Lockdown Masks
This project is ongoing. As lockdown continues, more women are murdered. Their names are being recorded on face masks made from tea towels.
This project is ongoing. As lockdown continues, more women are murdered. Their names are being recorded on face masks made from tea towels.
Find swathes of bright and beautiful plumage tumbling out of my windows, like children spilling into a school playground. This carefully coiffed street is debating how to respond to all this unruly ruffling, but decides it’ll reserve judgement for a […]
I showed Karanraj and Suminder (via Microsoft Teams) recent drawings I’ve done on my iPad, and the feedback was to focus on how I want to present the work – on a digital format, or printed, and to consider the […]
Jane and Louise Wilson discuss the start of their artistic collaboration in the 1990s, and how a-n is “an essential resource.”
Grayson Perry recalls the technical progress of his work, his first commercial gallery shows, and ‘hitting his prices’ in the 1990s.
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It was our first meeting with the art group when many surprising artworks were created. The art workshop Touch and sound focused on three-dimensional forms, exploring new approaches in deriving sounds from well-known objects. The inspirational video was focusing on […]
I have been playing a wee game this week – inspired by an announcement about an advanced research masters for artists and designers. It is very easy and very enjoyable, you simply read any academic call and say “making” […]
Blushing blooms abound as the sunshine coaxes even the most bashful to show their faces. No shyness now as each each petal extends for that warm touch. Blushing Blooms (mixed media on canvas, 50x50cm/19.5″x19.5″) Shop: Lynne Forrester, Artist: Blushing Blooms […]
(microsoft teams) I was mainly focusing on the publication this week. The reason why I want to prioritise the publication now is that I can get it printed soon, leaving enough time to film and photograph the publication. I’ve based […]
It occurs to me that I have been in favour of The Backstop Position for quite some time now. Possibly 40 years? Probably since I became responsible for more than just myself. A proper job, a home to pay rent […]
Tutorial notes – Ana (microsoft teams) Play with the speed of the videos eg flicking the pages at different speeds create different effects for the viewer Cut the video into different parts, select change the speed of some parts Play […]
Seeking artists/ makers to have conversations about materials especially rocks. What draws you to rocks or stones. Where do you source them from. ? Do you like geology ?
we are two AN members we collaborate https://www.facebook.com/SeekersofStardustarts
Thoughts of a repulsive side to the work arose from group crit 23/02/21. Reflection 18/04/21: And even more so from my 1-1 with Matt on the 15/04/21 – violence, destruction and abjection. The imagery of individual breasts being in a […]
I can feel my stone roots sinking as I’m slowly enveloped in the growth of all this beauty as the seasons progress. Some plants rise and uplift their buds whereas others stretch languidly across my canopy. The true spirit of […]
Yayoi Kusama was an artist I was given from 19/02/21 group crit. Kusama is “influential to the development of assemblage, environmental art and performative practices” (Auction Central News, 2016). She changes environments into immersive experiences – similar to how I […]
I want to talk to talk about an art trial that was in Coventry during October had term 2020, Coventry Monsters. Throughout the city where eight massive, inflatable monsters in bright colours and bold designs perched up high on buildings for the public […]
Are you experiencing challenges, barriers or opportunities caused by Brexit? To support artist careers post Brexit, a-n, in partnership with the Contemporary Visual Arts Network (CVAN), are creating an International working resource for artists. This resource will evolve over the […]