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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
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’
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
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
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
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
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