The results are out & I got 78%!! I am super excited and grateful to my tutor who encouraged & supported me & who facilitated my creativity like nobody else has. I just hope I can keep it up! Thanks Clive White! My new blog for level 3 photography can be seen here.
I have moved
My Digital Image and Culture unit has been handed in for assessment so there will be no further assignments or exercises here. I have decided to take the plunge and continue to Level 3 of my photography course where there is no choice on which units to take – there are three: Body of Work, Contextual… Continue reading I have moved
John Akomfrah wins the Artes Mundi 7 prize.
Photography and film making win the biggest art prize in the UK! In November, when I saw the Arts Mundi 7 exhibition on an OCA study day, I had very little time to watch Akomfrah’s exhibit. We had spent more time than we should have at the previous 4 exhibits so we had to rush to… Continue reading John Akomfrah wins the Artes Mundi 7 prize.
Recent exhibitions in Plymouth
We had a meeting of the SW new initiative on Saturday 21st January in Plymouth. After over two hours of looking at one another’s work, we set off to the Theatre Royal to see the exhibition of the 21 Group, set up and curated by them. The group comprises mixed media artists in the South West.… Continue reading Recent exhibitions in Plymouth
Summary of a 15 minute interview with Erik Kessels
Summary of a 15 minute telephone interview with Erik Kessels conducted on 26th October, 2016. For Assignment 3, “We are all photographers now” my essay led me to an analysis of the language used in the 2011 Arles Manifesto “From Here On” drawn up by Erik Kessels, but I had some questions for which I… Continue reading Summary of a 15 minute interview with Erik Kessels
RWA exhibition review
Exhibition review 164th Annual Open Exhibition at the Royal West of England Academy. (Joint mixed media exhibition.) With OCA students led by Michele Whiting RWA, Bristol 23rd November, 2016. Curators: Gallery Director, Alison Bevan et al. Location, setting & atmosphere. This was an enormous exhibition, enough to bamboozle any visitor through its numbers of… Continue reading RWA exhibition review
Assignment 6: Pre-assessment tutorial
The purpose of this assignment is to decide how I’m going to submit my work for assessment. Reviewing my assignments: My tutor and I have been reviewing my assignments as we have gone along. Reviewing my learning log: My tutor and I have been reviewing this as we have gone along. I have responded to… Continue reading Assignment 6: Pre-assessment tutorial
Assignment 5: Digital Identities 2.
Brief: Use your tutor’s feedback on Assignment Four to help you develop your digital identities project to the point of resolution. … Include a 500 word essay that contextualises your project and provides a self-evaluation. The format of this assignment is explained fully in the conclusion. … Continue reading Assignment 5: Digital Identities 2.
Assignment 4:Digital identities 1.
Brief: Develop a project around the theme of identity within the current digital climate. This could be an autobiographical exploration examining how you relate to digital culture. 28,989,675 + 1 “Una realtá non ci fu data e non c’è, ma dobbiamo farcela noi se… Continue reading Assignment 4:Digital identities 1.
Artes Mundi 7 : international art exhibition review.
Saturday 12th November, 2016, was an OCA study day lead by Helen Warburton and held at the National Museum, Cardiff. It was a joint exhibition by the shortlisted 6 artists chosen for the Arts Mundi exhibition which has as its theme “The Human Condition”. Although this theme encompasses every conceivable facet of human endeavour, there were… Continue reading Artes Mundi 7 : international art exhibition review.
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