AUT MVA BLOG
Weekly check in September 9th-15th Following 'tinytrumpet' i found that its biggest failing was the lack of sophistication in the gradient, and after further look into Jess Johnson's work i saw that she only works with flat colours and that if she does have a gradient its done modularly through the pattern. So I tried… Continue reading wriggling
(august 31st- september 8th) The two new works I've made this week (since my last Jeena meeting) have taken me longer to make but i think theyre more considered as a result. I think I've finished my 'make a million paintings to work through my big ideas until i find a thing that works' phase,… Continue reading popping and locking down
"The Colour of Consciousness: an exploration of liminal spaces in the everyday and abstraction through paint." How can I build a visual language around the nature of liminal spaces — from my everyday — that values the affects these spaces invoke? How can a painting practice translate sensations into images comprising abstract shapes, textures and… Continue reading Thesis Plan/Chapters?
Following talk week I took a small break and didn't quite know what to do next. In a strange way, the Level 4 lockdown was exactly what I needed. In my optimistic arrogance I only brought home my coloured pencils, thinking the lockdown would only last a week. I had just done a large purge… Continue reading Lockdown Round 4
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