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”
Tag Archives: Reflection
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”
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”
Visual Research Method Workshop
I had the opportunity to work with Hayley Berman from Art Therapy as a tangential workshop to the Fine Art postgraduate course on the 25th November 2019. The aim of the workshop was to ‘explore a visual research method “role consultation analysis”in thinking about an area of practice. This involves working in small groups, reflectingContinue reading “Visual Research Method Workshop”
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”
Looking at complexity in Critical Analysis for Research and Enquiry
The excerpt I chose to study for the Critical Analysis in Research and Enquiry was complex. There was initial excitement at finding a piece of writing that expressed so many elements I am pursuing in my own practice. Taking the energy from that excitement, I had to get down to the nitty gritty of understandingContinue reading “Looking at complexity in Critical Analysis for Research and Enquiry”
Researching Folds
During my studio practice I have been developing three dimensional work that uses folds. A recurring theme throughout my practice, I have returned to this during my postgraduate studio work. I have been folding printed photographs, and I have been researching other artists who use folds and have been expanding my understanding of why otherContinue reading “Researching Folds”
Print induction workshop with Mike Wright 8th November
I spent the day in with L4 doing monoprints. Learning to mix printing ink with copper plate oil for the drypoint. Mike showed us a series of his mono prints. He used a mixture of techniques in his strong body of work. His themes are consistent to it was interesting to see how he hadContinue reading “Print induction workshop with Mike Wright 8th November”
UHArts – The Big Draw
spacial drawing workshop with Andrea V Wright I booked onto the Spatial Drawing Workshop on the 31st October 2019 with Andrea Wright. I had been told about the event by UHArts on the opening night of the Exhibition Extended/Line in the gallery. It was part of the nationwide Big Draw, as drawing is such anContinue reading “UHArts – The Big Draw”
Colour Photograms Drawing with Light
I spent a day on the 1st of November 2019 in the University of Hertfordshire colour darkroom and had a taught introduction with Michael Wright, postgraduate tutor on the experimental techniques he had learnt and use in his practice. Michael showed us how the colour enlargers work and the various settings. We started with themContinue reading “Colour Photograms Drawing with Light”
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”
Tutorial with Kerry Andrews 22nd October 2019
Tutorial Kerry Andrews and I discuss that being lost is an important part of the process. There is a peculiar transition from making into drawing its a translation from one form of thinking into another. There are forms of translation and reference of translation. So, the transformation between states within my drawing mean I amContinue reading “Tutorial with Kerry Andrews 22nd 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”
Tina Culverhouse 