On a rainy day in November I went to the National Museum in Wales with my wife, sister and twin neices. The museum were exhibiting Dippy the Dinosaur as part of it’s nationwide tour. We had seen Dippy before in Dorchester but I knew that the twins would love to see it again. On top …
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Lens Work
Wim Wenders ‘ The most political decision you make is where you direct people’s eyes. In other words, what you show people, day in and day out, is political… And the most politically indoctrinating thing you can do to a human being is to show him, every day, that there can be no change. ‘(Wim …
Altered Ocean
Book Info Title: altered oceanAuthor: Mandy BarkerPublished: 2019By: Germany (Overlapse)Edition: 1st Review This book accompanies the exhibition of the same name containing work produced by Mandy Barker. Her work documents the impact that plastics and other items produced by mankind has on the environment. In particular, the seas and oceans and the creatures that inhabit …
The Photograph
Book Info Title: The PhotographAuthor: Graham ClarkePublished: 1997By: New York (Oxford University Press)Edition: 1st Review This book is an introduction to art history, with an emphasis on photography. It consists of a series of essays covering different aspects of photography, including its history. Each of the topics puts its subject matter into its historical context, …
Square Mile – Research
The following have spent time within their locality and/or in an autobiographical way: Keith Arnatt: http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/keith-arnatt-666 From the webpage above I found my way to a page on the Tate website that showed 133 of Keith Arnatt’s images. One of the first that I saw was the Self-Burial (Television Interference Project). I was familiar with …
Square Mile – Thoughts, Planning and Reflection
Brief Make a series of six to twelve photographs in response to the concept of ‘The Square Mile’. Use this as an opportunity to take a fresh and experimental look at your surroundings. You may wish to re-trace places you know very well, examining how they might have changed; or, particularly if you’re in a …
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Cindy Sherman: Early Works, 1975-80
Exhibition at Stills, Edinburgh from June 28th to October 6th, 2019 Although not a large exhibition, there are 21 prints, a display copy of the book Cindy Sherman – Untitled Film Stills and a looped showing of her 1975 16m film Doll Clothes. The exhibition is laid out over two rooms. The first is dedicated …
Jenna Powell - Expressing Your Vision 