Month: May 2016

Santissimi Art

http://www.leparadox.com/art/focus-on-galgliardi-art-system/ SANTISSIMI: Sara Renzetti Antonello Serra (duo) The work of the Santissimi looks at the art as an operational machine in which to cross, staying, the forms more or less accomplices of the knowledge that reflected in the definition: “philosophical empiricism in the art”. Philosophical empiricism means putting into practice the knowledge, to perform an operation… Continue reading Santissimi Art

Dissertation Study Guide

Dissertation Briefing and Research Skills  – Maria Walsh and Gustavo Grandal Montero ***TEMPLATE ON MOODLE*** Minim 6000 words, and maximum of 8000 words Deadline : 31st May (Proposal) Proposal Tutorial : June 2016 2000 words : Due 3rd Oct (Remaining) 4000 words : Due 14th Nov Plan research so it aligns with dissertation tutorials and submission… Continue reading Dissertation Study Guide

Technology was the answer, but what was the question?

“Technology is defined in the Oxford dictionary as the science of industrial art.” Cedric Price affirmed in 1966 at the beginning of his lecture entitled Technology is the answer, but what was the question?. The lecture speaks about the Fun Palace, the transdisciplinary cultural centre that Price designed in 1960 for Joan Littlewood. it fosters… Continue reading Technology was the answer, but what was the question?

Silicone Final

GIF – 360 slideshow Dimensions: 321×480 Size: 624KB Frames: 10 ***details*** GIF Transition: As a a part of the QR Code aspect of my final Research Catalogue I am going to create an animated GIF that showcases my cast outside of the exhibition space. This will enable the viewers to see a 360 degree image of my mask,… Continue reading Silicone Final

Quotations – Subjective (Modern) Experience in Film

Fight Club: http://biblioteca.salamandra.edu.co/libros/Palahniuk,%20Chuck%20-%20El%20Club%20de%20la%20Lucha%20(english).pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTSxGpD4uuM Maybe self-improvement isn’t the answer… maybe self-destruction is the answer – pp. …maybe we have to break everything to make something better out of ourselves (the shell/remnants of the recent past. Like a Phoenix reborn at a higher vantage point or possessing the beauty of hindsight as we quite so frequently quote… Continue reading Quotations – Subjective (Modern) Experience in Film

Daniel Warnecke – GX Gallery

An important part of my ideas surrounding display has come from research on the artist Daniel Warnecke. Working exclusively with 3D figurines, his exhibition at the GX Gallery in Camberwell presents an interesting example of type of display that are suitable from small sized sculptural objects. About the Artist: Warnecke is a young artist who employs 3D printing… Continue reading Daniel Warnecke – GX Gallery

Selfie-ism & Self-Portraiture

http://www.rlfossett.com/entries/2014/2/27/on-the-culture-of-selfieism On the Culture of Selfieism Here’s how wikipedia defines it: A selfie is a type of self-portrait photograph, typically taken with a hand-held digital camera or camera phone. Selfies are often associated with social networking. They are often casual, are typically taken either with a camera held at arm’s length or in a mirror,… Continue reading Selfie-ism & Self-Portraiture

Post-Internet Art

Wiki: Postinternet Post-internet denotes an idea in arts and criticism that refers to uggociety and modes of interaction following the widespread adoption of the internet. The term emerged from discussions about Internet Art by Marisa Olson, Gene McHugh, and Artie Vierkant, however the movement has not been thoroughly defined. Guthrie Lonergan and Cory Arcangel have mentioned it as a… Continue reading Post-Internet Art

Painting in the Not So Expanded Field – Some Thoughts about the Limitations of the Bounded Surface Lecture – 09.05.16

Foreground: Deb Covell, “Nowt to Summat”, 2014; background: Simon Callery, “Wiltshire Modulator”, 2010 Natasha Kidd – Overfill (2015) Alaena Turner – Secret Action Painting 7 (2015) Krauss: Sculpture began with meaningful commemoration, plinth separation in the site/space from the representation situated on the plinth Modernism is when this meaningful commemoration representation broke down with the… Continue reading Painting in the Not So Expanded Field – Some Thoughts about the Limitations of the Bounded Surface Lecture – 09.05.16

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Display Options

Thinking about the exhibition, following the group meetings (09.05.16) within our exhibition spaces, I have my attentions turned towards how I will display my casting. As well as my initial ideas towards wall mounting using my clear acrylic box, I really think a semi-understated curation idea is a good way to go, maximising the eerie-ness of what… Continue reading Display Options

The Uncanny [Valley]

https://whitecubediaries.wordpress.com/2013/02/21/the-uncanny-where-psychology-meets-art/ The uncanny, a Freudian term which describes an instance where something is simultaneously familiar and foreign, resulting in a feeling of discomfort. The idea of the uncanny was first identified by Ernst Jentsch in his 1906 essay, On the Psychology of the Uncanny, where he defines the uncanny as being a product of “intellectual uncertainty.” In… Continue reading The Uncanny [Valley]

Gaylord Ho

“We Two” Parian Sculpture A master sculptor and inspired artist, his goal in every sculpture is to capture forever the fleeting emotion of a single moment in time. Ho’s sculptures represent the ideal human spirit in all of us as we strive to transcend the daily struggles of life and to become something more spiritually… Continue reading Gaylord Ho

Sophie Kahn

http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/en_uk/blog/sophie-kahn-and-the-art-of-3d-scanning-and-printing 3D Sculptor Creates High Art Death Masks 3D printing seems to have nearly endless applications, from spacecraft production, to fashion, to dental hygiene. It’s also proved fertile ground for established artists, who are using the increasingly available technology, along with 3D scanning, to explore new territory. For sculptor Sophie Kahn, both technologies are essential. Using 3D laser scanning and… Continue reading Sophie Kahn

Heather Dewey-Hagborg

Artist collects DNA from discarded hair and nails, 3D-prints owner’s face An artist is collecting stray DNA from the streets of New York City, and using it to conjure up 3D-printed versions of its original “donor”. It is likely that you are not in the habit of picking up stray pieces of gum and hair… Continue reading Heather Dewey-Hagborg

3D Software

3D Facilities https://www.3dprint-uk.co.uk https://www.hubs.com/students http://www.stratasys.com/industries/education/students http://www.3dcreationlab.co.uk https://www.digits2widgets.com https://i.materialise.com Autodesk 123D http://www.123dapp.com/catch Turn ordinary photos into extraordinary 3D models Capture places, people and things in 3D using your Windows Phone or Mobile device, iPhone, iPad, Android device, or anycamera. Share your catches, or 3D print a real object! Cubify http://www.3dsystems.com/shop?redirectFrom=cubify A website that offers 3D scanners and… Continue reading 3D Software

Daniel Warnecke

3D prints modern day depictions of classic portraits Using cutting edge technology, artist Daniel Warnecke has transformed a series of iconic portraits from the past into modern-day depictions, realized in the form of 3D printed figurines. Warnecke creates a dialog between history and modernity by reinventing these figures through a contemporary lens, donning them in ripped jeans, sneakers,… Continue reading Daniel Warnecke

Lorna Barnshaw

This isn’t Art. This is a Ability of Technology http://www.fastcocreate.com/3016671/the-replicants-are-coming-an-artist-creates-creepy-3d-printed-faces Art student Lorna Barnshaw combines human faces with an imperfect assortment of technology to create surreal replicants. https://www.behance.net/lornabarnshaw 3-D printing her own face is all in a day’s work for Lorna Barnshaw, a recent graduate from the Winchester School of Art in the UK—even if the… Continue reading Lorna Barnshaw

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Sculpture

Banksy’s iiismaland: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3204653/Come-eat-cold-chips-sound-crying-children-Banksy-confirms-opening-Dismaland-seaside-bemusement-park-art-exhibition.html The Portrait A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a portrait is generally not a snapshot, but a composed image of a person… Continue reading Sculpture

Death Masks & Face Casting

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_mask A death mask is a wax or plaster cast made of a person’s face following death. Death masks may be mementos of the dead, or be used for creation of portraits.  In other cultures a death mask may be a clay or another artifact placed on the face of the deceased before burial rites. The best known of these are the masks used by… Continue reading Death Masks & Face Casting

Oscar Nilsson

http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/fall-2015/article/archaeologist-reconstructs-faces-of-stone-age-people http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2525035/New-27million-Stonehenge-visitor-centre-opens-reconstruction-Neolithic-man.html The face of prehistoric Britain: Forensic scientist uses Neolithic man’s 5,500-year-old skull to create lifelike image most advanced reconstruction of an early Neolithic man’s face Work to ‘restore the dignity’ Article 2: Popular Archeology He creates, quite literally, faces of our collective past. In fact, most of Nilsson’s hyper-realistic reconstructions end up in museums such as… Continue reading Oscar Nilsson

3D Printing

so intimately wrapped up in our identities and everyday interaction Rather than replacing the skill of an excellent plastic surgeon, 3D printers are providing another tool that they can use to take the art of what they do to another level in complex case Using 3D print technology allows the surgeon to create a guide… Continue reading 3D Printing

Recorded Tutorial – 05.05.16

Rayvenn Shaleigha DClark – Recorded Turorial Form| May 2016 Tasking Points: Annotated Research Articles Research: makes this appear more in working, and be clear in Assessment materials – show process of working Issue of resolving the time spent on making the work (finished life casting) needs to be made clear in the show Issue of… Continue reading Recorded Tutorial – 05.05.16

Hair Punching

Hair Punching Needle (Types): http://www.makeup-fx.com/punching.htm Prep: I started by punching hair into my failed mask. There are two types of hair I want to use on the face and so I experimented with directional hair types as well as with my handmade punching tool in order to minimise risk on my actual mask. Making a handmade tool was a… Continue reading Hair Punching

Nathaniel Mellors

Nathaniel Mellors: Giantbum (Installation) Mellors makes installations “packed with ad hoc sculpture, psychedelic theatre and absurdist, satirical film”. Mellors’ output includes installation, sculpture, film and video, music, performance, collage, painting, prints and critical writing. He was represented in the Tate Trienniel 2009, Altermodern, by a work Giantbum 2009, based on a story written by him about a party… Continue reading Nathaniel Mellors

Research Catalogue

I am moving forward with the research Catalogue for the End of Term Exhibition, and have made the necessary appointments in the Digital PrintStudio for the week of Set-Up, now my attentions turn to what is contained within the catalogue. From talking to my tutor in my May Recorded Tutorial it is clear that my… Continue reading Research Catalogue

Dissertation Research – The Medium’s Condition

In light of the Unit 8 Essay, I have decided to revisit an earlier essay topic, one that still very much interests my practise. Originally, my line of questioning was whether photography was/could still be a ‘discrete’ medium in the Digital Age, however now I feel that this line of questioning is redundant in that we… Continue reading Dissertation Research – The Medium’s Condition

Artist Statement Workshop

Cary Young, Cautionary Statement (2007) – picture description Very early statement describing practise Write a statement that creates a discussion around your work, how it should be read, a general framework surrounding the work and determine the type of reader you want Moodle Template (see image) Google: How to Write an Artist Statement (don’t use… Continue reading Artist Statement Workshop

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