10/12/2009

I took some footage of my installation to make a video work. I have to say, it has worked out far better than what I had anticipated. My mercury vapour bulb was not a success; it was very bright ok, but the light was too difuse to be effective. Richard Slade suggested that I try the light from the slide projector, which I did, and it was perfect for the job.

09/12/2009

As a point of interest; 2  anagrams of thesis:   shites,  and  e shits.  Glad that effin chapter is out of the way. Bah humbug !!! 

08/12/2009

I spent the morning writing for the thesis; a chapter is due tomorrow. We had a critique in the afternoon; two of my colleagues had to talk about their work. it was very interesting, in terms of putting the meaning behind the paintings; I suppose we can all be a bit guilty of pre judging other peoples work, without actually knowing their concepts. Even though we are in a visual discipline, sometimes words need to be used, to give the work a new perspective.

04/12/2009

Aine has mentioned that it wil be next week before she sees Mike fitzpatrick about Georges' quay, and said I could continue to work in the workshop area, so basically spent the day re establishing the installation. I have added a couple of pieces to it; a couple of strips of the carnival mirror, in strategically placed positions; it was very effective, again, adding to the illusionism, or the questioning of ones spatial reality. I had to attend a committee meeting of the drawing show; just about the ways in which we will generate advertising, and so forth.

03/122/2009

Spent the day in library writing for thesis. In the evening, I went to an exhibition down in Thomas street; one of my classmates was partaking in it, also one of our tutors, Alan Keane, and also Richard Slade. It was an interesting exhibition, although I was not overly impressed with the exhibition space; it was too rough a finish, to be a white cube setting, at the same time, it was too good a finish, to be a rough and ready kind of place, if you know what I mean, in other words, it was neither one thing or the other, and I felt that in itself, detracted from the actual exhibition.

02/12/2009

I am in limbo at the moment, in terms of studio work, so I spent the day researching different artists and theories, connected to my own work. I have a strong interest in the work of Anish Kapoor, and Felix Gonzalez Torres, both of which have used mirror in unique and interesting ways; in terms of 'anticipated perception' of the viewer. Their work distinguishes a responsibility, that ultimately lies with the viewer; a shift from the didactic, to the open ended. In some sense it could be described as a theatrical experience, where viewer is audience and player. The viewer is asked to contemplate the work, or perhaps it could be said that the work itself, makes the viewer work, or piece together the work (interaction). It raises questions of the nature of self perception.

01/12/2009

No word about the studio space in Georges quay. I spent the morning doing some writing for the thesis. P.M. We had a seminar about exhibitions; it was mainly a historical seminar, nevertheless, it was very interesting.