06/05/2009

06/05/2005

Went down town to get some wiring, brackets and bulb holders for my display pedestal, It was intricate work putting it altogether. Went for tutorial regarding my essay; it transpires that I am going to have to do a lot of reading over the summer, I have enough for the essay but not enough for a first chapter.Never mind, at least in the summer I won't have a studio practice to maintain.Took more photographs of the eggsaws. Made a start on the second piece that involves appropriating my work to my classmates. The brief I have given them,is to paint a blue sky and a branch; nothing too complicated or time consuming, it would not be fair to ask too much of them this time of term.I have received a great response so far; they are a great bunch of people.

05/05/2009

Transfered the mini dv on to digital. Had the usual keystone cops runaround in the multimedia room; the new macs just don't cut the mustard. (They probably do but just need configuring right) Got the eggsaws off Des; Alan was quite impressed with them; he said to get some photo's etc. The Steve Reich performance has not come out very well; it can be salvaged though with some good editing. Took the measurement of the pedestal for the velvet cloth; also have to buy bulb holders. Measured up for the perspex too, hope to get these sorted out tomorrow.

01/05/2009

Got the pedestal from Richard; it needs a bit of work, nothing too complicated though. Went to Malpin's to get my u v lamps. Printed off some photographs. Katrina has suggested that we place the performance work in a separate location from our own work. She has also said to have a monitor ready for use. I was one step ahead of her on this; and have booked a projector and a monitor. I realised after the last assessments that my presentation has to be more professional. Fair play to her for giving me the good advice.

30/04/2009

Gave my colleagues back their deposits. I feel a sense of disappointment over the Berlin affair; We were very excited at the prospect of showing in Berlin; I guess this has been a valuable learning experience. I personally have put a great deal of time and effort in to this project; correspondence with the gallery, organising the meetings,writing up the jobs, discussions with colleagues, collecting deposits, sending money off to Berlin etc,etc,etc. That said, we are not going to let this stop us. We are a very determined group, and we are still looking at other options. Quimper has been mentioned, I think this would be a good option, we'll have to investigate this further. I am thinking of burying the eggsaws in a bog close to where I live; a few years ago, there was some butter that was found there that was deemed to be a thousand years old. I believe it would be a good historical reference to use, not to mention the historical significance that bogs have to island of Ireland.

29/04/2009

Went for CCS tutorial with David. It turns out myself and Tadhg are the only students who have appeared for tutorials over the past two weeks! It must be quite disheartening for him, as he has a very strong interest in helping students with their studies. All went well in the tutorial; have to edit down the quotes a bit, and for next week I have to present a plan of the essay. Overall though, David seems to think it is proceeding very good, which is always good to hear. He also brought me in a couple of editorials which he thought I could use in the thesis. I think this is an example of how committed he is to helping students with their studies, even though he is obviously a very busy man.It is very much appreciated. Berlin is now officially dead in the water ! my colleagues and I have decided that the Turn-Berlin gallery is not a place that can best represent us as emerging contemporary artists. Even though we are in the painting department,and would therefore normally be classified as painters, we have had/are having an eclectic education in contemporary art which entails more than just painting, for example, we use sound art, video,sculpture, photography, performance, etc. As a result of this, not all of us in the class actually use paint as the preferred medium for artistic expression.We believe the contemporary artist of the 21st century is far more than just a painter; and contemporary art galleries, are well aware of this. Apart from all this, my colleagues and I were very offended by the condescending nature of the correspondence we received from the Turn-Berlin gallery.

28/04/2009

Spoke with Des Farrell about eggsaws; can't get a high shine on them but it's not really necessary. I discussed the pedestal construction with him; he is fairly confident that once I sort the perspex out, he can construct the pedestal very quickly, also spoke with Richard Slade about this, he is getting me a pedestal to adapt to my own design, which is great. Also spoke with Matt Gidney about the ultra violet lighting; he has given me the name of a company in Childers Road where I can obtain them. Everything is proceeding exactly as I have foreseen! (Quote from Senator Palpatine, the dark Sith lord, in Star wars!) LOL. Seriously though, everything is very going well T.G. I am extremely confident, that all I have set out to do in my practice for the assessments, will be achieved. Mathilde got accepted at Dunlaoghaire I.T. today I am delighted for her, Hope she can stay with us here though, everyone has commented favourably on our performance piece.