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NGCA – Baldock Pope Zahle
The NGCA is currently exhibiting Baldock Pope Zahle, showing the artists Jonathan Baldock, Nicholas Pope, and Maria Zahle. The artists have been chosen because of their inquisitive relationship to materials, and to also bring together artists of different generations. Although the artworks are diverse, each artist has used their abilities with materials to express their own circumstances and experiences into exuberant and highly emotive work.
Out of all the artworks, I’m more drawn to Maria Zahle’s piece. Her work traverses the 30 metre expanse of the main gallery, using rip-stop nylon. The sculpture zig-zags from the floor to the ceiling across the gallery, separating the space into two sections.
I find Zahle’s piece more interesting as it’s a piece which the audience can interact with, the viewer can walk around and through the piece, allowing you to take your own path, and guides you through the gallery space. I find her use of material unusual, why use a specific/expensive piece of material instead of a cheaper alternative? But the way she has used the material has amplified it’s properties of strength and lightness, showing how the way materials are used and exhibited can enhance their abilities.
Project Four Update
This week I have made a new temporary installation in my space, I am continuing to use new materials and experiment with different techniques in which to display the installation. With this installation I have used the wire to form a space/wall in which the viewer is able to walk around. I have also suspended a section of wood which is only supported by the string from the ceiling, the other end is laid on the shelf.
I have also been experimented with Photoshop with creating space-like scenes. I have worked out a simple and quick way in which to create these scenes, and I intend to improve my skills to make more detailed drawings. These drawings are being uploaded to my Redbubble account, where you can buy these drawings in various items such as t-shirts, mugs, cases, etc.
http://www.redbubble.com/people/railstonartwork/works/20789257-space-drawing
http://www.redbubble.com/people/railstonartwork/works/20801448-space-clouds
http://www.redbubble.com/people/railstonartwork/works/20808864-cosmic-colour
Yorkshire Sculpture Park Visit
A couple of weeks ago, the university had organised a trip to go to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. The purpose of the trip was to experience artwork firsthand, and to also gather inspiration. The sculpture park is full of works from various artists ranging from Sol Le Witt, to Antony Gormley, to Magdalena Abakanowicz. While there were sculptures placed all around the park, there was also various exhibits within the different buildings at Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
One of the exhibits was the Bill Viola. The majority of the Bill Viola work was video and installation, which drew in the public eye and guided you through a pitch black exhibit. I thoroughly enjoyed the work of Bill Viola, and will be using their work as a form of inspiration for my future projects.
At the time of the visit, the Poppies Wave was installed at the park. This was an extraordinary site to see, as it’s a small part of a bigger picture. I really loved being able to see this as I missed the chance to see the full installation when it exhibited down in London.
And even with all the artwork around the park, I was still enticed by the seasonal change throughout the park. With the weather changing, and the sun shining, the park screamed Autumn. The colours in the wilderness made the experience a lot more enjoyable, and also may have distracted me from looking at some of the artwork. Below are images from the trip. Enjoy.
Artist Influence – Clyfford Still
Clyfford Still is a painter which in his time was named the most daring artist. I am familiar with Stills method of painting or his style of painting. The reason why he is an artist influence, is for his use of colour; and for me, the way in which his work resembles broken worlds.
I especially like Stills `1957’ piece, which is an untitled painting. To me this painting looks like a world in which is described through colour. The colour creates an environment in which the paint sits in. Many of Stills work are very similar to each other, they all have an abstract feel to them.
The reason I’ve chosen Clyfford Still as an artist influence for me, it’s because of this style of paintings. In the future I will learn more on his reasons were painting in the style in which he did, but that will be a future endeavour for myself.
The text above is a mix of my own opinion and research of Clyfford Still.
Information and pictures found via the content below:
Clyfford Still, 1904-1980
In-text: (Still and Kellein, 1992)
Bibliography: Still, C. and Kellein, T. (1992). Clyfford Still, 1904-1980. Munich, Germany: Prestel.
Project One – ‘Connecting Through Making and Thinking’
Hi everyone, this is the first official project of the year. I’m going to try and make Tuesdays my weekly catch up on the past week of my course. These posts will contain information like workshops, ideas, progress, evaluations, resolved work, etc. I will try to post up workshops on the day they’re done, but I can’t make any guarantee’s as the wifi in my accommodation likes to turn off sometimes.
So without talking too much, here’s last weeks project.
This project is named ‘Connecting Through Making and Thinking’. During this project, I will be using and learning a wide range of methods, from ones I know like drawing and painting, to ones I don’t know, like metal work, wood work, metal casting etc. The aim of this project is to gather ideas and find a path of art which I enjoy the most, and then develop that path/media into a professional practice. I for one already know I’m more focused towards Sculptural Installation, but this project will give me access to even more areas than the foundation could.
The duration of this project is fourteen weeks, not including winter vacation. The first week of the project mainly included drawing; the task was to make six A2 sized drawings, out of these six, two had to be figures, two had to be objects, and two had to be interior/exterior (landscapes). By the end of the week, I had drew eight drawings in total, where two where figures, one was a landscape, one was an object, and the other four were able to be classed within all three categories. The outcome for these drawings was to get information; to get true information from real life objects and people, for example, light and shadows, size and shape, perspective, etc. The aim of the current week of the project, is to take one drawing from each of the categories, and paint the chosen three into one image.
Also, during the past week I hand made, and stretched my own canvas during a couple of workshops. I had to make the frame/the stretcher for the canvas during the first workshop, and during the second I stretched to canvas over the frame.
So that’s what I’ve been doing over the past week. Sorry if I don’t make my target of posting these every Tuesday, the student life is very busy, especially since my timetable for every week is 9:00 am to 5:00 pm every day. I know I forgot to post last Fridays Instagram post, I will combine this weeks images with last so you get to see all my work and progress.
Enjoy.
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