Started reading The Master and his Emissary – the divided brain and the wester world by Iain McGilchrist. He argues that the two hemispheres of the brain have not merely different skills,but have very different perspectives on the world. He […]
I was pleased to hear Matthew Collings’ views on video-art earlier this week on ‘School of Saatchi’: “Video-Art at the moment gets you brownie points if you do it”. Everybody is doing it now. I remember four years ago I […]
Trip to London at the weekend hoping to meet up with someone from The Showroom to discuss their Communal Knowledge project which sounds great and not dissimilar to some of the work we do at the Biennial- arranged to meet […]
i’m feeling upbeat this afternoon. i’ve sent a response to a callout seen in a n. maybe i’m starting to find a rhythm better suited to me. As i near the end of the six months i am hopeful that […]
I have a list for everything. On every surface, in every pocket and bag. What happened to my usual satisfying process of merging and restructuring all the lists into a plan? I’m having a Frank Spencer moment. Only I don’t […]
ps. remembering to be positive despite the list-horrors – I’m getting a bit of publicity on the back of the Mother/Mother mailout and my new artist book ‘What a Complete Waste of a Day’…. interview and image featured in ACE […]
My assessment date has been confirmed as 15th December, a lot of work to do before then, especially as I feel that I’m starting again. I have a lot of problems with imagery. Even though I may know exactly which […]
I have received a very helpful letter from Hayley Lock May I suggest that you make a cardboard template with the desired ‘perfect sideburn’ shape cut out of the centre. This could then be taped to the side of your […]
Monika Bobinska came to my sham of a studio yesterday. I had spent the previous hour unpacking the items I had previously packed and making a few stunt works in progress. I had made sure I had a packet of […]
Inspired by Anne I have joined a gym! For the first couple of weeks I stuck to the running machine, but have now ventured into a few classes. At the first pilates I came close to crying and running out […]
ABSURD I’ve been thinking about the dadaists all week, since our last lecture. My understanding of them is that they produced absurd art as a reaction to the absurdity of the war. I’ve been wondering why there is no movement […]
Over 50 individuals from 18 different European countries attended ECA conference Experiencing the Arts – Artists’ Contribution to Creative Thinking and European Innovation, held in Valetta Malta 30 October – 1 November.
In November, the Federation of International Musicians and International Federation of Actors launched their Manifesto on the Status of the Artist as a major step in highlighting the conditions for a contemporary practice. Although aimed at performing artists and emanating from Estonia, the principles and intentions of the Manifesto are highly pertinent to visual and applied artists and to the UK.
Most of my recent images have been put together digitaly using images made in “natural” media. It’s a great way to work collaboratively as none of the original work is destroyed. Although the digital prints do live they lack the […]
We are litigants in person, ie representing ourselves. According to CPR (Civil Procedure Rules) allowances should be made for our lack of experience. I’m not convinced the legal profession always understands their obligations.
Life classes again, and this time a model who teaches Yoga. She held the pose for two forty minute sessions without a break: I tried it at home later and suffered acute discomfort over the greater trochanter of both hips […]
I was working in my dedicated space yesterday…no other students, no tutors, no energy within the space…it’s got that edgy feel to it; it’s a space that you can’t imagine what it used to be used for. I’m working with […]
Dear Diary, Have you seen the film Brazil? Can’t say I’m loving it, but we’ve been watching it over two days. Anyway, in between showings, I phoned Company House with some questions about setting myself up as a company, and […]
Christina Mitrentse investigates the esoteric qualities of myth, interpretation and cultural construction through processes of painting, handcrafted sculpture, installation and conceptual appropriation. Her practice oscillates between that of curator, collector and storyteller in an endeavor to designate the peculiarity of […]
My day has been like this: 6 hours bent over a sheet of paper, pin in hand and 4 hours standing on a chair, on a table, trying to suspend said paper in a way that I’m happy with. I […]
I only called into college today. I picked up my prints and came home to work on them.
