Rachel whiteread - for becky

i remember seen a piece of rachel whitereads in the Tate britain.. (i think im 98% sure i snuck in somehow..)

and she had a cabinet of all these different objects she had collected, hope it helps in a sense of layout?

The Boyle Family

Looking in to the Boyle family and how they create textures in their 'world Series' exhibition, i really like how the 'create' these different textures themselves, and the attention to detail is amazing aswell.

Research-for Becks

I also found this website which I think might help in your research Becks! There's some very interesting concepts and ideas.

http://inhabitat.com/

Wine stain napkins - For michelle :)

i kinda just stumbled across it while wondering the internet :) their like coaster/napkins thingys.

Meeting with Roree Windus, Third year embroidery student (22nd March 2012)

As I examined each third year embroidery student’s description about themselves, as individuals and their work I was immediately drawn to Roree Windus and was genuinely surprised that not many others were.

Her work concerns abstract expressionism principally though emotion and the physicality of painting. The work exploring emotions inspired me greatly and I felt a connection immediately with some of her preparatory paintings. Rorree spoke of a time in her life where loss was rife and her pieces began to reflect it. They took an almost macabre or depressive state which I thought to be very interesting. However, she also stated that she wanted to steer away from the such which I thought to be a pity as her emotions, being so raw at that particular time in her life, was conveyed into some beautiful images.

Rorree Windus’ work, to me is pieces that reflect the time where she almost escapes reality and the world in which she inhabits. She instead, comes into tune with herself and her emotive state at the time which I believe is a truly beautiful path to go down as an artist.

She finished her presentation by quoting Emini, “Life is my art, I create how I feel”.

Brendan Dawes

I must say, I wasn’t entirely excited on going to the talk led by Brendan Dawes as on research, his work, initially did not interest me. However, I came to realise that it wasn’t the importance of the work or finished product but rather the meaning behind it.

What grabbed my attention was his creation entitled, ‘Double Buzz’. This piece of programming was a tool to illustrate or display information from the internet differently. Going against the ‘norm’ and showing information in a different way to, for instance, Google, caused much debate on its worth and quality. This unusual search engine led me to ponder on how one may display discovered information. This talk reemphasised the importance of creativity in today’s world and how it is integral to ‘step outside the box’ and ‘go against the ‘norm’ as much as you possibly can’.  How shall we as a group of young artists and designers display our new found information of the city of Manchester?