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Author Archives: alanrfineart
Arles, France Summer 2019
Introduction I’ve long been a fan of Vincent Van Gogh, his life and his art and in the summer of 2019, I made a very special trip to Arles in the Provence region of France. I have long wanted to … Continue reading
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Samizdat
The Typewriter – such a fascinating object and one that now seems to be largely forgotten about. Samizdat was a form of dissident activity across the Eastern Bloc in which individuals reproduced censored and underground publications by hand and passed … Continue reading
Posted in Feb '19, MA 1 Visual Enquiry, MA3 Resolution and Exhibition
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Cyanotype Prints – First Experiments
A quick update to document the first experiments carried out with a new process that I’m investigating – Cyanotype printing. Step one: After mixing up the solution, the paper is coated and left to dry. Once dry, the paper is … Continue reading
Posted in Feb '19, MA 1 Visual Enquiry, MA3 Resolution and Exhibition
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Moving Image Research – Dec 2018
Transit Arts – The Territorial Sea This month I attended another film screening that was organised by Transit Arts. I think this is the 3rd film screening event of theirs that I’ve attended. The films that I’ve seen as socially … Continue reading
Moving Image Research – Audio Visual (AV) Set up Research
Drawn from my personal image collection. The images shown here are mainly drawn from the following: Visit to Berlin 2017 Glasgow School of Art Degree show 2017, 2018 – Tontine building Glasgow School of Art MFA Mid term show 2018 … Continue reading
Gallery Visits – October 2018
Royal Ulster Academy (RUA) Annual Show Group Show Ulster Museum, Belfast, UK (visited Sun 28th October) https://www.nmni.com/whats-on/rua-annual-exhibition
Posted in MA3 Resolution and Exhibition, Oct '18, Research
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Parallel Lines
I’ve noticed that two exploratory pieces of work that I made during the MA2 Making Days 2017-18 already exist as fully realised pieces by other artists. The matrix below shows the work that I made on the left hand side … Continue reading
Posted in MA3 Resolution and Exhibition, Oct '18
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Polish Film Poster Workshop
Over the weekend of Friday 19thOct to Sunday 21stOct I attended a poster making workshop at South Block, Glasgow. I was drawn to this workshop because of my current interest in East European culture and history during the Cold War … Continue reading
Posted in MA3 Resolution and Exhibition, Oct '18, Research
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SERDE Residency – Week One and Two
I didn’t have time to write another entry during the residency as there was so much going on. So this is a retrospective collection of thoughts, experiences and things that I encountered. It would have been good to have more … Continue reading
Posted in MA3 Resolution and Exhibition, Research, Sep '18
Tagged film, LATVIA, SERDE
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