Tuesday, 4 December 2012

Liverpool Biennial 2012

Travelling to Liverpool today for the biennial, meeting some of our tutor group at The Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool 1. Then off to explore a bit ourselves, going to go to Tate Liverpool as they've got Sophie Calle pieces there and Gilbert and George, also want to try to see 'Birmingham, The Magic City' a piece put on by Eastside Projects in Birmingham's Digbeth area.

For some reason this didn't post! But it gives me chance to add some photos!

Unfortunately we only made it to Bluecoat Gallery and Tate, we also caught some street art but didn't make it to the John Moores Uni which is where Eastside Projects were exhibiting.

Size matters??

I have been creating done new work, new characters and different ways of photographing them and displaying the prints, for each if my other project I have created large prints for the final pieces (A1 being the largest). So I have experimented with smaller prints, including passport photographs. I think these are really effective. I think that the viewer will be able to relate to these more than large size prints. I think these simple photographs somehow give the character and the work a narrative.

Wednesday, 14 November 2012

Who's that on your face?

Last years end of term project ended in my Living Dolls collection which I didn't feel was my strongest work, I lost my way a bit!
Prior to this I continued my work looking at characters in particular drag queens and trans gender. I think the narrative of my work wasn't the strongest but I enjoyed creating the characters and liked the final images.

Tuesday, 13 November 2012

New artist research. Orlan.

I've been researching some artists for my dissertation and my studio practice. Again I've been looking at artists with alter egos or alternative characters or artists who become other characters for their art.
Today I've been looking at Orlan and artist who has been working professionally for years, she looks at image and identity and constantly changes her identity using plastic surgery, the surgery becomes her performances.
She 'baptised' herself Sainte-Orlan in 1971 and this was the beginning if her identity change.
I have taken some books out of the Margaret Street library on Orlan and her image change is phenomenal, as a you artist she was very beautiful, natural now as Orlan she is beautiful in a different way, as an art piece. She is her art.

Friday, 7 September 2012

Gifts!

So an old lady in the village where my parents live sadly passed away, she was an avid artist and had all sorts of equipment and I was very kindly given a lot of her art things. I was very touched and have been experimenting with media that I would perhaps not usually use, such as these graphics pens which come out a bit like water colours.
I used them to create 2minute self portraits, here's the results.

HOW LONG??!!

So it's been ages since I posted and I've been pretty rubbish over the summer (been too busy festivaling and working) but this last week I've been having a catch up and doing some research for my professional practice and for my dissertation (yikes!). Final year at Uni and I really want to put my all in to it. Be prepared for more trannies and nakedness!! Bye for now!!

Sunday, 29 April 2012

Diane Arbus

I don't know why I didn't think of this before, Arbus' work relates to my work so well, her images are sticking, shocking, there's strong eye contact to the camera as though her subjects know and trust her.
Truly breath taking.