Category Archives: Research

Research trip – London exhibitions, Jan 2016

Thick Time, William Kentridge, Whitechapel Art Gallery (Thursday 12th Jan) Works of interest: All works in the show. Particularly liked the piece with the 2 boards moving and choreographed with the video projection. Notes: Fascinating, engaging, lively and mesmerising exhibition. … Continue reading

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First Exhibition visit of 2017 -Karla Black and Kishio Suga | A New Order

I usually like to kick start the New Year with a visit to see art. For the last 3 years, it has been a trip down to Yorkshire to visit: Leeds and the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds Art Gallery, The … Continue reading

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THEN / NOW Symposium on Public Art, Heritage & Ecology – 9/12/2016

Notes from the  THEN/NOW – A Symposium on Public art, Heritage and Ecology 9 December 2016, The Whisky Bond, Glasgow THEN/NOW  was an art project with/for the Forth and Clyde Canal, betwixt Spiers Wharf and Applecross Street Basin. Supported by … Continue reading

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MA1 VE: Form, Frame, Fracture – Site Visit to Scotts Dike

‘Frame’ – A site visit to Scotts Dike Sat 5th Nov I did a field trip to visit the Scotts Dike, a site on the Scottish / English Border line within an area known as the ‘Debatable’ lands. I had … Continue reading

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Gallery Visit – Zofia Kulik ‘Instead of Sculpture’ at GSS 22/10/2016

Zofia Kulik – Instead of Sculpture 1 October – 3 December 2016 Glasgow Sculpture Studios At the Glasgow Sculpture Studios, they are showing what they describe as being ‘the first time that GSS have presented an historic work as part … Continue reading

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Utopia & Walls in Ancient Egypt

A few things have recently caught my eye from the world of Egyptology. I’ve never fully gotten into Egyptology, because I find it is such an expansive, dense subject it is difficult to find an entry point. I have visited … Continue reading

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OCA Study Day – ‘Deep in the Heart of Your Brain’, Jacqueline Donachie – GoMA, Glasgow

On Saturday 1st of October 2016, I attended my first study day with the OCA. This was a full day out to see the show by Glasgow artist Jacqueline Donachie. The visit was led by OCA tutor Emma Drye. The … Continue reading

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Research visit: 3 Shows at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Sep 2016

I recently visited Yorkshire sculpture on 2nd Sept 2016 and was impressed by the show of work by Swiss artist Not Vital. Amazing structures that made me think of scale, materials, form and methods of production. In the lower field, … Continue reading

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