Leon’s second year portfolio and book research case study

First week first term.

This is the first gallery visit was with John Timberlake and Keith Piper at green park.

The first gallery we went to was the Marlborough Albermarle St, were we saw work of Gillian Ayes 1930-2018. 

Gillian Ayres, gallery 1. 

Dance of the Ludi Magni, 1984, Oil on canvas.

Cuckoo Time

Cuckoo Time 1987, Oil on canvas. 

Hydaspes

Hydaspes 1988, Oil on canvas.

Sabrina oil on canvas

Sabrina 1978-79, Oil on canvas.

Gillian Ayres gallery 2, Marlborough.

August 1987, oil on canvas.

Phosphor 1979-80

Phosphor 1979-80, oil on canvas.

Ding dong Merrily on high, 1989

Ding dong Merrily on high, 1989, Oil on canvas.

Gillian Ayres, gallery 3.

Untitled 1982, pastel, gouache and acrylic on paper.

Untitled 1982

Untitled 1982, pastel and gouache on paper.

Untitled 1982

Untitled 1982, pastel on paper.

Untitled 1981

Untitled 1981, pastel on paper.

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Untitled pastel on paper.

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Untitled 1981, pastel on paper.

Gillian Ayres through her work being less noticed is also seen as tragic with the fire that happened in 2004 to the Momart warehouse in east London that turned some of her work along with a vast amount of British art that spanned through the past half-point of the century including the likes of over 50 prominant works by the abstract painter Patrick Heron.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/may/27/thebritartfire.arts1

Gillian Ayres 1980-2021. 

Gillian Ayres is an artist that specialises in painting and drawings on paper her work gained attention for the unique and daring style and forms of experimentation she used were she made work that gained enough traction that it opened the path for her to join the skilled and influential artists of the 20th century, tho sadly many of these paintings have not been seen for decades whilst various of her other works were lost in the 2004 momart fire.

In 2004 at a warhouse at the at the Londoner art storage and handling company Momart bought fire, were a great number of contemporary artworks attracted a lot of attention for approximately fourty million pounds was destroyed, amongst all these works were art by the likes of Damien Hurst 36works of art were lost, The artist Patrick Heron 50 works were lost, along with Tracy Emin’s work, the work of Chris Ofili and Jack and Dinos chapman, the warehouse was built serenaded by Industrial buildings.

Through the year 2005 a case of legal action was taken against Momart for neglect of conduct were made to the commercial court amongst the ones potting fourth the claims were Gillian Ayres the housebound of Helen Chadwick, Shirley Conran, and the family of Patrick Heron, through the eyes of the media allegedly the ones making patients said that the handling company Momart that there storage facilities were completely unsuitable for high value fine art. 

The loss from 2004 has been estimated to be more then £30-50 Million, Gillian Ayres with 8 of her own paintings; estate of Helen Chadwick, artist at least 14 works by the names of, Philoxenia, Cyclops Cameo, Opal Shirley Conran the writer and collector and over 20 works by Ron Arad, “The Big easy volume” and the Union in ceramic by Nicolas Rena, Two ceramics by Alison Britton, The artist Barry flangan nine of his own sculptures, Clio heath forty paintings from the 1960’s by her father, Adrian heath, along with Kathrine and Susanna Heroin.

Exactly fifty major works from Patrick heroin were lost in the fire, by the names of “14-discs,” ‘Vertical light,” “Harbour Window,” and “The girl in Harbour room,” and the artist Damian hurst, with 16 of his own works including “Spin” and “butterfly paintings” including also works by other artists like Angus Fairhurst and Michael Joo.

https://plone.unige.ch/art-adr/cases-affaires/warehouse-fire-2013-gillian-ayres-et-al-and-momart

Simon Lee gallery, 12 Berkeley street, the works of Rachel Howard.

Rachel Howard, Euphoric Recall, Oil and acrylic on canvas, 2015.

Rachel Howard,

Euphoric Recall, 2015

Rachel Howard, sleepless, Oil and acrylic on canvas, 2015.

Rachel Howard,

Sleepless, 2015

Rachel Howard, May ( a reason ), Oil and acylic on canvas, 2019.

Rachel Howard,

May ( a reason ) 2019

Rachel Howard, You have a new memory 2021

Rachel Howard, you have a new memory, 2021, Simon lee gallery, London.

Sadie Coles HQ gallery, work by Nikola Tyson. 

Nicola Tyson, Holding Pattern, 1 Davies street W1, 4th of October-5th of November, 2021.

Nicola Tyson, Bird call, 2021

Nicola Tyson, Bird call, 2021, Acrylic on linen.

Nicola Tyson, Airborne, 2021

Nicola Tyson, Airborne, 2021, Acylic on linen.

Nicola Tyson, Reclining Figure, 2021

Nicola Tyson, Reclining Figure, 2021, graphite on paper.

Nicola Tyson, Virgin and child, 2021

Nicola Tyson, Virgin and child, 2021, Graphite on paper.

Nicola Tyson, Birdwatcher, 2021

Nicola Tyson, Birdwatcher, 2021, graphite on paper.

Nicola Tyson, Piggy-backing, 2021

Nicola Tyson, Piggy-backing, 2021, graphite on paper.

Nicola Tyson, Straying into the visual field, 2021

Nicola Tyson, Straying into the visual field, 2021, graphite on paper.

Nicola Tyson Graphite

Nicola Tyson Graphite on paper.

Black mould exposure issues, 2021 graphite on paper, eight parts each,

By Nicola Tyson

Group 1: What?, Hair Dare, Gossip, Pocket, The finger Wag, Waving, Tit, Black Mould Exposure issues, 2021 graphite on paper, 8 parts each, By Nicola Tyson.

Above was the first gallery visit documentation of research for FNA-2530 Professional Development and reflection with John Timberlake and Keith Piper at green park.

October 11th 2021

1/10/2021

Below is a video entry for the Folkestone trip with my year and the year 3’s and MA’s with Keith Piper and Tansy Spinks.

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During the trip to Folkstrone I saw many new creative works that i haven’t seen before such as the Folkestone Triennial etc. 

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During this second video documentation of the Folkestone trip i saw sculptural hand made structures of houses and a video sculpture with coloured smoke with various artists in the space such as Holly Sherlock’s work invisible lines of connections.

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The freeze art fair 24/10/2021

The freeze art fair London Southwest Battersea 

Video entry for my own trip to the Freez art fair 2021 in Battersea South west London. 

 Second of November Camden arts centre trip with John Timberlake and Keith Piper 2/11/2021.

Tate Modern gallery visit with Anne Robinson and Alice-maude-roxby 2/11/2021. 

Anicka Yi

Through my visit at the Tate modern art gallery some of the work I feel relates back to my own practice for example the work done by Anicka Yi titled In love with the world created at the Bankside Turbine hall 1972 photographer unknown. 

Tate modern Anicka Yi In love with the world 2/11/2021 video entry 

Tate modern description of the work In love with the world by Anicka Yi 2/11/2021

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The reason why i feel the work of Anika Yi relates back or has similarities to my own work thanks to the aspect of movement used in the artists work seen at the Tate modern titled In love within the world, further more relating back to my work in the sense that her work can be seen as an installation or sonic sculpture, with the similarity of my own style of working taking up a room through the aspect of light projection beamed off from glass and movement thanks to the rotating turnstiles or mirror ball motors used through my own practice. 

Chryssa

Study of gates

The artwork that i saw at the Tate modern i feel most relates to my practice is an artwork titled Study of gates created by Chryssa from 1933 to 2013 an artist born in Greece, worked in Greece and the US through out her career, the work she’s done shown at the Tate modern was created through the use of Perspex, 8 neon lights and a timer.

Another artist i feel relates to my practice is the artist Victor Grippo work titled Energy of a potato (or untitled or energy) 1972, made using a Potato, electric meter, electrodes and wires.

Tate modern artwork description

In my opinion the work of Victor Grippo relates to my practice thanks to his use of electricity in his work, similar to the way electricity is used in my work through the perspective of mediums used through the artwork itself being electricity is were i see the commonality between my work and how he’s portrayed through his work energy of a potato.

Energy of a potto 1972 by victor Grippo

The reason why I feel the work of Victor Grippo titled Energy of a potato relates back to my practice is because of how the artist uses electricity through the

Energy of a potato 1972

work to represent the meaning through the work relating similarly to my own practice within the sense that it relates to referencing the septets of the industrial revolution also relating to Victor’s work through the work being a form of an interactive pice thanks to electricity being an art representation through his work alining to the idea of chemistry being another way his work relates back to my own through the aspect of fuel and the linking between this and the industrial revolution through the burning of coal relating back to pollution through smog.

description from the Tate modern

The L.U.X Art gallery with Nic Sandiland and John Dack, 11/11/2021 multimedia trip. 

L.U.X exabition

During the L.U.X exhibition i saw various artworks shown through projectors and through the use of sound, light and computer generated effects with multiple works commissioned by LG and created by using flexible OLED displays, with various artists by the names of a’strict, Refik Anadol, Je Baak, Cecilia Bengolea, Can Yuxi, Es Devlin, Iart Studio, Julianknxx, Carsten Nicolai, Hito Steyerl, Universal everything. 

The L.U.X Art exhibition artists work plus descriptions 11/11/2021

Artist Carsten Nicolai

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Uncolor 2014 by Carsten Nicolai

Uncolor 2014 at the L.U.X exhibition

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Uncolor 2014

The Serpentine art gallery 13/11/2021 all artworks by Herve Telemaque. 

Descriptions for the serpentine art gallery

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Image series two is a series of works shown in the serpatine all done by the artist Herve Telemaque. 

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Herve Telemaques work here called confidence secret 1965 is work that is to do with the subject of gender using oil on canvas with a ladder and hammer.

I have chosen some of the works done by Herve Telemaque because there is a similar way he uses objects to show a direct meaning to his art similar to how through my own practice I have used the idea of Coal connecting it to the Ideas of Industrial energy used for Coal mines Etc…

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Herve Talemaque use of collage through using Acrylic paint of canvas combined with a ribbon and newspaper.

Titles Le Lavre

Portrait d’Andre’ Breton

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Portrait de Famillie, (Family portrait 1962-63)

Oil on canvas by Herve Talemaque.

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Gallery opening and closing dates

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Extra information on the Serpentine art gallery

Quote from Sophia Al-Maria

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Through the artist Herve Telemaque body of work i can see a connection to my own work through the perspective of the art of assemblage collages with how my work further relates to his various works for example Telemaque’s work titled Portraiz de famille family portrait (1962-63) and the work titled La Lettre (The letter 1968) Both relating back to my work thanks to there use if lights and words shown within the works.

Book Research on the artist Hans Haack 13/11/2021.

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When doing my artist research I have found that the artist Hans Haacke relates to my work a lot through the aspect of how he uses raw materials for his style of work through a sensory perspective relating to my work through Installation art.

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The reason why I chose hans Haack is because of how the artist uses movement and site specific methods of portraying his art the I can see within my artwork along with the formality aspect of Haacks body of various works similar to my own.

Extra Images of Hans Haackes work

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The work of Thomas Wilfred

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The work of Doug Wheeler

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In this section of my research narrative I have found Information from another book called Phenomenal California were the information covers a group of artists and researchers that have worked with Installation art specifically with the study of light manipulation.

This group of artists and researchers are based in the US with names such as James Turrell, Keely Orgeman, Jason DeBlock, Etc …

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At this stage within my body of work I have taken information from a book called Phenomenal: California.

Using the Images found as sources to show a variety of ways projection is used within art also connecting to my own work thanks to the use of light also displayed before during the series of my body of work.

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The idea of 18th centre animal power skeches and fig’s

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The reason why I have added a sketch to this process is to use it as a template to engrave in the glass and plastic of an art pice that is part of my final pice that I thought was finished a couple of months back that I now realise can be Improved on for more of a direct meaning to the Industrial revolution with the focus of my new design 18th century Animal Power.

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The reason why I have thought about using shadow box 3D frames and an A3 frame is because of how this way of visually displaying my ideas has a strong sense of formality and uniqueness within the context of object arrangement and art collectivism within my own practice through this installation of the Industrial Revolution that I believe uses the idea of collectivism through each shadow box and frame working together as a unite to amplify the Installations meaning with sound holding all the ideas together.

Update 25/01/22 South London New Contemporaries art gallery, Camberwell College of Art trip with Keith Piper and Tansy Spinks

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Above is an artwork done by the artist Billy Smith-Morris, 2021

This artwork I found a fair amount of Ideas for thanks to the way the pice stands with the stilts making the work have a very Minimal perspective around the gallery space.

By Femi Dawkins, 2021

This artwork I found a fair amount of Ideas for thanks to the way the pice stands with the stilts making the work have a very Minimal perspective around the gallery space.

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By the artist Adam Zoltowski, 2021

This artwork Is an Installation pice that works with wind through an electrical device to power it.

By the artist Janina Frye, 2021 and was officially made in 2019.

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Magnolias, 2021 Bloomberg new contemporaries by Zaneta Zukalova.

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The work of Zaneya Zukalova Magnolias, I found has a lot of futures similar to my own work like how she uses projectors and text etc.

But also In how her work relates to the environment similar to how the subject matter within my own work is to do with Industrial Energy.

With my work in a sense being the root force of energy that Zaneya Zukalova expresses is the thing that the world should be avoiding or reducing to make for a more healthier planet.

Website link to Bloomberg new contemporaries art gallery 2021.

Gallery content & events

Update 28/01/2021

Artist research on Der Lauf Der Lingen by Fischli and Weiss

Peter Fischli, David Weiss The way things go 1986

Der Lauf Der Dingo film still, 1986

The work of Peter Fischli & David Weiss is a 30 minute to 16mm film that shows the non-stop chain reaction of common day to day objects as they clatter whilst passing on a Conveyor belt through a ware house studio space in Zurich.

The way things go film still 1986

Lyndsey Seers and Dean Kenning’s work with robotics

Linsey Seers artwork every thought there ever was 4th of may 2018 – 29th of July 2018

The work of Lyndsey Seers Every thought there ever was is a moving Image artwork that explores human consciousness through the Schizophrenic mind and artificial intelligence.

The way Lindsay Seers uses sound in her work with the lighting used In the space that shows her work provides feelings of unease and mystery both aspects I see through my artwork through its use of light and sound.

Some videos of my process

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Projector with new pivot installed done just before the I.A.F show as a last minute tweak to Improve my work

Video 2/02/2022

Update 5/02/22

Summer-set house self lead gallery visit

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The work of Pierre-Auguste Renir 1841-1919 titled Spring Chatou I find very memorable and magnetic with how trees and natural landscapes are shown with the range of colours showing a sense of calmness and hyper realism.

Spring, Chatou 1873

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The Bridge at Courbevoie 1886-87

By Georges Seurat

The painted view in George Seurat’s The Bridge at Courbevoie I find intriguing with the way George has used pointillism within his work highlighting the tallness of the tree creating a sense or essence of photography with how the tress was focused on with the background painted in relation to the tree.

Along with this aspect I also find Georges painted observation of a Chimeny painted in the background bares a lot of the same context to my work with how George Seurat uses the factory Chimeny to remind others about the Riverside town of Courbevoie was quickely transforming to an Industrial suberb of Paris.

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Claude Monet Autumn Effect at Argenteuil 1873, paint on canvas.

The work of Claude Monet Autumn Effect at Argenteuil I interpret as quite a mature observation of autumn leaves and blue water accurate to how nature can be dipicted through paint on canvas relivant in a sense to how my own work vonvaeys nature In relation to manmade Inventions through time.

Along with this aspect in Claude Monet’s work I also find the relation to how the description of manmade old railroads painted within the natural scapes of rivers and tress showing how nature and manmade constructs both exist to appose each other within the same space.

Claude Monet, Autumn effect at Argenteuil 1873

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The Card Players, by Paul Cezanne, 1892-96

How Ive documented my work 2021 – 2022

For the documentation of my artwork for this year I am mostly using video along with a series of images to show my process.

The theme of my work is about Industrialisation and Endangered animals were I will be exposing how Industrialisation has impacted the earth from an environmental perspective, using the artists Hans Haacke, Olafur Oliasson, Kurt schwitters and the Industrial revolution book by the book series captivating history for Informing my ideas through my own lense.

For my second year I will be using glass, wood and some metal for my engraving desighns to represent what my work means visually and long with this i’ll be video editing and using light and movment to give my work more of a multimedia feel to represent what I make through using some of the five senses so my work can go past the found materials i’m using to push my ideas further.

Video 1 and photo series.

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When creating this artwork that is a part of my final pice, I’ve found that the stand wouldn’t hold the weight of the metal engravings so I changed the desighn a couple of times when going over this process.

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When creating this stand I have thought about how Improve on the way it was supported so i’ve built my own from using wood blocks and bolts for a more solid structure.

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Throughout this website I have chosen to use a series of video and photos for my process and work documentation to show the material I’ve used and my thinking behind the work. 

First Initial sketch 

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This first sketch is of endangered animals that I’ve planned to engrave in glass later on through the documentation of my work. 

The reason why I have chosen to use endangered animals is to bring out the core roots of the theme of my work being the Industrial revolution showing endangered animals and skull and cross bones signifying the toxicity of coal around earth as a benchmark signifying that in the days of the industrial revolution society largely relied on factories burning coal for energy usage. 

Second Initial sketch

I have added on to the first ketch through using red crayons and charcoal to create more of a contrast to each section of the drawling.

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Eighth final initial sketch in this first part of my process journey

Eighth sketch

This is the first 8 part sketch i have done showing the starting point for the ongoing creative series of works showing my refined ideas and theme within my specific practice and premeditative thought process.

This video edit shows my process for my ideas behind my projection art that involves glass engraving using acrylic sheets along with a torch for a prototype to test my ideas before using the projector. 

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This second video edit shows my process for video editing for my framed metal engraving through the progress in the first week. 

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Video edit three shows the progress my video editing when through in relation to my projector with more progress through testing the prototype. 

This fourth video edit shows the process i’ve used for the glass part that i’ve added to my metal framed engraving. 

Week 2 

October 4th 2021,

Video edit Part 1

Testing the moving parts of my work

Thorough this initial video edit i have used the InShOt app to show the way my work functions earlier on during this process of making to show not only the progression aspect throughout my body of work but to be able to use this methodical for of viewing my work through photos and videos as a form of an online diary entries based research narrative. 

Video edit Part 2

Above is a video edit that shows another part of my work earlier on during my process that I’m showing added to my golden framed metal engraving that i’m using whilst moving forward through my body of work and research narrative. 

October 5th 2021

Video edit 1

Above is a video edit of an electric operated turn-style used to rotate the glass pice that i’m using as a part of the projector pice for my research narrative. 

October 6th 2021

Video edit 2

Above is a video edit that shows an engraving done on green acrylic used to as part of this process for the projector that serves as part of my research narrative and final pice. 

Video edit 3 October 7th 2021 

October 8th 2021

Video 4 Part of my experimentation throughout my research narrative part 1.

Above is video 7 the first test run of the projector that moves along with the framed engraving that moves both part of my second year final pice and research narrative. 

October 9th 2021

Video 5 Part of my experimentation throughout my research narrative part 2.

Sonic sculpture

 

Throughout the making of this pice of my process i have used wood perspex neon acrylic plastic and electric turnstiles rotating glass to create sonic sculptures. 

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Through this video and series of zoomed in images show how my work functions as a sonic sculptured made through studio practice that uses electricity, light along with acrylic plastic sheets and glass for the functionality of the work as seen in the video above earlier on. 

October 10th 2021

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Below is a video entry for the Folkstone trip with my year and the year 3’s and MA’s with Keith Piper and Tansy Spinks. 

October 11th 2021

1/10/2021

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During the trip to Folkstrone I saw many

new creative works that i haven’t seen before such as the Folkestone Triennial etc. 

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During this second video documentation of the Folkestone trip i saw sculptural hand made structures of houses and a video sculpture with coloured smoke with various artists in the space such as Holly Sherlock’s work invisible lines of connections.

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The freeze art fair 24/10/2021

The freeze art fair London southwest Battersea 

Video entry for my own trip to the Freez art fair 2021 in Battersea Soutwest London. 

 Second of November Camden arts centre trip with John Timberlake and Keith Piper 2/11/2021. Video edit 4

Tate Modern gallery visit with Anne Robinson and Alice-maude-roxby 2/11/2021. 

Anicka Yi

Through my visit at the Tate modern art gallery some of the work I feel relates back to my own practice for example the work done by Anicka Yi titled In love with the world created at the Bankside Turbine hall 1972 photographer unknown. 

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Tate modern Anicka Yi In love with the world 2/11/2021 video entry 

Tate modern description of the work In love with the world by Anicka Yi 2/11/2021

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The reason why i feel the work of Anika Yi relates back or has similarities to my own work thanks to the aspect of movement used in the artists work seen at the Tate modern titled In love within the world, further more relating back to my work in the sense that her work can be seen as an installation or sonic sculpture, with the similarity of my own style of working taking up a room through the aspect of light projection beamed off from glass and movement thanks to the rotating turnstiles or mirror ball motors used through my own practice. 

Chryssa

Study of gates

The artwork that i saw at the Tate modern i feel most relates to my practice is an artwork titled Study of gates created by Chryssa from 1933 to 2013 an artist born in Greece, worked in Greece and the US through out her career, the work she’s done shown at the Tate modern was created through the use of Perspex, 8 neon lights and a timer.

Another artist i feel relates to my practice is the artist Victor Grippo work titled Energy of a potato (or untitled or energy) 1972, made using a Potato, electric meter, electrodes and wires.

In my opinion the work of Victor Grippo relates to my practice thanks to his use of electricity in his work, similar to the way electricity is used in my work through the perspective of mediums used through the artwork itself being electricity is were i see the commonality between my work and how he’s portrayed through his work energy of a potato.

Tate modern artwork description

Energy of a potto 1972 by victor Grippo

The reason why I feel the work of Victor Grippo titled Energy of a potato relates back to my practice is because of how the artist uses electricity through the work to represent the meaning through the work relating similarly to my own practice within the sense that it relates to referencing the septets of the industrial revolution also relating to Victor’s work through the work being a form of an interactive pice thanks to electricity being an art representation through his work alining to the idea of chemistry being another way his work relates back to my own through the aspect of fuel and the linking between this and the industrial revolution through the burning of coal relating back to pollution through smog.

Energy of a potato 1972
description from the Tate modern

Engraving on acrylic process video

7th of Novmeber 2021

During this process in my work I thought of documenting the stages whilst producing the work in person through a video format as this can inform the people that see my work in more of a direct and deliberate way in my opinion rather then showing my process only through photos as this allows me to create more variety throughout my body of work. 

During this process in my work I thought of documenting the stages whilst producing the work in person through a video format as this can inform the people that see my work in more of a direct and deliberate way in my opinion rather then showing my process only through photos as this allows me to create more variety throughout my body of work.

 

The L.U.X Art gallery with Nic Sandiland and John Dack, 11/11/2021 multimedia trip. 

During the L.U.X exhibition i saw various artworks shown through projectors and through the use of sound, light and computer generated effects with multiple works commissioned by LG and created by using flexible OLED displays, with various artists by the names of a’strict, Refik Anadol, Je Baak, Cecilia Bengolea, Can Yuxi, Es Devlin, Iart Studio, Julianknxx, Carsten Nicolai, Hito Steyerl, Universal everything. 

L.U.X exabition

The L.U.X Art exhibition artists work plus descriptions 11/11/2021 

Artist Carsten Nicolai

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Uncolor 2014 by Carsten Nicolai

Uncolor 2014 at the L.U.X exhibition

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Uncolor 2014

Book Research on the artist Hans Haack 13/11/2021.

Front cover Image one 

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When doing my artist research I have found that the artist Hans Haacke relates to my work a lot through the aspect of how he uses raw materials for his style of work through a sensory perspective relating to my work through Installation art.

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The reason why I chose hans Haack is because of how the artist uses movement and site specific methods of portraying his art the I can see within my artwork along with the formality aspect of Haacks body of various works similar to my own.

Extra Images of Hans Haackes work

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Hans Haack’s Mixed messages 2001 is an artwork that uses the space in a formal representation, the quality I found bout this artwork most prominent with how its been spaced within the exhibition and the way light and objects have been positioned in relation the the mirror in the middle.

I have included this pice spicifically In relation to my own Sonic sculpture Installation thanks to how they both relate in the sense of formality and use of media in this case mirrors for instance that has also given me more ideas for the positioning and set up for my own installation artwork in the future.

The work of Thomas Wilfred, The Joshua light show Feburary 1st 2012.

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The work of Doug Wheeler

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Second year process photos and video update 14/11/2021 engraving on glass and wood processes.

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This video through my body of work demonstrates part of the final pice that works with my Installation art thanks to movement, sound and light shown in the video.

In this video recording of my work I have made it silent to focus the attention of the lights and moving parts to the work.

Showing my work in a more unique and varied way in comparison to the first video at this stage through my body of work.

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Series of Images thirteen, artist research from the book Phenomenal California Light, Space and Surface.

25/12/2021

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In this section of my research narrative I have found Information from another book called Phenomenal California were the information covers a group of artists and researchers that have worked with Installation art specifically with the study of light manipulation.

This group of artists and researchers are based in the US with names such as James Turrell, Keely Orgeman, Jason DeBlock, Etc …

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Portfolio Update 25/01/22 South London New Contemporaries art gallery, Camberwell College of Art trip with Keith Piper and Tansy Spinks

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Above is an artwork done by the artist Billy Smith-Morris, 2021

This artwork I found a fair amount of Ideas for thanks to the way the pice stands with the stilts making the work have a very Minimal perspective around the gallery space.

By Femi Dawkins, 2021

This artwork I found a fair amount of Ideas for thanks to the way the pice stands with the stilts making the work have a very Minimal perspective around the gallery space.

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By the artist Adam Zoltowski, 2021

This artwork Is an Installation pice that works with wind through an electrical device to power it.

By the artist Janina Frye, 2021 and was officially made in 2019.

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Magnolias, 2021 Bloomberg new contemporaries by Zaneta Zukalova.

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The work of Zaneya Zukalova Magnolias, I found has a lot of futures similar to my own work like how she uses projectors and text etc.

But also In how her work relates to the environment similar to how the subject matter within my own work is to do with Industrial Energy.

With my work in a sense being the root force of energy that Zaneya Zukalova expresses is the thing that the world should be avoiding or reducing to make for a more healthier planet.

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Website link to Bloomberg new contemporaries art gallery 2021.

Gallery pamphlet extra information with dates & events

Portfolio update 28/01/2021

Artist research on Der Lauf Der Lingen by Fischli and Weiss

Peter Fischli, David Weiss The way things go 1986

Der Lauf Der Dingo film still, 1986

The work of Peter Fischli & David Weiss is a 30 minute to 16mm film that shows the non-stop chain reaction of common day to day objects as they clatter whilst passing on a Conveyor belt through a ware house studio space in Zurich.

The way things go film still 1986

The work of Peter Fischli & David Weiss is a 30 minute to 16mm film that shows the non-stop chain reaction of common day to day objects as they clatter whilst passing on a Conveyor belt through a ware house studio space in Zurich.

Lyndsey Seers and Dean Kenning’s work with robotics

Linsey Seers artwork every thought there ever was 4th of may 2018 – 29th of July 2018

The work of Lyndsey Seers Every thought there ever was is a moving Image artwork that explores human consciousness through the Schizophrenic mind and artificial intelligence.

The way Lindsay Seers uses sound in her work with the lighting used In the space that shows her work provides feelings of unease and mystery both aspects I see through my artwork through its use of light and sound.

The aspects of Lindsay seers’s artwork “Every thought there ever was” that most interested me In relevance to my own body of work in the sense of sound and light used that creates a chilling atmosphere that draws the viewers to the work similarly to how my own work has an air on mystery and macabre qualities that creates interest in a similar fashion to Lindsay’s artwork.

Update 31/02/22

Videos of my process

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Video 2/02/2022

Portfolio update 5/02/22

Summer-set house self lead gallery visit

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The work of Pierre-Auguste Renir 1841-1919 titled Spring Chatou I find very memorable and magnetic with how trees and natural landscapes are shown with the range of colours showing a sense of calmness and hyper realism.

Spring, Chatou 1873

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The Bridge at Courbevoie 1886-87

By Georges Seurat

The painted view in George Seurat’s The Bridge at Courbevoie I find intriguing with the way George has used pointillism within his work highlighting the tallness of the tree creating a sense or essence of photography with how the tress was focused on with the background painted in relation to the tree.

Along with this aspect I also find Georges painted observation of a Chimeny painted in the background bares a lot of the same context to my work with how George Seurat uses the factory Chimeny to remind others about the Riverside town of Courbevoie was quickely transforming to an Industrial suberb of Paris.

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Claude Monet Autumn Effect at Argenteuil 1873, paint on canvas.

The work of Claude Monet Autumn Effect at Argenteuil I interpret as quite a mature observation of autumn leaves and blue water accurate to how nature can be dipicted through paint on canvas relivant in a sense to how my own work vonvaeys nature In relation to manmade Inventions through time.

Along with this aspect in Claude Monet’s work I also find the relation to how the description of manmade old railroads painted within the natural scapes of rivers and tress showing how nature and manmade constructs both exist to appose each other within the same space.

Claude Monet, Autumn effect at Argenteuil 1873

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The Card Players, by Paul Cezanne, 1892-96

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Honore Daumier 1808-1879, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza

Self portrait March-June 1887, Oil paint on artist’s board Van Gogh

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Self portrait parish spring, 1887,

Oil paint on artist’s board Van Gogh

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Self portrait with felt hat,

Paris, December 1886-January 1887, Oil paint on canvas

The Hayward art gallery self lead gallery visit

17/02/22

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Cell VII 1998 private collection,

Courtesy of Hauser & Wirth collection services

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The reason why I have documented this artwork from the Hayward art gallery is because of the structural aspect of this Installation art pice along with how it uses light when positioned in the room and how the shape of the sculpture as allowed for the viewers to see the work from multiple angels and perspectives allowing for more flexibility in the artwork.

With the objects that were placed inside the work pushing this idea of versatility further.

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Opening hours

Overall the Hayward art gallery visit was quite inspiring with the Installations of cabinets & objects followed by the Spider Installation art pice.

The story and themes behind the artworks at this gallery have a lot of gothic and mysterious elements to the various artworks that have a similar style to my own body of work in the sense of object collectivism specific to meanings and ideas also seen through my own creative practice in a similar way.

Update 18/02/22, First year final pice compared to my second year final pice

First year final pice, Urban decay and human dereliction

The final pice I had for the first year of my fine art degree had less variety in material compared to my second year final pice with the work Ive done for second year showing a higher level of ideas with how acrylic, glass, plastic and lights have been used comapred to realying on just one material for ideas.

Along with this aspect of the work I can also see structurally my new for work for this second year is more evolved for instance structuraly with a floor being used to hold the boards instead of the artwork leaning against walls with wooden blocks for stands for instance I can see is a more pronounced aspect of improvement within my own work when comparing my first year of my degree to second year.

Urban decay and human dereliction video one

Urban decay and human dereliction video two

High 130cm

Width 75.4cm

Depth 39.5cm

By Leon Westbroek

19th – 24th of February Islington Arts Factory exhibition, 2 Pankhurst road.

Exhibition title Gaining Momentum

Exhibition map

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Second year final pice, Industrial revolution meets nature

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My final pice is titled The Industrial revolution meets nature an I see the art pice as an Improved version compared to what I finished with in first year thanks to how the newer artwork has moving parts combined with lights & mirrors so the pice can be seen form any angel compared to my first year work that could be seen in only one way.

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Private view 21/02/22

This artwork is made of two artworks that connect through the idea of cause and effect. the first one is made of two projectors together with moving parts & golden renaissance picture frame, the second artwork is made of two boards with the frames and black floor combined together for the second pice.

Together these two artworks represent how the Industrial revolution lead to endangered animals thanks to western societies Industrial boom of the 18,00s.

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Hight 136cm

Width 194.5cm

Depth 153cm

By Leon Westbroek