25/09/2009

 Continuing with my investigations with different ways of displaying artworks. Put a support under one section of the canvas, and hung the other end from the ceiling hope  to paint on this at a later stage.On the way to college, I 'found' a disused roadworks sign, Richard Slade cut me some mdf to fit into the space where the sign once was. I have put an base coat of orange on it . I will paint an artist at work; a reference to the change of direction in my studio practice.

I cut a couple of odd shaped pieces of wood with which to paint on. I got a couple of remarks from colleagues, as to the strangeness of them. One I have started to paint blue,(the sea of my creative instincts?) with strokes of varying angles to create a sense of tension (a reference to my own sense of tension with regards to painting?) I have a wooden  figure 'hanging on to the board with one hand, while he perilously paints, and  tries to bring some sense of unification between painting and the new world media, with which he has become accustomed to working with. 

25/09/2009

24/09/2009

I completed the inverted canvas's. I suppose in some sense, I am raising questions as to the validity of the square canvas painting, in a white cube setting. In the twenty first century, as in the 18th century, without really any significant change. Why is this so? with so much advancement in technology etc. OK, I know many artists have explored many different ways of exhibiting their wares, but it basically still comes back to square canvas painting in a white cube setting. Will carry on exploring this phenomena, and see what kinds of ideas surface.

23/09/2009

In some sense, while I have a reasonably strong sense of where I am heading with my work this year, I have been knocked off the rails (so to speak) beacause of the 'encouragement' to paint this year. It is something which I have not put a lot of thought into over the summer, and as a consequence, have come up against a wall (albeit a small one ). Just to continue with the work ethos, I have glued three small canvas's (I wonder should that be canvi LOL!) together in a triangular shape, I will do three more tomorrow, and invert them on top of the first three; possibly paint on them just to loosen up the electricity in my painting arm !!!
Had tutorial with David this morning, it went well, I realise that my first writings were in some sense a little outdated; theoretical speculation, with not very much evidential reference.  Obviously by having read more books, I have become more knowledgable on the subject. David seems happy enough with direction I am heading in.

22/09/2009

Had to prepare some notes for CCS tomorrow. Seminar in the afternoon with Mark. Again, a  quite discursive, in some sense dialectical, informative, and most certainly interesting discourse. Many topics covered from the nihilistic murmerings of Frank Auerbech, to the thought provoking notions of  existentialist artists.

21/09/2009

Mark was going around the studio today, having a chat to everyone about their work. Had a good talk to him about what kind of direction my work might be taking this year. I guess it must be a little unusual to have so many non-painters in the painting department. Having made a resolution not to paint this year, I suspect I may have to change my strategies.......... Hmmmmmm.............. Food for thought !
Took video footage of the paints today, hope to edit it tomorrow.

18/09/2009

Bernie taking  photo's of me, taking a photo's of her.