The works of Franz Kline are largely produced in house paint with large brushes on canvas. This unusual use of medium has had a clear influence on the finished result of each painting. Considering this I produced copies of two different Franz Kline paintings, each in a different medium for my learning log book. Below…
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Contextual Study Point 3: Franz Kline
Franz Kline is an artist of which I was previously aware but through this research I realise that my previous knowledge had really only scratched the surface. I was aware of the following: Kline painted large, industrial looking paintings worked mostly in black and white lived in New York was an abstract expressionist I had…
Sketchbook Work (Small A5 Sketchbook): Thoughts and Experimentation
I have started a small A5 sketchbook to document my thoughts and experiment with ideas. This sketchbook does not have any particular topic or theme so I am free to work on whatever I am thinking about that day. Below you can see the drawing I have produced on the inside cover and first page….
Sketchbook Work (Small Square Sketchbook): Response to the Pandemic
The Covid 19 pandemic has caused so much disruption to our lives and 2020 has been an undeniably strange year. I have dedicated a sketchbook to reflecting on this subject matter. At the very start of the pandemic I saw, on social media, a meme that demonstrated how the virus spreads and how social distancing…
Contextual Study Point 1: À L’infini by Louise Bourgeois
The piece of work produced by Louise Bourgeois I have chosen to discuss is a series of 16 etchings called ‘À L’infini’. The etchings, on a background of cream paper, have been added to with pencil and gouache. They depict various images of stringy, worm-like shapes tangled or knotted together. Entangled in these are other…
The Last Thing I Said to You Is Don’t Leave Me Here
The first section of coursework gave me a new perspective on the above piece of work, ‘The Last Thing I said to You Is Don’t Leave Me Here’ by Tracey Emin. This piece of work has always interested me but realising that part of it can be termed as a readymade has helped me view…
Gaia by Luke Jerram
I visited the installation ‘Gaia’ by Luke Jerram in Liverpool cathedral on Saturday 1st June. Gaia is a glowing sphere displaying detailed imagery provided by NASA of the earth’s surface as seen from space. It is suspended from the cathedral’s high ceiling opposite one of the cathedral’s brightly coloured stained glass windows and greets you…
My attempt at a Martha Rosler photo collage
Inspired by an interview of Martha Rosler I read on the Tate website, I have embarked on a project to create a similar photo collage myself, based on the space race (in part as it is nearly the 50th anniversary of man landing on the moon). This is my attempt to understand Martha Rosler’s drive…
Book Review: When the Dogs Don’t Bark
Some time ago in work I started a book club to encourage myself and others not only to read more regularly but to read a wider variety of books. As there is a literature section in my course and what I read influences my mood and interests I thought I would write about any books…
Notes on Grayson Perry’s Reith Lecture – Playing to the Gallery: Episode 1, Democracy has bad taste
Note on the Lecturer: The lecturer Grayson Perry is renowned for his vases and plates which are classically beautiful but have a subversive ‘spikey’ message and also for often dressing as his alter ego Claire. He won the Turner Prize 2003 and is an observer of the social scene who mocks and enlivens to explain…
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