Well we have been slaving away in Squires Annexe for the last few days, working through extreme stress, heat, cold and other horrible conditions.
Kind of...
Well our exhibition opens this evening at 5pm, come see what we have created.
If not, i'll be posting up photos from the night over the next few days. We should also have some photos on www.artintheannexe.weebly.com.
Also, if anyone has managed to use our QR codes please comment on our blogs. Feedback would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers!
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Saturday, 24 March 2012
Space invaders. A utopian exhibition.
I will soon be exhibiting in an exhibition based around utopian thought. This suits me down to the bone as my work is centred around critical, environmental utopias. I am in a large group of around 17 artists engaging with dystopias/utopias.
I will be presenting a piece using the leaf-pulp cubes. Probably presenting a large number of these pieces in a floor based work.
I will be presenting a piece using the leaf-pulp cubes. Probably presenting a large number of these pieces in a floor based work.
Human Environment Interaction
Time to talk about my practice.
I have been interested in involving environmental issues in my practice for a few years now. At times I have struggled with putting my ideas onto canvas or into a physical form, I guess I'm a bit of a dreamer. A switch from painting to sculpture has really enabled me to engage with my concepts and has allowed me to find keys areas to investigate.
I have always been interested in the balance between the organic and the artificial. This has stemmed from an interest in the changing landscape of my environment and was realised in my move from rural Somerset to the urban, industrial North-east of England.
Recently I have been working with organic materials, using papermaking techniques to create a sculptural material from leaves that I have gathered.
I am currently creating cubes from this leaf pulp by compressing the material into wooden moulds. This deconstruction of the original organic material is something that again is poignant, we live in a world that constantly relies, or takes advantage of our natural resources.
I am looking to display these cubes in a future exhibition which I am sure I will talk about soon.
I have been interested in involving environmental issues in my practice for a few years now. At times I have struggled with putting my ideas onto canvas or into a physical form, I guess I'm a bit of a dreamer. A switch from painting to sculpture has really enabled me to engage with my concepts and has allowed me to find keys areas to investigate.
I have always been interested in the balance between the organic and the artificial. This has stemmed from an interest in the changing landscape of my environment and was realised in my move from rural Somerset to the urban, industrial North-east of England.
Recently I have been working with organic materials, using papermaking techniques to create a sculptural material from leaves that I have gathered.
I am currently creating cubes from this leaf pulp by compressing the material into wooden moulds. This deconstruction of the original organic material is something that again is poignant, we live in a world that constantly relies, or takes advantage of our natural resources.
I am looking to display these cubes in a future exhibition which I am sure I will talk about soon.
Thursday, 22 March 2012
Sunday, 18 March 2012
The daily grind...
By that I mean I've worked more than one day this week...
I'm working at the Baltic lounge at the moment, it was formerly the Turner Prize cafe while the exhibition was being held in the Gateshead gallery.
It was an amazing space which has now been remodeled, becoming the Baltic Lounge, and celebrates the tenth anniversary of Baltic. Unfortunately it seems to have somehow lost its edge, perhaps the public debate of the Turner Prize made it more of an information forum than a cafe. Whatever the reason, it is interesting to see how spaces become completely transformed by context and not function.
On with my day then, at least I remembered my book today.
I've just realised 'daily grind' can relate to me grinding coffee. Genius.
I'm working at the Baltic lounge at the moment, it was formerly the Turner Prize cafe while the exhibition was being held in the Gateshead gallery.
It was an amazing space which has now been remodeled, becoming the Baltic Lounge, and celebrates the tenth anniversary of Baltic. Unfortunately it seems to have somehow lost its edge, perhaps the public debate of the Turner Prize made it more of an information forum than a cafe. Whatever the reason, it is interesting to see how spaces become completely transformed by context and not function.
On with my day then, at least I remembered my book today.
I've just realised 'daily grind' can relate to me grinding coffee. Genius.
Thursday, 15 March 2012
TOAST!
Last night I went to the second in a series of exhibitions by fellow Fine Art students. I knew the exhibition was based around ideas of the 'Everyday' and how it relates to contemporary practice. The exhibition had been taking form over the last few days next to my studio so I had a bit of a sneaky peek as it was being constructed.
On the night the exhibition was brilliant. The group had decided on the title 'Toast!' and were even serving toast and biscuits with the refreshments, I helped myself to a teacup of wine and went in. The first thing that hit me was the total immersion the viewer felt when navigating the space. All available space had been used yet the exhibition felt spacious and considered. I won't go on too much about the exhibition though, it is still on for another day and I haven't finished writing a review yet...
Enjoy the images!
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