I make things.
20 February 2020 During our editorial meeting, Francesca and I discussed the possibility of collaborating on the further development of our respective realize projects. Francesca had proposed a branching light fixture in her community food library, suspended above a branching meal table. I wondered if I could plate and crystallize one of the branching structures,… Continue reading Realize Further Development
30 January 2020 Original work - painting, offset printing with stencils Experience of racism in Amsterdam shattered her sense of place, made her question her identity, rootsImages as pictograms of African Men and Women, repeated in varying sizes for perspective, hand cut from kraft paperReferences silhouettes of architectural elements in some worksAdopted kraft paper used… Continue reading Mary Evans – Materials Lab Lecture, RCA Kensington
12 February 2020 Cerith Wyn Evans at White Cube, Bermondsey Cerith Wyn Evans is described as a 'conceptual artist, sculptor and filmmaker', and on the basis of my recent visit to an exhibition of his works at the White Cube, I would call him an experiential artist drawing from historical artwork, technical drawings, navigation paths… Continue reading ‘No Realm of thought… No field of vision’
10 February 2020
Richard Huges and Michael Rowe 27 January 2020 The book contextualizes patination in art and craft through historical times, and mentions some achievements in patination techniques in French, Japanese and Chinese crafts movements. Beyond this, it is a kind of recipe book, showing images of patinated plates and directing the user to the 'recipe' to… Continue reading Reading: The Colouring, Bronzing and Patination of Metals
06 February 2020 Ownership of process - connect process with audience - metaphysical stories and narratives - Pick oneExample idea: Narrative - Jim - fixing, repair, kintsugi - growth - Material mataphorical IdentityHair - differentiate - personalized - potentialPrecedent - process: Wooley headler limestone depositsmaterial identity - provenance of copper, salt, vinegar, symbolism, identity, history,… Continue reading Realize Crit
23 January 2020 Material exploration, experimentation, innovation can be a final outcomeDont have to push for a final productDocument findings from material experiments - all salts crystallized, failed crystallization, research on synthetic crystallography - imp outcome for M&J courseRefer Lee Simmons, Juli Legaut - amino labFine art perspective - let material tell a story -… Continue reading Interim Crit
16 January 2020 Artist Statement Reference my Architecture and Interiors backgroundwords - body, homeware, urban art - change the words, make them broader - cross reference the words with projects - (design, craft, art), (varying scale), (design issues?)reference writingmake image of ring clearer - new photo, good picture overallNote - how to incorporate the statement… Continue reading Portfolio tutorial with Alkesh
10 January 2020 Jewellery Lorenzo pepe https://www.instagram.com/p/B7MR9o9CkR1/ Ceramic and oxidation processes used for Carlier Makigawa Stanley Lechtzin https://www.instagram.com/p/B6qRRk0Cxdf/ Mabel Pena Joyas https://www.instagram.com/p/BosAac6F4Rp/
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