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 […]
In preparation for your first assignment, take some time to review the sketchbook and project work that you have completed for Part One. If you haven’t already done so, record your reflections in your learning log/blog. Think about the ideas and approaches explored and what you have thought about and learnt. It may be helpful […]
Jessica Warboys view her works, listen her describe her process (LINK 12) Sea Paintings (2015-16) was done on sea-soaked canvas – power was given to the sea and wind to move the pigment on the different canvasses which were also placed at different locations and then put together in the studio. I have looked at […]
Zoom conversation with Moma by Jodi Hauptman, Julie Mehretu, and Samatha Friedman on 24 June 2021. Conversation/discussion on Cezanne and the work of Julie Mehretu. The first discussion was looking at drawings as a particular way of thinking; the artist trying to making sense of the world through looking and trying to deal with a […]
JACKSON POLLOCK Hans Namuth’s film. link 10 Makes me aware of how the film is a medium by showing the process of Pollock’s making, made the general public aware of how he works and in that way made the work accessible in 1951, as well as presenting an idea that art is a performance, it […]