AUT MVA BLOG
after going through the old photos of my work from last year to see how far ive come, i came across the photo of the sculpture wall i did last year and how much fun i had with that. i realised little sculptures like that would sit really nicely with the paintings i'm doing this… Continue reading vans: off the wall
"the favourite child (its me)" MAY 2019 house paint on wet strength ive been struggling ever since i made the painting "the favourite child (its me)" [see above]. its my favourite painting that ive ever made. everything ive made since then has either been a sad attempt at a copy, or a complete failure. nothing… Continue reading today i stop trying
Since the Art Fair in early May, my paintings have developed dramatically in a reasonably short space of time. After seeing the work of Sally Gabori, Grace Wright, and Ed Bats in 2018, to seeing the stunning works of Aaron Fell-Fraccasso and Tira Walsh in the 2019 one. Upon viewing the works i felt drawn… Continue reading ogres have layers
i've always loved old printing- the fonts, the flat colours, the bitmap of dotted colours, the slightly aged and augmented colours, the works. when i was out buying the fridge from an op shop in silverdale, they had buy 5 for $1 national geographic books, of which i tried to get as many as i… Continue reading a senseless sensibility
This initial brief is simply an "ice breaker" brief, in which we are supposed to just make work to warm us up and get us used to being back in the studio environment. This making for the sake of making and this process of making work that I dont like and then continuing to make… Continue reading making to make.
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