Study Day London 26th October

A few shots: a brilliant day ... I am not a photographer but the picture of  David and the umbrella has an interesting effect!  Jill

Conextual studies introduction tomorrow in London

Edouard Manet 'Le déjeuner sur l'herbe' (1863) 
Musée d'Orsay - Paris

We will meet at 11AM outside the National Gallery, nearest tube is Charing Cross. A gentle reminder to make sure that you do the reading I set you yesterday. A PDF of the text is now on MyUCA for those of you who lost it or were not in.

Below are some of the photograms made yesterday.

Not a painting and drawing course: Artist Adam Fuss talking about photograms as a med...

http://www.jamesmylne.co.uk/blog/

I saw this man's new exhibition being reviewed on the BBC new website this morning.
All of his drawings are done using a ball point pen, pretty amazing.

Artist Adam Fuss talking about photograms as a medium

Medusa

Click on the link to view the video. Also presentations from today are now in the Stage 1 folder on myUCA.
http://www.vam.ac.uk/channel/people/photography/shadow_catchers_camera-less_photography_adam_fuss/

Groups for Photograms and Casting this Friday and next Wednesday

Photograms with David Friday 19^th October - Casting with Mark on 24th October

Mariana
Alsion
Anthony
Marusa
Teresa
Cara
Jill
Diana
Cat
Marcus

Casting with Mark Friday 19^th October  - Photograms with David on 24th October

John
Hari
Laura
Lizzie
Kwei
Louisa
Shelia
Jo
Shabnum

Me, Myself and I

'Experimentation is the test of all knowledge' - Richard Feynman

To follow up from our session last Friday and a gentle reminder that you are expected to be developing an experimental body of work which explores notions surrounding the your identity.

Experimentation is the the key word here, we are expecting you all to produce an experimental body of work using all the materials, media and techniques you have been exposed to thus far as well as any existing skills you have.

Through this experimental process and in conjunction with your own personal research, reflection and evaluation of your ideas and work produced you will gain a deeper understanding of who you are.

Remember the point Ash made about exploring your ideas through practical experimentation in your sketchbook. Experimentation will inspire and suggests further exploratory work and conceptual areas that you should research.

I went to the Brick Lane Gallery at the weekend. There was a collective show on and I was particularly struck by the paintings of Fiona White. She is Australian. Her subjects are largely people but they are quite stylised  almost iconographic. Very simple and very powerful.

Some brief further research has revealed that she won the Blake Prize for Human Justice. See an interview about her winning painting on http://www.blakeprize.com/news/human-justice-prize-winner-fiona-white.