I am a little behind, as always, with my blogs and the days are so full at the RCA I wonder if I can keep up. I do want to keep this record of my thoughts and visits going if I can manage it.
The fruits are ripened, the harvest begins. How can we possibly reap all that autumn has to offer in one week of abundance.
I have avoided Frieze since the daddy longlegs incident. But there is so much else on offer, all at the same time.
I do enjoy New Sensations and went again this year despite my feelings that Saatchi should be made a pariah of the art world.
No chance that’s going to happen though. Has anyone made a comment on his behaviour to Nigella?
New Sensations
Anyway I did enjoy quite a lot of the work on show.
My favourite piece was a film by Philippa Kuligowski – ‘Dido’s Aeneid & Penelope’s Odyssey.
Philippa Kugliowski still from ‘Dido’s Aeneid & Penelope’s Odyssey’
An epic journey, captivating and magical.
Philippa Kugliowski still from ‘Dido’s Aeneid & Penelope’s Odyssey’
I love the theatrical.
Other work I liked was by Bryn Lloyd-Evans and Simon Martin.
Bryn Lloyd Evans ‘Shuffle on Six O’Clock’
I wasn’t sure how to read this work, but I liked the components and the blocking off of nature to one square. I would have liked the chance to shuffle the pieces.
Simon Martin
Constructed nature, something I relate my work to.
Simon Martin
In the Future Can Wait section there were a lot of the familiar Charlie Smith artists. I always like Tom Ormond’s paintings.
Tom Ormond
I waited to see if Lee Holden’s construction came to life at all. It looked like it should.
Lee Holden
Gasping. ‘Figures of Speech’ the extraordinary underwater photographs of Emma Critchley.
Emma Critchley
I was impressed by the heavy texture of Chris Jones work. I feel I am hovering above the earth.
Chris Jones
The picture plane subverted. Could this be an example to help me understand the text for our seminar ‘The Flatbed Picture Plane’.
Chris Jones
I was surprised that I also enjoyed a visit to Christies Mulitplied event. It’s not something I would have visited before. I guess I have had bad experiences of visiting print shows on The Mall. Well, I went to one and the acres of framed glass was very off-putting. There was an interesting discussion at the first critical and historical studies lecture ‘Medium Post Medium’ about the taxonomies of the art world. The labels of painter, printmaker, photographer etc and how we each feel about these labels and the preconceptions they invoke. Whether the emphasis is on a craft/skill or the translation of an idea. Jack of all trades master of none. The craft/art/design sort of debate is supposed to be over. Barriers ought to have been crossed and in certain circles they have but mostly I still have to qualify any discussion about my work by saying it was fine art textiles or yes I’m studying printmaking – it’s in the fine art department. I am very clear, I am an artist not a printmaker (or a textile artist). I want my ideas to be paramount to the medium used.
Susan Eyre 