Exercise 1.5 Painting in the round The method for the exercise is to dispense with the canvas and allow the object that I am interested in to become the ‘canvas’ I work on. To prepare for the work I have to make at least 3 large objects. The exercise suggests that before I begin to […]
STUDIO PRACTICE By now I made contact with a sculptor whom I follow on Instagram; she introduced me to a sculpting clay that does not dry. I sourced the material from a local foundry, who did not want to disclose more about the composition of this clay, which I could buy in two different colors […]
CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES TO STILL LIFE: OBJECT TABLE DEVELOPMENT The following was taken from the study material: In Part Two you will explore intersections between painting and sculpture. Through practical, written and reflective exercises you will consider: The shift from depiction of pictorial space to the experience and articulation of physical space. The agency of the […]
Research point 1Listen to Gabriel Orozco talking about the ‘Working Table’ pieces. In your learning log/blog reflect on his comments in relation to your own work for this project. How do Orozco’s descriptions of his working process resonate with your own methods and approach?Gabriel Orozco Working Tables: LINK 15 Listening to the discussion by the […]
Exercise 1.4 Collect, combine, construct I am immediately drawn to the construct of Monogram, 1955-59, the scale, the different parts of this painting with objects, and the time frame in which it developed as a work. I question why he settled on putting the work horizontally on the floor, apparantly in the second stage of […]
Exercise 1.3. Studio Reflections For this exercise, I need to consider my relationship to my work or studio space. Question: In your learning log/blog reflect upon your own approach to, and feelings about: action/inaction/, focus/distraction, knowing, being productive/unproductive, in the studio. What is your relationship to your workspace? What does your workspace provide you with? […]
Exercise 1.2 On perspective Using gouache and/or household emulsion, paint flat colours onto pieces of paper mirroring the colours you see on the table. Paint a base paper the colour of the tabletop. Make a series of colour studies, with these papers, which explore shape and the spatial relationships that exist between the table and […]
“Oscar Wilde said that if you know what you want to be, then you inevitably become it – that is your punishment, but if you never know, then you can be anything. There is a truth to that. We are not nouns, we are verbs. I am not a thing – an actor, a writer […]
I want to study gestural drawings/art and ideas around expression. I learned that for Lee Ufan, each gesture is a continuation of a single moment lived through the body, first as the artist’s physical performance by painting and the again when viewer encounter the work and experience how these repetitive marks articulate the experience of […]
Feedback discussion with tutor, Dr Michelle Whiting on Google Meet: Monday 12 July at 16h00, local time( South Africa) General comments: I will make notes of the discussion and share them with my tutor, who will then share her comments. I understand this practice will give the tutor a good indication of my understanding […]