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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Duodecimal – The show is now open

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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