.
