Assessment Results & Feedback

Assessment Result, November 2020 Assessment Event Right on schedule I received my feedback and marks for Studio Practice - Painting 2. I had fingers crossed that I would receive it without having to chase it. I did wonder if I wasn't on some list as I had to chase up getting access to the assessment...

Reflective Writing Workshop

Broken Bodies in Art – Blog    -    for Reflective Writing Workshop Jul'20 Over the course of two Saturday mornings in July, myself and a group of OCA students greatly benefited form tutor Dr. Michele Whiting's course on "Reflective Writing". This short course enabled students to improve their academic writing and essay skills, as...

6-CR, Critical Review [Essay]

Critical Review Essay: How Can Art Affect Political Change? Art can thread where words and politics often can’t Walking out of the Nerve Centre gallery in Derry left me stunned by what was on display - the exhibition, Silent Testimony.  This exhibition was the most emotional I have ever experienced, leaving me with an enormous...

Works Selected for Assessment

Works Selected for Assessment Illustrated below is the final selection of works for assessment.  There are a total of 9 submissions with some of these being included as sets. Assessment Submitted Works #1, video [animation] "A Poison Tree" click image to open and play video Blog:         paint2et.wordpress.com/2020/02/12/3-6-assignment-3/ Video:         youtu.be/Bh_POP6wQwY  #2,...

Works Selected for Assessment – Draft

Works Selected for Assessment Illustrated below is the 1st selection of works for assessment i.e. DRAFT #1, video [animation] "A Poison Tree" click image to open and play video     #2, video & maquette "Hope in the Time of Covid-19" click image (left) to open and play video   #3, video "Aging Daz", a...

6-0 Assignment 6 – Pre-Assessment Tutorial

6-0, Assignment 6 - Pre-Assessment Tutorial In preparation for Pre-Assessment Tutorial, I have performed a review, click a sub-heading below to go directly to that section: 6-0-1     Review of assignment pieces 6-0-2     Review of tutorial feedback & Re-Works, Additional Works 6-0-3     Review of Learning Log 6-0-1     Review of assignment pieces My development can be seen...

Experimental Working – shortlist

Below is a collated list of areas of the course and Parallel Project where I worked experimentally with either the materials or the genre. The experimental nature of the work is noted along with the reference to the Parallel Project, Assignment or Coursework along with a link to that post in the blog which opens...

6-PP-4 Summary and Conclusion of Parallel Project

This post contains two elements as noted below, click on either to go directly to that section of the post. 6-4   Summary of Parallel Project 6-5   Conclusion of Parallel Project  6-4   Summary of Parallel Project Summary of the various strands of investigation and exploration The main concept supporting this Parallel Project was the following statement:...

6-PP-2-5. Parallel Project – Strand #5 [Making Me]

6-PP-2-5, Strand #5 – Making Me Making a head of myself from plaster of Paris bandages and covering in acrylic paint skins. As a follow on from Strand #2 and the pair of feminine heads made in that part of the project I decided, supported by the tutorial feedback to make a more masculine version...

5-6-6 Fluxus Art [Additional Research]

Look at Fluxus art is about a state of movement and process within the art, the pieces may not be recognized (in the context of the time they were made in) as more traditional art as it more about the process than the work produced, also look at the documentation of Fluxus. The name for...

5-6-7 Additional Artist Research – Vassan Sitthiket

5-6-7, Additional Artist Research:   Vassan Sitthiket Artist research -Tutorial 5 feedback noted - "Vassan Sitthiket might interest you" “I believe that art can be a powerful tool to liberate our society as it allows people to express their thoughts. Art is so much more than just aesthetic. Art has the power to make people think”. ...

6-RR Review & Reflect -Studio Practice course

Reflection on Studio Practice Course    &      Review of Against Assessment Criterion Below are two written pieces, the first is a reflection looking back on the course as a whole and the second is a own review against the assessment criterion. [click text to go direct to a section] 6-RR-01     Studio Practice...

6-PP-3-2, Parallel Proj Research – Artists disabilities & Infirmities

6-PP-3-2         Research - Artists disabilities &Infirmities In this section I will take a brief look at some well-known /famous artists who were affected by disabilities and infirmities Despite their setback and difficulties in creating they were driven to strive onwards, providing if you are born to create, then nothing will impede that...

5-6-5 Research on Yoko Ono – Cut Piece (1964)

5-6-5    Research on Yoko Ono – Cut Piece (1964) Tutor suggested to have a look at the work “Cut Piece” (1964) by Yoko Ono. A young woman sits on a wooden floor staring serenely into the distance, the murmur of nearby people conversing can be heard, suddenly the scene has an edge to it. ...

5-6-4 Research on Christo and Jeanne-Claude

5-6-4    Research on Christo and Jeanne-Claude Tutor suggested to have a look at the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude, for documentation and expression of ideas. [UPDATE] This research was originally written to look at the work of C&JC, it has now been updated to include research into their documentation and expression of ideas. If you...