Category: Research trips

P06 Launch Introduction

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18 January 2020 Project Launch Introduction of work to contextualized audienceContribution to culture and societyCuratorial? Dialogue? Commentary? Invite response?publication as a means of promotion, presentation, contextualization. Clare: publication strategies: brochures, posters, catalogs, postcardsFocus on principles and essence of your work (or project?)How does my industry deal with publication? exhibition archives? press release? magazines? community engagement… Continue reading P06 Launch Introduction

Writing Research

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13 February 2020 Text Research: Exhibition and Curatorial 'Fictions' at Cello Factory: I really liked Gary and Isabel's Editorial which was in the form of a press release, as it talked about commonalities in their works, and the abstract areas they address in their practice. 2. No Realm of Thought, No Field of Vision: Cerith… Continue reading Writing Research

Van Cleef and Arpels at Palazzo Reale

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15 February 2020 My chance visit to an exhibition by the French luxury jewellery brand turned out to be inspiring in more ways than one. The exhibit was sectioned on the basis of thematic commonalities in precious objects ranging from jewellery, vanity cases (and tiny objects within), time pieces and other personal trinkets reflecting their… Continue reading Van Cleef and Arpels at Palazzo Reale

‘No Realm of thought… No field of vision’

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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’

‘Fictions’ Exhibition Visit

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12 February 2020 Gary and Isabel's exhibition at the Cello Factory came in good time to inspire me toward the Launch project. With both artists sharing an inclination toward metaphoric abstraction from the world around them, I was keen to hear them speak about their works at the exhibit. Isabel's work overlays multiple scales of… Continue reading ‘Fictions’ Exhibition Visit

Natural History Museum: Minerals Room

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20 January 2020 Copper Minerals in crystallized form: Azurite, Cuprite, Malachite Copper and copper minerals in their natural state Dendritic crystals can be compared to calcium depositions on corals Salt - a corroding preservative? Interesting display showcase in the common corridor Further exploration: synthetic crystallization Synthetic ruby produced from flame fusion - can Aluminium Oxide… Continue reading Natural History Museum: Minerals Room

SoAH Open Day

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15 January 2020 Inspiring context- fine art, contemporary art practice, soon fashion and textiles Urgency of the arts lecture series Application- contact registry to iron out issues move to correct course Folio- not slick, emphasis on individual expression, how you perceive the world - personal and interesting - transformative experience - varied backgrounds encouraged. What… Continue reading SoAH Open Day

Pathway Trip: Art, Design, Drawing and Sensory experience

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14 November 2019 For our Pathway trip for the Investigate Project, we met at the Design museum to seek inspiration and possibly identify a contemporary practitioner for our ADAS essay. Since I had seen the Designer Maker User exhibit on my previous visit to the museum, I decided to visit the Beazley Designs of the… Continue reading Pathway Trip: Art, Design, Drawing and Sensory experience

Olafur Eliasson in Real life at TATE Modern

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13 November 2019 I had been meaning to view this exhibition for a while now, and felt that week one of the Investigate project might be a good time, hopefully to inspire and direct me, early on in the project. I left the TATE with an exciting new discovery: a contemporary practitioner engaging with art,… Continue reading Olafur Eliasson in Real life at TATE Modern