Archive for the ‘Work in Progress’ Category
Sunday, June 6th, 2010
I am currently working on a small bookwork, a collaboration of sorts with Nathan Jones, who has been Poet-in-residence at the Bluecoat in Liverpool over the past year. The piece contains his poem, Slow Magic, written about the experience of looking around an exhibition (one of the same name held at the Bluecoat).
Based on a Turkish map fold, the multiple has a screen-printed grey board cover and unfolds, revealing the poem slowly, the creases of the paper acting as illustrations. It’s still very much under-construction (printing tomorrow) but will be available in a limited editon.
The work will be part of
Mistranslations
An exhibition of artworks drawn from Nathan Jones’ period as Poet in Residence at the Bluecoat
16th – 26th June, 2010
Lost Soul and Stranger Service Station, the Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool
featuring print, video and illustrative work by
Scott Spencer
Emily Speed
Philip Marsden
Markus Soukup
Sarah Nicolls
Neil Keeting
and Andre Guedes
Tags: Artists' Books, exhibition, Lost Soul and Stranger Service Station, Nathan Jones, poetry, the Bluecoat
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Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
I am currently putting the final touches to my section of the Liverpool Art Prize exhibition at Metal, Liverpool.
The exhibition opens on Thursday evening 6-9pm, to attend RSVP to rsvp@liverpoolartprize.com. This is the same email to respond to if you would like to attend the awards ceremony on Wednesday 30th June 6-8pm. You can go in my place if you like!
http://www.liverpoolartprize.com/
http://www.metalculture.com/
Tags: exhibition, Liverpool, Liverpool Art Prize, new work, opening
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Friday, February 5th, 2010
I’m excited to have been chosen to take part in A Curriculum, a new residency programme at A Foundation in Liverpool, during March – May 2010.
The residency is described thus:
“The programme will be scheduled over two months and will include input from visiting artists, curators, gallerists, collectors and commissioners. A Curriculum will give participants the chance to explore a broad range of perspectives which build a picture of the artist within the wider professional context.”
I will be starting a new body of work; working towards my first ever solo show at Yorkshire Sculpture Park early in 2011. Can’t wait to get stuck in.
http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/acurriculum/
Tags: A Curriculum, A Foundation, Liverpool, residency
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Thursday, December 17th, 2009
I will mainly be letting my hair down at the studio Christmas party tonight before having a bit of time off (maybe) over the hols.
In January I will be doing a week long project at the Grundy Gallery in Blackpool called ‘Cardboard Cities’. This will involve a lot of school children, cardboard, parcel tape and should end up with some fantastic structures, which will then be exhibited for a week.
Following that it’s straight back to Yorkshire to get back on with the project there…
Tags: art gallery, art in education, Blackpool, Christmas
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
I have been having a great time in my studio – making shelters and life size versions of ‘Places for Hiding’ drawings (one of my artist’s books). The first group exhibition here at the Salzamt opened last week and the next will open in about three weeks.
Other interests: the Grottenbahn, Hitler’s unrealised plans for Linz and escapism mixed with ambition.
Tags: architecture, cardboard, hiding, structures
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Friday, July 17th, 2009
An exhibition opens here at the Salzamt on Friday 24th July. Most artists have bought work with them, but limited by Ryanair’s measly 15kg allowance and the fact that most of my work is squashable, I have nothing with me to show. This goes a long way to explaining the mess I have made in my studio frantically shredding cardboard and going through much paper as I make and reject drawings. Still it is good to be making lots and to be drawing so much. The space I will be using to show is a lovely little niche and images will follow of the show set up when I have settled on some suitable work. In the meantime, I also want to stress the joy and usefulness of having a 7ft pin board in your studio – fantastic stuff!
Tags: drawing, exhibition, Linz, Salzamt
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Sunday, July 12th, 2009
I am here, it is lovely and my studio is enormous. Just about settled in now so looking forward to really getting stuck in to some new work. My head is overflowing with ideas so I shall have to try and start somewhere, I find myself gravitating towards writing again. Seems like there is a lot to see here too so, excited about seeing some new artists and perhaps a different approach to showing work?
More about the residency, Linz and the other artists can be seen here.
Tags: Linz, residency
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Friday, July 3rd, 2009
Found out last week that Liverpool Biennial put me forward for a residency over the summer with Linz Kutur at the Atelierhaus; a newly renovated artists studio centre and exhibition space in the centre of Linz, Austria.
So, I leave on Tuesday – loads of time to plan and everything. But, this last-minute-ness may be a blessing in disguise so I am ready to get there and just see what happens…. Linz seems to be a bit of a rebel as far as Austria is concerned, with loads of contemporary art and architecture, not to mention the Ars Electronica Centre and festival, can’t wait!
I may even come back all digital!
new blog on a-n to document the process coming soon and I shall be having an online conversation throughout with Fiona Flynn, an artist from London, who will be in Vilnius (the other Capital of Culture this year) at the same time..
Bye for now.
Links for
Linz, Capital of Culture, Vilnius Capital of Culture and the place I’ll be living/working in: Salzamt Atelierhaus Linz
Tags: Austria, Capital of Culture, Linz, residency, Salzamt
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Friday, June 26th, 2009
The book fair went really well and great to meet some new faces, especially Simon Goode (and his beautiful letterpressed book) as well as Unrealised Projects and their really interesting work.
Now I am waiting on some decisions to decide my summer months for me, generally planning plenty of studio time and preparation for the Yorkshire Sculpture Park project, which starts in September.
Some atrocious phtoos of the book fair from my mobile phone attached.
Tags: studio, Work in Progress
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Monday, May 25th, 2009
At the moment I am working on some books for Liverpool Artists’ Book Fair and also putting together an exhibition ‘Dumb Objects’.
Dumb Objects will be at Wolstenholme Projects from 12th June – 28th June open Fri-Sun 12 – 6pm.
Private View is Thursday 11th June from 6pm, come along!
If you’re on facebook, have a look at the event here: Dumb Objects
Tags: Dumb Objects, exhibitions, sculpture, Wolstenholme Projects
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