Date of the tutorial: 7th Feb 2024
Who with: J Kearney
Preparation notes for Tutorial:
Below are topics that I would like to discuss please.
1. Advice on work for exhibition.
2. Clarifying Learning Outcomes.
3. My current challenges are:
– Still struggling to find my transcultural style but I am pursuing a plan of exploration with practice-based research and I feel I’m making progress. Hence I’m not too worried at this stage.
– Delving deep into my narrative development – I am still agonising over the fragility of the process so would like to give an update on this. (Metaphor – like a treasure chest of snakes.)
If time allows:
4. Pick up on a discussion from our last tutorial – ‘freedom with structure’ or ‘freedom vs structure’?
5. Update on my Third Space research.
Below are for info only (in case we need to refer to specifics during the tutorial):
Here is an update of my latest Mind Map.
Example blogs of style development – practice-based research to explore media:
https://eliza-rawlings.com/2023/12/20/ma-y1-u1-exploring-oil-and-cold-wax-part-4/
https://eliza-rawlings.com/2023/12/24/ma-y1-u1-exploring-oil-and-cold-wax-part-5/
https://eliza-rawlings.com/2024/01/09/ma-y1-u1-exploring-media-oil-and-cold-wax-part-6/
Example blogs for narrative development through free making:
https://eliza-rawlings.com/2023/11/26/ma-y1-u1-hk-street-names-part-1/
https://eliza-rawlings.com/2023/12/28/ma-y1-u1-developing-narrative-bowling-lawn-incident/
Notes from the last tutorial:
https://eliza-rawlings.com/2023/10/27/ma-y1-u1-tutorial-1/
Work done as a result of our discussion on using photos: –
(a) Below is latest work-in-progress, will do a Chinese brush painting on top:
(b) The first experiment on using photo and blog:
https://eliza-rawlings.com/2023/11/18/ma-y1-u1-using-a-personal-photo/
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Notes / reflections from discussions:
Below are notes / reflections on the items discussed.
1. Exhibitions –
MA Interim show: We discussed this topic in detail about the different options. Outcome is – use ‘HK Street signs’ as a backup piece. Video will need to be shortened to 2 mins long. Work on the transcultural silk piece and if that works out then I can show it instead. We discussed the different ways to hang the silk – the key is to consider the mount as part of the art work, what kind of effect overall etc.. It was a very helpful discussion.
MK Calling: discussed options on framing and how much to ask the gallery curator. It’s ok to propose a new frame as an option but not to ask questions that are too open or require too much of the curator’s time.
2. Learning outcomes discussed and clarified.
3. We discussed this item because I’m happy to continue my planned explorations and don’t need input yet.
4. I shared my thinking on how the structure gives me a secure space to freely explore. Hence it’s freedom with structure and not freedom vs structure. i.e. the structure is not inhibiting the freedom but in fact enabling it. This way of working and my being comes from my duality of being a highly institutionalised rebel.
Next steps:
The immediate next steps are focused on getting my work ready for the MA Interim show and MK Calling.T
As for the rest – continue with the work I have planned for developing my practice.
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