What's next?

So what's next? What time are we meeting Saturday? If everyone can say what time's best for them, not too early, not too late for me, if thats ok, will bring everything along.

What is happening with the paintings themselves, Bex hasn't come to pick them up, are they still being used, what shall I do with them?

Printed out some flyers for me to use, they look great, well done guys.

Flyers

Hey,

Ive posted the flyers up and around Uni. In the library, art block, walkways everywhere!!

I didn't add our names however but that can be arranged for the flyers.

Also we just received an email about photos for white cube, its for tuesday morning latest. Just to let you know theres an email.

Keep in touch everyone
xxxxx

Flyers

Thanks for doing the flyers, I have added our names to it, just in alphabetical order, as you can see no one else needs to bother but thought I may send kids round putting them through doors!! No harm in trying hey? Maybe seeing a name they know will bring them along.

I know Charlie said she was unable to get to computer until friday, not sure whats happening with Tara, Bex was going to pick up the paintings tonight for Connie's exhibition, I don't even know if it's still on not heard from Bex to know if she's coming.

Flyers

Yeah i will print them out A4 for around Uni. But A5 for flyers. I have just received emails back from tutors saying they will try to attend. :) looking good.  Has charlie, bex and tara seen these posts?? What does everyone else think. 

Flyers etc

I remember everyone saying that too, squares it is, they do look gr8, very glossy as intended.

If your putting flyers in uni, then maybe A4 more of a 'poster' I'll send out some flyers with Emz tomorrow and via email.

The invite is sorted now on facebook, well done, looks great, hope we have lots 'attending'

We can use the pink box I had as donations box, I have printed out the sign for that.

I just need to know whether groups of words or individual words need printing.

I think were on schedule, just get the invites out as many as poss.

Advertising

Hey, i am also over excited as per usual. I have sent out a mass invitiation of our event on facebook so check it has gone through ok. I think i did it right.

I will print out some flyers today and i suppose i could stick one in the art block as well as in fountains?

I will also email the tutors to invite them along. Plus i'll sort out Jo something nice.

Any other jobs for today? I think the photographs should be cut to squares i think thats what everyone wanted. I seem to remember that.

I cannot sleep !!

Could Bex or Tara please change their word passionate for something else (although u both are)....Sexy maybe? that's a word we don't have and may well be interesting!
Although.....on second thoughts........... how does everyone feel about the use of one word describing two people it could be a red herring?

This of course is if the words are separate.....so......Should the 5 words be all together or separate little pieces?

Have a Good Feeling

Well make sure you thank Jo from us and I will also do my uttermost to help during the Hoardings project anything extra....no probs!! Lavish flowers on her big style

Brill with the flyers invites etc....thanks so much.

Will do the 'words' tomorrow..........really have a good feeling about this 'xcitin'

Anything else you think of to get done....post on blog guys.

Just one last thing b4 I get off to bed........We are defo cutting down large photos without white edge (that is all left for big prints)

Invitations

I will invite the tutors and do the flyers tomorrow ready for sat.

Jo just got back to me "That'll be fine - I understand being a poor student! You will have to let them all know that it's thanks to you volunteering that they can use the space - I'm not usually that generous but do believe in looking after the people who help us!

So - I'll book you in for next Tuesday from 5 pm and I would love to come along!

Jo"

Ill sort out a bunch of flowers for her and a box of chocs. Plus we can try and get donations.

As we speak im just trying to figure out facebook haha, people are sending me invitations so it can be done.. i WILL figure it out! yes those words are PERFECT for tara :) i think just print outs of them font size 14-20? something like that :)

Getting there

Do you think?? Great, I shall print out our statement and bring Sat, we need something like that for the more discerning viewer lol. So we have statement, instructions, all the colour prints have just been finished Yey! I did text Tara and she sent me her words they are,

Tara:
Strong
Feminine
Fun Loving
Passionate
Confident

Suits her, so I'll get those done and the rest, how many of each? How big?
I think A5 for the flyer, yes. Not too many needs to be done yet, more for the night really, when I see it I will copy and print some for me to hand around too, Thanks.
Oh yes have you invited tutors? Or will that be part of Facebook?

Flyers

Wow! the personal statement looks fab! I dont think you should change it or delete any! It is just right, it informs as well as explains everything fully.

In terms of the flyer i emailed it out but i never worked. So i will try again now as i have just got in. I'll do the flyer tomorrow, how many print outs shall i do in A5??

Thank you for gettinbg the boxes, keep all the reciepts and we will just 5th everything aswell as your ink cartridges. tara isnt on blog yet :( so it might be worth dropping her txts.

Is therre anything else to do?

Artist Statement??

Exhibition here we come!!!

I still don't have Tara's words I'll text her for them and will print out.......loads, any preference about the font/colour? I'll just do lists of words On A4 and cut up...its no prob....I just really want to get it done. Is that my finisher role kicking in......or am I just sad!!!
Am I not seeing facebook properly....got a message but no link or any sign of flyer, it's prob just me but better check.

I have done an artist statement, will copy and post, it is too long, I think, can everyone have a look and adjust, please please do!!......I can print and bring Sat....its kind of my personal deadline for all printing etc.

Thats great about Jo we will certainly put a donations box and would love her feedback.

Exhibition

no we don't have that type of money, i told jo i don't mind chipping in a little but she seemed ok about it being on the house. I also invited her if thats ok with everyone? I think we could have a donations box which states "we thank space 109 for exhibiting our work" please leave donations if you can etc.etc.

The flyer looks fab, i will send it out as a facebook invite, however only my friends will beable to see it, so i thinks its wise if we all do that separately to maximise the amount of people who see it. I will also print out the flyers tomorrow and start handing some around uni, my friends etc.

Well done susanne on the boxes, that is fab. Also mostly all of us have blogged our 5 words. How many copies of these are we printing? Enough so everyone in the room has one? That would equal out to quite alot but i will print some if needs be :)

EXHIBITION HERE WE COME!!

Space 109

Well we defo don't have that sort of budget, and seeing as were not 'selling' anything then I guess we'll have to have a bucket and maybe a whip round, and some wine and chocies for Jo.

If the venue is sorted then we should think get on with putting a time on the flyer and producing it, Emz will take some round college and give to her photography tutor.

I have the glass containers ....rectangle glass about 5 inches high..... 5 of them....txt Tara to let her know....not sure if she is still having probs getting on. Also got double sided sticky bits to attach foam boards to walls.
What do you think about instructions???? Shall I print them off A4 size?

Exhibition @ Space 109

Hi Clare

You could use the space from 5 pm - 10 pm - although the rooms are free in the morning until 12.30 if you needed more time.

I don't know if you or your colleagues have a budget for room hire? I suspect not! If that's the case I will give the rooms out rent free as a goodwill gesture but would hope that your fellow students, lecturers etc could possibly give Space 109 a donation? You'll have to get the bucket out to shake!

If you do have a budget then the 2 front rooms work out at £18 per hour,

I hope this is ok

Jo

My Five Words

Good sense of Humour
Determined
Organised
Creative
Calm

Instructions

How about that?? I can print it by Sat, adjust if required

Blurb

I think that sound great............so ..........that last piece should be inside as instructions......should we put another blurb as an artists statement just as a bit of professionalism? and just a little more on the flyer??
I have been thinking....what if we had our work in three sections ....firt bit, photo's mounted on wall........second bit 4 small photo's mounted above a table with the words and glass containers.....third section our boxes......it would spread things about, save putting up(and taking down) shelves and we could direct the blurb to each section.....ie artist statement .....instructions etc, just a thought.

Words

here are my five words:

Articulate
Enthusiastic
Opionated
Mature Creative.


bex and me were playin aound with blurb for people to see as they go in printed big :

what do you think to this:

Sketching perceptions welcomes you to our collaboration . we are attempting to gain furrther insights into each others and our own personalties .

We would like you to match each list of words to whichever set of pictures you think best represent a person with these character traits .
At the end of the evening we will reveal to you the artist and subjects of these images.
we hope you enjoy this evening and we would like to thank you for assisting our collaboration.

dunno have a play that what we got? dunno makes sense to anyone esle?

like what you've put susanne, big star!

will not be able not to acess puter till friday lunch but you can text me :)

Pop it on the flyer

Yeah that sounds ace! People will now know what to expect a little more on the flyer.

Flyer

"The use of a visual artifact became a part of the process and documentation turning the paintings into images was a significant choice as image is so often the facade we see when introduced to individuals, but it is the idiosyncratic layering of personality that makes us more than an image."

Can we see past the image ?

That could be something to put on the flyer?.....

Can we see past the image?
We invite you to help us investigate whether the very personal items we treasure can be paired up with our external persona?

Flyer...

Thats fab! Very nice blurb. What other things shall we add to the flyer? Do you think that is enough? The blurb you have ust written is short and sweet but very to the point. *THUMBS UP*

WooWoo

Hey that's fantastic she/you are stars........we'll have to get her something.
I'm on a bit of a roll, I've just typed out some blurb while everything is still fresh.......use some in the flyer or in the bigger blurb ....or not at all .......I can always put it in the presentation.

"This work has come from an investigation into identity, how we are perceived by others a dichotomy of characteristics juxtaposed against how we perceive ourselves.

With this as a starting point our collaboration of five artists began research individually and as a group to consider how we could involve others in our quest, complete strangers, friends and family.

After a discussion amongst ourselves, colour associations were made and thus the solution was paintings, not in any way intended to be masterpieces, rather a sketch in colour and texture an overall feel for one another’s personality. It was an introspective way of working and in the process, a route of discovery"

Flyers

haha brilliant!! thanks Em!
Yes i will change it to five artists as that sounds better. I agree to adding more. Do you want to add a bit on.. feel free. When you have time of course haha you are a busy bee now!!

EXHIBITION NEWS

hey,

Jos just got back to me saying thats all fine. She said she will properly confirm by email asap.

Wahoooooo

Hopfully late afternoon is good for us setting up until 10pm!!

Flyer

The flyer looks fab.........I wonder if it needs (in very small print) a little more about process or more about documentation.

Fine artists or Five artists......are we promoting ourselves too highly? Just want to get it right sorry!

Emz said she'll come along and go out on the streets with the flyers to get people in on the night....boyfriend in tow of course!!!!

My five words!

Passionate,
Fiery,
Loyal ,
Kind ,
Friendship,

Thanks guys xxx

names..

yeah susanne thats amazing your a star! i think just displayed as sqaures with no white edges as they will be mounted. What do you think?

Names on flyers? I have a copy of the flyer here if you want to look at the template. Do you have an email address i could send it to you for your opinions?

Names etc

I don't think our names mean much ..to strangers at least........I meant on the flyers.......our names are on the blog...as contributers....does that count???

The print outs will be finished by Sat let me know how you all want them trimmed.........they are ever so slightly bigger than original, but I have tweaked them and they don't have lines, some colours are a little more intense tho, hope thats ok.

Ideas....

hmmm our names on the blog, i never though of that! Maybe we should have our names in small at the bottom? Are we making ourselves known when people walk in. Does it matter if people know our names??

I will finish the flyer tomorrow and will let you know asap if Jo gets back to me.

Fingers crossed.

Words

I think that 5 words seem enough, when you see them all written down, it could be too busy with too many words...ty for picking those....I think it'd be best for others to pick out words for each other, I could never do it for myself!!

Got a text from Tara she had no luck with containers, I'll go tomorrow and let you know.

As soon as we get the nod from Jo the flyer's, virtual or otherwise can go...they looked great btw.

Should we put out names on the flyer's....as the artists???

Words we are choosing

Hey,

No reply back from Jo yet but i'm sure tomorrow everything will be secured. How many words are we having for each box? did we say 5? or are we having every word?

My top five for susanne would be;
Kind Spirited
Down To Earth
Inspiring
Caring
Engaging.

Shall we have just 5 words or every word?

28th April

Hey, think things went really well today, good news...the large prints are looking good....so far.

The words used to describe me were as follows:

Strong, Secure, Hard working, Witty, Orderly, Kind spirited, Engaging, Dedicated, Bubbly, Down to Earth, Inspiring, Independent, Honest, Tactful and Caring.

Wow, that was really nice to read again, thanks guys.

If Tara can let me know about the glass thingy's before tomorrow that'd be great as I can get on and I'm stuck in all day Thurs.

hello, agenda from todays meeting!

Currently we are making the flyer, to be handed out today, and on the night. Face book is being sorted by Clare tonight. ( and possibly e-mail Vanessa, Roddy and Jane)

Foam board, and spray will be supplied by Nathan, to be completed on Sat.  (photos will be completed) (for those that are present we can run a dress rehearsal to see how interaction will work)

Ballet boxes, being looked into today by Tara, If Tara does not have success, she will inform Susanne. 

Wine and Nibbles to be sorted by Bex for Tuesday, 

Charlie to sort out cups, throws......... for Tuesday

Bex to speak with Connie to see if she wants to join us at Space 109. 

Everybody is to post 5 words that best describe you.  

Can everybody start chipping away at presentation, via the blog!

Thanks

Bex x x

  

Enneagram

I did this test its all about what motivates you

.http://www.9types.com/newtest/homepage.actual.html

Enneagram Personality Type Indicator Results
Your highest score will indicate you basic type, or it will be among the top 2-3 scores. Low scores in some type might come out negative. That's perfectly normal.
For best results, you should answer all the questions that apply.


Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Type 4 Type 5 Type 6 Type 7 Type 8 Type 9
3 6 -5 0 -2 -2 9 -3 -6

The Nine Personality Types of the Enneagram
Type 1: The Reformer. The rational, idealistic type.
Type 2: The Helper. The caring, nurturing type.
Type 3: The Motivator. The adaptable, success-oriented type.
Type 4: The Artist. The intuitive, reserved type.
Type 5: The Thinker. The perceptive, cerebral type.
Type 6: The Skeptic. The committed, security-oriented type.
Type 7: The Generalist. The enthusiastic, productive type.
Type 8: The Leader. The powerful, aggressive type.
Type 9: The Peacemaker. The easygoing, accommodating type.

EXHIBITION SPACE

Hey,

Just finished my placement and spoke to Jo. She said it is fine to exhibit in Space 109 and invite people. Obviously the space needs to be looked after and any wall hangings we place in must be removed etc. She said she will trust me with the keys (which i was abit scared about hehe) She said to give her an email and she will arrange a time that we can have it for a few hours next week. I told her tuesday would be great and she said tuesday night. Ill will email her tomorrow to see if she is any further finding us a slot.

This is a definate exhbit!!

Yoko Ono

Talking of labels today reminded me of this piece by Ono at the Baltic, I loved it, for what it stood for but also aesthetically.

"Many of Ono's pieces exist first and foremost in the mind and in the realm of the imagination. The exhibition sometimes invites participation and involvement from the viewer, and if we choose it, a greater understanding of ourselves and our role to better determine our surroundings".

Exhib again!

Lol,
I was just reading Suzanne's post on 'testing' other people on each other's personalities, would you like me to arrange this for the exhibition, like a guest book/ comments pages?

Exhibition V.I.P

Hey guys,
This exhib' has been the biggest struggle to organise. Constantly being rejected by everybody i thinks has finally driven me mad so...... Here's the big idea. I am going to hold an 'open studio' type exhibition, right here at 105 Carr Lane! I hope nobody has plans for Bank Holiday monday, which is May 4th, this is the only free day i have over the next few weeks, so i hope it's ok for everyone else. I will be lingering around the studio most of tomorrow, don't want to post phone number on here, but you can contact me through Bex. Hopefully this will be a really fun day, with drinks and bbq food throughout the day, it'll be an open event so invite friends and family! Any work can be exhibited, so bring along any pieces you've got n want to flaunt!

Luv n stuff
Con x

BACK

hey guys,

im back and ready to rock! Ive painted my canvasses, however i have a few touch ups to do. I will try and have them ready for monday!

I also have my box finished, what do i need to do now? Take photos of them?

I will be seeing Jo Pullar on Monday so if you need me to ask her anything i can do.

Clare Bear :D

Friday 24th

Hi guys, just an update on stuff!! Nothing back from venues, feel like I'm banging my head against a brick wall. Spoke to someone yesterday she said Borders or Waterstones sometimes put up artwork, I am up to my eyeballs this weekend and won't get into town (one good bit... seeing Pink!! Yey!) if anyone is popping in .......?

BTW the funny logo(ish) thing is me ...1, wanting to see colour on the blog and 2, utterly fed up with writing reports...give me an essay anyday!! (Its all the paintings blended together) Crap but colourful. lol!!

Charlie...do you want me to paint the sides of yours white seeing as I have them and you won't get back til next week?

Thursday 23rd

Well done with placement.
both those ideas for a space seem promising.
yeah the edges of the paintings white so they look neater? just a suggestion

Wed 22nd

That's great I will carry on with the photo's no worries about cost I have them here anyway, I usually pick them up cheaply when I can........don't expect them exactly like Polaroids tho!!!!

No reply from artspace....but got hold of Jo from Space 109 (sorted Hoardings placement first) then asked 'if she knew of a venue we could use' if were lucky she may know of somewhere if not at Space 109.

Does anyone remember the email that was sent to us all from York uni asking if we wanted to exhibit? I know it was for a specific exhibition and would not relate to us......but I think I'll email them later.....I will wait to see if I get anything back from Jo.

Do you mean paint the edges of the paintings white?

All sounds really good to me, you've been busy. like the personaltiy test idea too.
poloroids sound good, but work out how much its gonna cost on photo paper and we can share it.

i think for monday we do need to consider display. i think at this stage think the paintings maybe best displayed in no order. and a simple white strip edging them off.

Update

Just an update, have tried to get something sorted re: a venue. I have found the website regarding empty shop spaces but there is nothing in York, so don't worry about emailing Helen.

I have also emailed Artspace enquiring about a venue either there or asking if they can direct us, I have described the project and hopefully it will sound interesting I have only requested a few hours....thought it best to keep it simple.

I am meeting with a community artist Thursday morning and with mention out quest and see if she has some suggestions. I've been able to get hold of Jo Puller about the Hoardings placement yet so it may be a while before I get hold of her....maybe if Claire is seeing her you could ask??

Also (sorry if your not happy about this) I showed Emz all out work and actually it was great, she loved working out personalities and gave me the idea that it could also be a kind of personality 'test' with the audience making suggestions as to what personality matched the painting....I was really pleased the way she enjoyed the participation and think it could really work well with people we don't know!

Have started printing out the photo's but before I go on, wanted to check whether it was OK if i did them on photo paper ....the 'kind of' look like Polaroids with one white edge for writing on. Or would you prefer card????

I will need everyones paintings next time we meet if that's OK but will bring back Charlie's and Tara's.

Maybe we need to think about a frame or mount of some kind on Monday it could be easier if time is short to transport.

Keep in touch

Summary of Mondays meeting.IMPORTANT INFO!

Present, Tara, Susanne, Charlie.

Agenda; Initial showing of paintings and boxes

Analysed pictures and boxes very telling about eah other!

Dicussed exhibition: thought an interactive plan would be best mounting our work on the wall randomly with named identity boxes of each of us so people could see a snapshot of our personality and then identify who created which work and of who. to do this small photos of each work will be made so people can write this information on them.

we also dicussed having this interaction in three stages:
firstly a group made up of people that know one of us very well.
secondly people that know us all but not well, ie fellow students.
thirdly complete strangers.

P.O.A

Susanne is creating small pictures of each of the paintings, 20 of each.
Tara is liasing with bex to get on the Blog.
Connie please can you look into 'the white cube space'at uni Nathan Chenery has it scheduale, think we would nedd it for a few hours preferable afternoon early evening.
Charlie, emailing helen about empty shop space another possible venue?

NEXT MEETING MONDAY 27TH (2PM as a start at studios, if this is inconvient for anyone please let us know)

IF EVERYONE CAN CHECK THE BLOG DAILY AND JUST GIVE A YAY OR NAY TO EVENTS THAT WOULD BE GREAT THANKS.

if i havent heard form you all by Friday will contact people individually.

see you all soon

hey there

Sorry everyone about to day, didn't get the message untill 4pm :( Have been in Dalby all day, has been a hetic few days .. really sorry everybody!

Love Bex

Monday then !!

Monday afternoon or evening is fine by me if it suits, we can make it over coffee or a drink or even here....what ever suits!

Let me know a time that is best and we can text or facebook it, for those that dont see this.

Are we bringing the paintings with us??

Monday Rendevous

hello,
monday good for a meeting , afternoon would suit me better but i'm flexible. when we decide a time i'll facebook and text Tara. She can't get on the blog but i have given her the links to it and asked her to email bex so i dunno?
she did say she'd be able to make the meetings this week?

looking forward to seeing you all x x x

What's next ?

Hi everyone, I am finally back, and raring to go, Charlie you mentioned something about meeting on Monday ...are we all able to do this? I can make it morning or aft.

If the booking of a venue is difficult did anyone see the email from Nathan about booking the 'White cube' ...it could be an option.

Not sure if Tara is having difficulty setting up, has anyone heard from her? I think she has all ou phone numbers ...if we meet Monday I/we can text her.

I have sorted my canvasses but am in the process of the box project....it will be ready ...promise!!

So...is everyone able to make Monday......as a starting point I could suggest a time and place.....Art block...11am ??

Only a suggestion to get the ball rolling.

Canvasses and Box Project???

hey guys,

How is everyone going with the box project and the canvasses?? Ive nearly done my canvasses, the deadline we set was for today i think. Also i have a box and my posessions to put in my box. On the 27th i will have everything ready and complete.

ANYONE ELSE?? is tara on the blog yet? Is she having problems connecting like we did?

Personality tests furthered...

You are:
slightly expressed introvert
slightly expressed sensing personality
moderately expressed feeling personality
slightly expressed judging personality

Personality Tests

I did the third task Charlie did. These were my results. Your score: 20 out of 20Average score for men: 15.1 out of 20Average score for women: 13.3 out of 20. If you scored 18 - 20: You have more of a male brain. On average, men outperform women in this task and those with more mathematical knowledge tend to score quite high as well. In past studies, 60 per cent of the people in this range were men.
If you scored 7 - 10: Your result suggests you are a good empathiser, sensitive to other people's emotions. Women generally fall into this category.

display

was wondering if maybe one way we could display our work as a dynamic form that reflects in someway our group dynamics?

"its beauty that captures your attention but personality that captures your heart" Anon

Ok i admit this is rather sentimental. but thought about the idea of inner beauty which isn't normally physically visable however we have taken our perspectives of each other internally and articulated them visually an inward portait which is in many ways is a far more scary thought than the temporality captured in a photograph. if that light hits us wrong, we have stretch marks, or cellulite visuable on a thigh or even just bad hair although perhaps embarassing these things are more or less in our control and we can control how people see us with clothes make up lifestyle choices and banning of comera's in our presence but to control or personality is almost impossible. so i'm more scared to see my personality in painted techni-colour then if i was nude in heat magazine! (well almost i think you get my point)

Exhibition.

So i've finally figured out how to work this thing out!
Right I've got a couple of things i need to let you guys know!
Firstly and probably most importantly, i'm having a few issues with finding an exhibition space, i've tried a few private galleries but unfortunately nobody seems to be interested, i guess thats a problem when your a student...nobody seems to give a damn!
I'm still being persistant though, I've got a few options there, i was wondering if anyone else had any ideas...
Other things being was I need to know what kind of work you guys are wanting to exhibit, sizes amount and what sort of space you are going to need. Is there a day you've all got free that we can meet up and discuss so i know exactly what to look for and obviously promote.
Gimme a mail on conifertree88@hotmail.co.uk, or give bex a ring and i wont be far away!

See you all soon

Personality Tests

I guys in a lack of finding any useful art i've been looking into the aspect of personality, found the following three tests i found interesting:

Myers Briggs personality:

Extraverted (E) 89%
Intuitive (I) 77%
Feeling (F) 70%
Judging (J) 55%

these were my results its at:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science

The second one i found is an art / personality test that is supposed to identify the sort of art you like an decuce aspects of your personality:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/survey/art/d.shtml


Apparently i like Japanese UKiyo- e art
i also scored high in all the following:
extraversion
agreableness
intellectualism
emotional inteligence

the third test i took is made up of several smaller ones relating to gender.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sex/add_user.shtml

this one said i was quite balanced in male and female brained,
except i am a very high empathesiser
i'm also left brained, could be why i talk too much

hope you find these interesting

Back and ready to post!

Hey guys,

I am back from sunny Turkey so i will be now free to post on the blog.
Hope everyone had a lovely Easter Sunday.

Clare

Minimalism

This is one of the very many minimalist structures, but it gives you the idea.....despite the fact we are painting the construction of the finished collaboration started me thinking about minimalism, and how we are thinking about presenting ...without the hierarchical pomp.....involving our audience....allowing to touch.....highlighting the viewer/voyeur concept.

Amongst the minimalists were Sol LeWitt, Robert Morris, Dan Flavin...to name a few ...they all took part in an exhibition in 1960's called Primary Structures and was a turning point in how art was viewed and exhibited.

I thought that despite the fact we are painting a feminine thought provoking illusion, there is a grounding in the finished piece being an interactive construction rather than just a decorative vision!

Piet Mondrian

Mondrian used straight lines and primary colours , to banish 3D and curved shapes, in order to create the 'perfect composition' and 'balance'.

"his aim was to create an objective art of disciplin whose laws would somehow reflect the order of the universe. The pure line and colour highlights the painting's connection to the De Stijl movement of which he was a member"

(The Art Book, Phaidon Press Limited, london, 1994)

"Mondrian's paintings are not composed of perfectly flat planes of color, as one might expect. Brush strokes are evident throughout, although they are subtle, and the artist appears to have used different techniques for the various elements." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Mondrian)

I wanted to look a bit closer at his personal life to see if it had a direct affect on his work! The work is very neat, structured, and some what obessive within the straight lines, and not crossing the borders! I did find some articals, (that I had forgotton to reference) that pointed to the fact that he was an Obessive Complusive, which for me make a lot of sense!

As I get further and further into this study, it is becoming more and more apparent the links between stuff like OCD, or personailty disorders.....and the way that it is applied directly within artworks!

B xx

out of touch

sorry guys feel a tad out of the loop at the mo, the stuff on the blog looks really good i´ll blog properly soon.
haven´t got much time but well wishes to you all.

charlie

Willem De kooning!

This is in relation to Mark Rothko, De Kooning's paintings started, well not colourful, but not dark, you can trace this descent into poverty in the 20' and 30's because of the change in colour, shape and form. (to poor to buy fine quailty artists paint, he used household black and white enamels  You can also see the effects of alzheimer's within the colours used...  

A biography of his life can be found on this website http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/willem-de-kooning/

I think that you can see the difference between his earlier work, and the work that he made whilst living in poverty, the black painting is called "Black Friday" . 

I'm starting to really understand the strong link between an artists personal life and the way that they go about making art work. It could be interesting to look at some past work that we've done and try to link it up to times in our lives, and what they represent to us.

Process

Hey guys, just thought i'd blog how far i am with my canvasses. I have painted all four but need to ad layering and glue. Im guessing im nearly done. My palette now looks like this and has caused me grief today cleaning it :). Hope all is well for all of you and i hope to see photographs of the canvasses soon!

Enjoy

More about Libra

Libra’s refined sensibilities are seen in artistry of all forms. Social and diplomatic, Libra can be highly impartial. As the Cardinal Air sign of the zodiac, Libra represents the need to initiate relationships and make connections. Yet Libra can also be distant, inconsiderate, and conceited. Symbolized by the Scales, Libra strives for balance and harmony, but is sometimes caught in indecision. Libran energy tends toward a high degree of logic and consideration, but can also be expressed through placating or argumentative attitudes. Ruled by the planet Venus, Libra is continually judging the value of everything. Libra knows there are two sides to every story, and when called upon to mediate, can be an exceptional arbitrator. Where you see Libra in the chart, there is a need for harmony, beauty, and refinement.

Leonardo Cremonese

This painting by Cremonese involves using oil paint on linen. Born in Brazil, Cremonese then moved to Sydney where he has been exhibiting work since 1991. His bright colours are inspiring and striking attracting the audience further into his work. He use of application is apparent in all of his works which creates a texture which is very unique. I like his loose and experimental feel throughout his work.

Mark Rothko

When Rothko started his colour field paintings they were radiant and bright progressively getting darker as he continued to progress to the point where he was producing black/grey and just black paintings at which point he committed suicide!! So moral of story......Don't paint Black!!

But to the point, Rothko's paintings are very intense...huge fields of colour which draw you into them....ie audience engagement. He built up layers of thin paint which evolved into a luminous vision on huge canvasses.


"Rothko, however, generally avoided explaining the content of his work, believing that the abstract image could directly represent the fundamental nature of human drama. For him, eschewing
representation permitted greater clarity, the elimination of all obstacles between the painter and the idea and between the idea and the observer."

I think that last statement is useful in thinking about how we will display and engage an audience in our colour works.