Perspex or (ideally) glass cubes functioning as vessels for my “blog” and two videos of my paper instillation, allowing the viewer to become more “immersed” but less seduced by the material, creating a distance. Ideas, ideas, ideas….I don’t really know […]
i awoke from a nightmare this morning small dwarfs on tricycles pink trousers, 2 t shirts and a shirt carpets that were alive, cardboard stuck in lifts weighing machines steel wobbly ladders. i awoke from a nightmare this morning. unfulfilled […]
I’ve just been reading this while doing some research on artist-led groups. It’s another article from Alias (I posted one from Gordon Dalton a while back I think): http://www.stevenpaige.com/Artistrisklatest_Steven… Steven Paige discusses some really interesting points about the pitfalls and […]
I’ve decided to paint 20 or so layers of primer on the canvasses – sanding them down in between coats, so that eventually I will have a mirror-like surface. After that who knows what will evolve? I started this afternoon, […]
I spoke to Alison earlier about my work. She said I might be able to get hold of a spray to make my work fire resistant. Ive been looking on the internet and there’s a crystal formula that can be […]
I was reading an article in the Brooklyn Rail today that contains some word pairings that connect to my thoughts regarding my show. In ‘Letter from Berlin‘, David Rhodes, reviewing the recent exhibition of Frank Badour in Berlin, writes, ‘In […]
Such a busy week last week, it was difficult to find my feet. Sheffield on Friday and set up for the OutofOffice exhibition in The Electric Works, thanks to Rich Taylor, Annie and Danny for inviting me. It was a […]
The second half of this weekend. Off to Southend on Sea to set up the books from my Degree Show into the CoExist Gallery space. 5 hours of driving straight after the full day at Sheffield was pretty exhausting. Julie […]
From the drawing board to the opening night, this blog will cover the realisation of my proposal for the market estate project. www.marketestateproject.com
Preston Outdoor Market, Preston, Lancashire
21 November 2006 – 27 June 2007
Overview of findings from the Taking Part survey of 2008-09.
Morten Norbye Halvorsen and Jessica Warboys.
James Anderson, ''Iron'', Iron filings, resin, magnets, 2010.
Ben Pickersgill, Oil On Canvas.
Claire Mc Dermott, 'Atmos', Bone China & Glaze, 2009. Photo: Claire Mc Dermott. The sculpture called ?Atmos? is short for atmosphere and was created to increase the quality of space. By placing the bright flowers in a space that is normally forgotten, the area is reclaimed and starts to have an importance of its own.
This work was created by a sense of timelessness and the simple shapes of fallen rhododendrons petals to convey a calm feeling. My vision was to install a carpet of colour with the flowers and give "Harmony" to the sculpture and the space.