Category Archives: Reflection

From the post graduate studio to isolation in three prints

Printmaking has re-emerged in my practice as a major influence on my thinking for the other aspects of my work. It somehow weaves through my work creating a cross over thread that catches all the varied ideas and somehow makes the ideas seem to connect into a common tapestry that I see as my practice.Continue reading “From the post graduate studio to isolation in three prints”

Visual Research Group

31st March 2020 I was invited with others from the Masters Fine Art cohort to join a Visual Research Group run by Hayley Berman and this second meeting, open to all from our course took place on the 31st March. We were invited by Hayley to read an article: Christopher Bollas (2015) Psychoanalysis in theContinue reading “Visual Research Group”

Work in Progress Portfolio December 2019 to March 2020

Since my last crit and during Semester B I worked in the print room making some Lino-cut prints I cut during December and January. I went on the drypoint induction and made two plates shown below. For the Lino cuts I wanted to experiment with papers and colour, so I used some grey paper, graphContinue reading “Work in Progress Portfolio December 2019 to March 2020”

Tutorial February

Michael Wright Post Graduate studios 4th February 2020 This was an informal tutorial I have started a series of large drawings on the walls of the studio, both the Cells piece and the Falling Wall piece which is in two parts.  As well as the larger drawings, I am drawing from some stencils I haveContinue reading “Tutorial February”

Studio research, printmaking to generate visual ideas

Looking back over the first term at the University of Hertfordshire, I found that I have used printmaking as a way of working through my ideas both visually and sculpturally. I found that there were problems in my work that drawing on its own was not resolving. I had an introduction during a workshop withContinue reading “Studio research, printmaking to generate visual ideas”

Methodology Research & Enquiry

Considering my methodology the first questions are; what affects the decisions I make about my practice and what are the broader implications of what I am doing within the practice?  In answering, I realised that I adopt different experimental approaches to explore an idea, often emerging from that experience. The word “emerge” has been aContinue reading “Methodology Research & Enquiry”

Researching Folds Revisited

Since researching folds previously I have been looking out for current artists who are using folds in their work. I came across artist Ty Locke whilst researching the Turner Prize shortlist for 2019. He showed up on my searches of Margate artists and had won the Platform Graduate Award in 2018 at the Turner ContemporaryContinue reading “Researching Folds Revisited”

Understanding the Ritual and Visual Language in my Practice

I have been reviewing my work following my progress crit. I have come up with some rough ideas about what I think the tentative direction my practice is taking within the context of the postgraduate study course. I have been making conceptual explorations and realise some of the following: There is a fluid and ambiguousContinue reading “Understanding the Ritual and Visual Language in my Practice”

Visual and Contextual Research October 2019

During October I went to many galleries and found this all fed into my work in differing ways. MONA HARTOUM I saw Mona Hartoum’s ‘Remains to be Seen at the White Cube. The works from this show that affected me the most, were not the most popular pieces from the show which ended up inContinue reading “Visual and Contextual Research October 2019”

Line / Extended

17th October 2019 – opening of UHArts Line/Extended show I attended the opening of Line / Extended, a group show at UHArts gallery. The artists on show were Rosana Antoli, Andrea V. Wright, Jane Grisewood, Lucy Brown and George Eksts. I was interested in this show because I use line, drawing and installation extensively inContinue reading “Line / Extended”

Practice Development Louis Bourgeois – Insomnia Drawings

research on drawing practice I first encountered Bourgeois in 1986 and her work struck a fear in me. It was her way of speaking the unsayable and finding a language for pain, but juxtaposed to that pain and unapologetic at a time when subjects she was addressing were taboo in a wider cultural sense. IContinue reading “Practice Development Louis Bourgeois – Insomnia Drawings”

Defining practice research, methodology and complexity

Following from being set a piece of work to define our practice, there was a seminar with visiting lecturer, Helena McGrath, to establish what our research should be about. We analysed our own practice, what we are interested in and what we do. I found this process a bit alien and difficult at first asContinue reading “Defining practice research, methodology and complexity”

Research on Kiki Smith and studio research and experimentation

I visited the Kiki Smith show at Modern Art Oxford after postgraduate tutor Michael Wright had mentioned Smith in the taught seminar I attended on printmaking. Michael had explained how Smith was a cross discipline artist and had made very spiritual works. I was curious as I started to research Smith and discovered how sheContinue reading “Research on Kiki Smith and studio research and experimentation”

Photography One Project

On the postgraduate cohort there are two photographers, Victoria Leighton and Josiah Lyngwa. I have used photography in my work to a greater extent and asked if I could join this first project. The Project Outline To make a formal self portrait piece of work using the self in a way that was not justContinue reading “Photography One Project”

Developing a drawing practice postgraduate studio

Researching borrowed colour in my drawing practice I got into the studio early today to gather my thoughts and do some research. I spent some time developing the drawing I had started on the first week of the studio move-in. I had used a connection between the space, my dream and the journey to NewContinue reading “Developing a drawing practice postgraduate studio”

Beginning studio research in the postgraduate studio

I spent time working in the studio with some found objects. I often use found objects. My rule is that I don’t go looking for objects I use, they have to be in my path line. in this case I found some fabric that had been thrown out by in the BA studio. The lightContinue reading “Beginning studio research in the postgraduate studio”

The Icebreaker – The Journey

THe Project Objective On our first day in Practice One, Postgraduate Lead Tutor, Kerry Andrews gave an icebreaker project to deliver the following week. We were to go on a journey of some sort and produce and outcome from that journey. In the next week focus on a walk, ride or trip that you makeContinue reading “The Icebreaker – The Journey”

Bringing my practice to University of Herts Postgraduate Studios September 2019

As an introduction to my post graduate experience at the Creative School at University of Hertfordshire, I am showing here what I am bringing to the cohort and a short explanation of why I am here. I graduated from the North London art school based at Quicksilver Place, Middlesex Polytechnic, in 1991, the final yearContinue reading “Bringing my practice to University of Herts Postgraduate Studios September 2019”