Image from ‘Liverpool to Liverpool’ Simon Faithful is a British artist based in Berlin. His work explores the use of walking as a medium- linking metaphorical and physical movement, as well as examining human interaction with the geographical environment. He often takes a novel and playful approach. ‘0°00 Navigation’ is a series of video works…
India to Leicester: An Artists Journey
India to Leicester: An Artists Journey is an exhibition about the life and works of 75 year old artist Kamal Koria who migrated to the UK in the 1970s. Curated by his daughter, the exhibition aims to celebrate the achievements of first generation South Asian migrants and inspire the future generations to document their histories….
The Material of Sculpture
An examination of the materials of sculptures at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park https://embed.wakelet.com/wakes/Y64JnKO6Mlk1jY-P4mcw9/list?border=1
Processing Film Roll
Loading the film onto the reel must be done in the dark so it’s helpful to lay the equipment out where you can easily find it. Once on the reel you can cut it from the spool. Once done, place it inside the light proof developing tank. Chemistry should be selected based on the brand…
Andrew Brown – Soundwalks
Starting location of my own soundwalk Andrew Brown works with locative sound. He carries out soundwalks (an excursion whose main purpose is listening to the environment), where he records sounds and composes multi-layered montages of them. The act of purposeful listening becomes a way of focusing on the often overlooked, as well as situating oneself…
Counterculture Project Proposal
In the England, our right to roam is under threat. Currently only 8% of the land and 3% of our rivers are applicable to right to roam. Much of these areas are access islands- places that are unreachable due to being fully surrounded by private land. New land policy is currently in development that may…
A Comparison of the portrayal of emotion in the works of Piet Mondrian and Edvard Munch
6 Edvard Munch, The dance of life, 1899 – 1900 Edvard Munch’s ‘The Dance of Life’ and Piet Mondrian’s ‘Broadway Boogie-Woogie’ are modernist paintings that could both be argued to have the same goal; to effectively represent the human experience, including its emotions. Both works are modernist although different in approach. Modernism changed the purpose…
Notes on Right to Roam
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/37/section/2 https://www.righttoroam.org.uk
Tattooing Practices Across Cultures
Middle East: In ancient Egypt, it was common for people including women to be tattooed with designs related to their faith. Due to the mummification process it has been possible to see preserved tattoos. Razzouk Tattoo in Jerusalem is the oldest working tattoo parlour. Its founders, the Razzouk family, had brought the art form with…
Making Cyanotypes
The chemical solution is yellow before it is exposed to UV light This week at AEB class, we have been experimenting with cyanotypes. Cyanotypes, invented by Sir John Hershel, are a type of photographic print made using a chemical solution of iron compounds painted onto a surface. The surface is exposed to UV light and…