14/12/2009

Worked furiously in the studio today, the ideas are filling my mind to bursting point ! Probably will not be able to realise all the ideas for this assessment, however, have much material to work with for a while to come yet. Basically just adding to the installation; working on the layout etc. Although I am using 'nice square' shapes for most of the installation, I am also using a fair amount of irregular shapes; even some broken type forms. I believe this adds even more tension to piece, than what it is already there.

 

 

11/12/2009

I was going to download the footage from video piece, straight from the video camera onto my computer, unfortunately, the firewall cable they use in the college does not fit my computer, so had to use the multimedia room macs. The downside to this, is that we can only use the computer that it is downloaded to; this is not really agreeable, as there are so many students using the multi media macs these days. Have copied the footage onto my memory stick; then hope to copy to my computer that way, although, Nigel reckons that this is not a good practice, and could lead to a reduction in quality. Katriona saw a bit of the footage as she was passing, and commented that she like it; which was promising, as she has a good understanding of video work. I believe it will be a very good piece when it is edited. Attended another meeting of the open drawing awards show; it was basically just tying up the loose ends, in terms of the brochure and invites etc; we also have a web page, which will be used for archival purposes.

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.