Thursday 31 January 2008

The Cupboard Of Curiosities Exhibition



The Cupboard of Curiosities

I am taking part in an exhibition with a group of talented artists at the Greestone Gallery. As mentioned previously, this is a retrospective piece which includes Perfectus Pupae et Hominis Cicatricosus (Latin: Perfect Dolls and Scarred Human Beings) 2005
(for further details, see "Retrospective Work" http://blackbird-retrospectivework.blogspot.com/)

Opening is 2.00p.m. on Wednesday 13th February at Greestone Gallery, refreshments will be served.
Continuing from 10.00 to 4.00p.m. daily until 25 March Monday to Friday.

Related links:
http://www.lanarts.com/?q=node/898

http://www.richarddonkin.com/blog/2006/12/cupboard-love.html
http://www.hwebdesign.co.uk/blog/2005/12/cupboard-love.html

For more on this quote: "storage is like great sex" : http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/house-and-home/property/today-its-all-about-cupboard-love-510628.html





Friday 25 January 2008

Tutorials 22nd and 24th Jan

The start of a new semester, and after a trip to New York to visit the studio of the artist Luca Buvoli, a tutorial with the artist Jordan McKenzie produced some interesting conclusions.
His recommendation was to create work based on A-ha, and to edit the artist into the Take On Me video.
This was also insisted in a second tutorial with another lecturer, who said the same.
I would never have taken such a suggestion seriously, however, references to Baudrillard were used to verify the seriousness of this suggestion.
I concede that this idea would be interesting as an artist creating a piece involving collaborations with the band themselves; it has Las Meninas references....
Such hard work *sighs*

Saturday 12 January 2008

For taking part in Magne Furuholmen's Scrabble exhibition (also known as "Mange Magne") last Autumn (see below) the artist has been bestowed with a personally signed letter from Mags in gratitude for the contribution, and also a limited edition CD of the sound part of the installation. The artist reserves the right to play the CD to subdue boring conversations at will.
Collaborations with Magne are ongoing.