Page 2173 – a-n The Artists Information Company

We’re heading towards April at an alarming pace! It’s over a month since I completed my self-directed project and final presentation, and, like others in a similar position I’m wondering if this sense of freedom is real. I have plenty […]

I am thinking of entering this drawing of my grand-daughter for the ‘Threadneedle Prize’. What do you think?

I feel back to square 1 after a year of thinking and working. The real issue is that I am bored, I don’t have the drive to do the same stuff because i don’t have prospect to sell it, and […]

An eventful week. The big cast has now been transferred to the exhibition space at St Thomas’ Church, Philadelphia, Sheffield. Only a few bits broke. The scaffolding was a nightmare to put up, it just would not sit straight. Eventually, […]

I’m now tweeting for the Butterfly Park if anyone wants to follow me or the park or both: http://twitter.com/wirralbutterfly http://twitter.com/cazramsay There is also now a facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Ferry-Wirral/New… if you want to become a fan, please do.

Expo Leeds 25-28.09.09 Sunday The two highlights were: Christina Kubisch’s ‘Electrical Walk’, and Paul Rooney’s ‘Thin Air: The Psycho-Vocalic Discoveries of Alan Smithson’. I’ve ‘done’ Kubisch’s walk before, in Birmingham, so this time it was easier to focus the walk […]

AIR Open Dialogues presentation 09.10.09 I took part in a panel discussion on the theme ‘Points of Departure’. The other panellists were Dot Howard and Samantha Epps. I was discussing the re-definition of practice after a period of collaboration. Here […]

We had a student text seminar yesterday where we had to bring books that have influenced us and read short texts from them, discuss why and how they were of influence. I found this really difficult, not sure why as […]

So far I am not too happy with March. The one great thing is that I have been commissioned for my first article for a-n. Giving advice for new graduates about ‘ how to become part of something.’ This exhilarates […]

This week I’m filling you in about my project and sharing some extracts of my last RAT + talking with things post with you. RAT + talking with things is a 6 month research and development project funded by National […]

(I did post this the other day but I’ve somehow deleted it…I’m finding this website rather confusing haha) So I’ve recently just finished putting some print work up for my 2nd asessment of the year. I’d say im 80% satisfied […]

Book Arts These are some books I created for my print option this term. Once again they deal with personal identity and body image.

Event 7 AURORA Norwich 13-15.11.09 The festival highlights for me were: 1. Shezad Dawood ‘Feature’, which was an interesting Western-themed film of performed scenes, set in the landscape at Wysing Arts Centre, and using a cast sourced from very specific […]

Event 8 Miroslaw Balka: How it is Fluxus room (part of permanent collection) Tate Modern 20.11.09 In between performances I also went to Tate Modern. Miroslaw Balka’s installation in the turbine hall could be heard before it was seen, with […]

Mentoring with Bob Levene Sheffield 29.01.10 I had posted the DVDs of the ‘Cans’ re-shoot and of ‘One-Minute Birdwatching’ as the focus for this session. I wasn’t convinced with them as objects in themselves, so I was eager to get […]

Event 9 National Review of Live Art Glasgow 19-21.03.10 In the spirit of the self-reflective 30th anniversary theme of this year’s review, I have decided to present my impressions as a list of 30 things about the NRLA: 10 things […]

I have the pleasure to invite you to the UEL First Year Students exhibition toTrinity Buoy Wharf Gallery on the 22 April 2010 .I will love to see many artists and art lovers there too.Thank you

Underpainting is underway. I suppose it will all be underpainting. All under the surface. “I get the impression your attitude to colour is much more complex than it seems!” “People talk about colour, but what matters in a canvas is […]