I painted some acrylic on to the glass that I got, I will use it as a base for an oil painting. Tried to order my mirror today, but there was a problem with paypal.
Monday, October 19, 2009
19/10/2009
Spent most of the day in the library getting the first chapter of thesis finished. Went to see the careers lady to get some advice about applying for a masters degree. I have to admit, there's a lot more to it than I had originally thought, still, I am quite determined to see this through.
I painted some acrylic on to the glass that I got, I will use it as a base for an oil painting. Tried to order my mirror today, but there was a problem with paypal.
I painted some acrylic on to the glass that I got, I will use it as a base for an oil painting. Tried to order my mirror today, but there was a problem with paypal.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
16/10/2009
OMG, it finally happened, Scan has been captured on camera doing the 'painting thing'. What next I hear you ask........ an actual painting on canvas ???.......... surely not !!!
16/10/2009
I got an arch shaped bit of glass off Richard. I will use this to paint on, and see what kind of effects occur. I took a few photos of the reflection, it was in some respects quite interesting.
I have stuck another piece of mirror to the original one, just to add to the visual confusion. Jim the caretaker said I can have two big pieces of mirror that are down in George's quay, fair play to him. Went to see Matt about hidden camera, but he was not there on the occasions I called. Even though there does not seem to be a lot going on in my studio space, I am working diligently, and am happy with my progress so far.
I have begun painting on one of my small canvi (a new word I invented for more than one canvas ! (like fungi)) for Tuesday; a thin layer of green; scraping marks into it, removing them, and so forth. Again, just raising questions in terms of 'post square' (a term Mark came up with).
I have stuck another piece of mirror to the original one, just to add to the visual confusion. Jim the caretaker said I can have two big pieces of mirror that are down in George's quay, fair play to him. Went to see Matt about hidden camera, but he was not there on the occasions I called. Even though there does not seem to be a lot going on in my studio space, I am working diligently, and am happy with my progress so far.
I have begun painting on one of my small canvi (a new word I invented for more than one canvas ! (like fungi)) for Tuesday; a thin layer of green; scraping marks into it, removing them, and so forth. Again, just raising questions in terms of 'post square' (a term Mark came up with).
Thursday, October 15, 2009
15/10/2009
Spent the day researching mirrors. It seems like I have to send to America for the mirror I want. It is not too dear. The amount of artists doing work in this particular field, are limited, but the kind of distortion that I am aiming for, is not too unlike the work of Francis Bacon. Other artists that I am looking into include: Wilhelm Sasnal, Gerhard Richter, Marlene Dumas. While this kind of work is based mainly in the realm of painting, it is derived from the sphere of relational aesthetics (I realise this is in itself a paradox, nevertheless, it is a fact !) (Due to the socio-psychological interactivity with the mirrors, from which I will gain research for the paintings) Yeaaah!!!
Got two books from the inter-library loan today: The language of new media, by Lev Manovich, and Postproduction, by Nicolas Bourriaud. I know that Manovich is a leading authority of new media, but I feel the book is a little dated now.(Pre- Social media).
Got two books from the inter-library loan today: The language of new media, by Lev Manovich, and Postproduction, by Nicolas Bourriaud. I know that Manovich is a leading authority of new media, but I feel the book is a little dated now.(Pre- Social media).
14/10/2009
Had a tutorial with David today. He gave me some final advice for the submission of the chapter due on Monday. He seems confident that my critical writing has improved very much, and I have to say I can see this clearly in the work too.
Went down town to see if I could purchase the 'magic mirrors' anywhere, tried a few different places; the man in the magic shop was sure to be a certainty, unfortunately, he has never had them. Will have to look online for them, alas, their seems to be some problem with the O2 broadband in my area (North Tipperary) it has been absolutely pathetic over the past few days, and it is having an impact on my work.
Went down town to see if I could purchase the 'magic mirrors' anywhere, tried a few different places; the man in the magic shop was sure to be a certainty, unfortunately, he has never had them. Will have to look online for them, alas, their seems to be some problem with the O2 broadband in my area (North Tipperary) it has been absolutely pathetic over the past few days, and it is having an impact on my work.
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