Howard Hodgkin In our notes we have a work of the artist, In the Bay of Naples, 1980-82 (oil on panel) which reminded me of the work of Adrian Ghenie and I decided to read about the artist and ask myself why this example was chosen as well as why I see the link between […]
23.09 – 30.09 Arsenale, Giardini, Collateral events and some Old Masters in churches Arsenale From the onset I have to say that this was my first visit to Venice and that I was completely taken by its location on water and the obvious enormity of this 58th Biennale. I will attempt to discuss my experience, […]
Outside of the Giardini and Arsenale, there were 35 national pavilions and 19 collateral events spread around the Venice historic centre, Giudecca, San Servolo, and Forte Marghera. I focus on the few I got to see. Glasstress exhibition on Murano Island This was another highlight of my visit. I loved the old abandoned glass furnace […]
The overall comments was that this was a good submission and that I am well placed now for formal assessment. I am looking forward to getting my work ready for the assessment of November. With regards to the assignment my choice of subject was seen as good and some of my discussions where commended by […]
Assignment 5 I have never really given much thought to video installations and their difference to cinema. My experience has also varied, in the sense that there were installations which I just could not make sense of, felt uncomfortable: during October 2018 I was in Barcelona and visited the Modern Museum – a video installation […]
24 May 2019 It seems at this stage that we will be following art critique and the critical language of contemporary art, and as my tutor reminded me in the last formative feedback, at the heart of the assignment is the visitor/viewer experience. I will also read Stallabrass, of which I have the Kindle version […]
DISCUSSION: In what ways do video installations differ from films shown in a cinema? List the physical differences and use these as evidence to explain the differences in experience and aesthetic appreciation. Think about the environment as well as the immediate space in which a film is shown. Consider the types of film and select […]
Blog started on 12 June 2019 During the last two weeks I have travelled in France, the Netherlands and Belgium. Apart from visiting my sister in Belgium and other friends, visits to art museums was a highlight: the opportunity to re-visit the Van Gogh Museum as well as D’Orsay Museum in Paris added to more […]
I received a formal written feedback from my tutor on 7 May 2019. I am relieved that my tutor acknowledged the engagement with the work that took place over this part of the course. This unfortunately made me almost upset when I read about students’ negative perception of this subject and current ideas of changing […]
9May 2019 The way I view the world of art has certainly been opened though these studies. My reality view has become much more of a process of continued creation. Something that stuck with me: I can at any moment ask myself what might I make! I have enjoyed the research and reading – always […]