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-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”. ...

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...

5-5, Assignment Assignment 5

5-5-1     Research – Assignment 5 there are various sections within this blog, a quick link to them is noted below: 5-5-1       Research for Assignment 5 5-5-2       Prep work for Assignment 5 5-5-3       Assignment 5 - Final Pieces 5-5-3a   Assignment 5 - Additional Final Pieces  [UPDATED 21-Jun'20 & 1-Jul...

5-3-3, Exercise 3.1 (‘Dates Series’ by On Kawara)

5-3-3        Exercise 3.1 (Dates Series by On Kawara) Look at the ‘dates series’ of work by On Kawara. Find out how these works were made and the system used by the artist. How do you feel these works prompt us to think about time and our place in it? Reflect on this work and the...

5-3-1, Contextual Focus Point – Michael Craig Martin

5-3-1        Contextual Focus Point – Michael Craig Martin Look at the conceptual work An Oak Tree by the artist Michael Craig Martin. The work is accompanied by a text in the form of an interview. Consider the relationship between the objects, the title and the text. Make notes discussing your own interpretation of the piece...

5-2 Project 2 – Parallel Project – Reflective Exercise

5-2    Exercise 2 – Parallel Project  - Reflective Exercise With the Parallel Project now well underway after a delayed start this reflective exercise comes at convenient moment as a point to reflect on what I have done and where the project is going, thus I can hopefully identify gaps in output, research, investigation etc. ...

6-PP-2-4. Parallel Project – Strand #4 [Aging]

6-PP-2-4, Strand #4 – Aging (Face change over decades) [UPDATED 19 Jun'20, revised video uploaded, see end of this post] in this strand of the Parallel Project I am looking at the effects of aging upon a face, i.e. how we change over time.  I have used my late father as the subject for this section. ...

6-PP-2-3. Parallel Project – Strand #3 [Spinal Damage]

6-PP-2-3, Strand #3 – Spinal Damage Continuing with the strand of investigation begun is “Strand #1” of this Parallel Project, specifically with the impediment of a repaired spine and the ongoing issues I have from it I have made a sculptural piece to illustrate the repair to my spine, what it involves and the ongoing...

6-PP-2-2. Parallel Project – Strand #2 [Skin Colour]

6-PP-2-2, Strand #2 – Skin Colour Updated, after tutorial. [23 Jun'20] Imagine a world in the future, where mankind has contacted beings on another planet, they have sent basic images of themselves to us and us to them.  We are both humanoid in form.  Communications take time so we jet off in our HYPER-spaceships to...

6-PP-2-1. Parallel Project – Strand #1 [Broken Bits]

This Parallel Project will include various strands of investigation and exploration and this will be completed below as separate projects and exercises.  These may in turn lead to new strands of investigation etc.  6-PP-2-1, Strand #1 – Me and My Broken Bits Before looking at how a body might be influenced in what, how etc....

6-PP-1. Parallel Project – Introduction

6-PP-1. Parallel Project - Introduction Part 6        Parallel Project I will use the Parallel Project to look at art and painting with regard to the following question …. The Question “Embodiment in art is not just mental it is physical as well” 6-1      Introduction and Outline of Parallel Project Artists do not make art,...