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My practice is stimulated by what I perceive as challenges within the act of portrayal. I am fascinated by what lies behind the surface of the subject as an essence to be grasped or sought after through attempting to re-present it. The dialectic between the possibility and simultaneous hopelessness of this endeavour emerges in the abstraction of...
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Nick Malone was born in Warrington and read Sociology at Sheffield before gaining an MA with Distinction in Modern Literature from Queen Mary College, London. For a time he pursued an academic career, becoming Principal Lecturer in Humanities at the University of Luton, but interrupted his career to take a degree in Fine Art at the University of...
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I believe that in our time people often lose the view for essentials. They might be very well informed about the context but miss out on the detail. Studying and scanning the urban life, I am constantly filtering out essential elements. These elements become the foundation of my artistic work, as I use them to create a new visual image. I intend...
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I am interested in re-discovery of everyday things that are around me. Or should I say I am interested in re-interpretation of trivial things in my everyday life?In my work, I attempt to show something special or uncanny about these "trivial" things by discovering what is hidden behind them. My fascination of these "trivial" things is driven from...
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I am a UK based artist, designer and web developer and have exhibited in both real and virtual spaces, nationally and abroad. I produce documentary video from found and archive photography and use digital software to generate work from analogue media. Since 2000 my research has explored the liminal qualities of place, time and consciousness and my...
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ConceptsI hand weave the tapestries in a very 'painterly manner. My imagery is fairly consistent throughout my work, this includes fragments of text and often incorporates portraits. I use the effect of colour to create a vivid play of light within the surface of the work. A brochure is available on request.InfluencesColour, mood, emotions,...
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Artist statement Where is this place that I have tripped, stumbled and fallen face down in? Some of the inhabitants appeared unfamiliar and possibly a little awkward; these have then introduced me to a whole host of splendid characters. The tools I have used to document my experiences I have found to have a sort of a duality: paint has...
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Artist statement I am a freelance ceramic designer, working on limited edition studio ceramics and prototypes for factory production. My own practice is concerned with the re-contextualisation of existing generic objects, reinterpreting their form, and reinventing their function. I love working with porcelain and bone china, though I am also...
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ConceptsFor the last twenty-five years I have worked with bodies, objects and environments, producing in-process pieces from direct observation and imagination. My aim is to help promote stability through the relationships formed by society around and with its art.InfluencesMy artistic practice is significantly influenced by Cézanne, Picasso and...
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Artist statement 'Still life with Starbucks' Moca coffee', has shown by the skill of western earliest as an oil on canvas, is created by Kira Kim. I would like to talk about capitalism of humorous culture though the work as an art, has displayed to represent humorously ordinary capitalistic objects and junk foods in a society such as Burgers,...
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Krisdy Shindler's work explores the visual re-definition and describing of the landscapes and cartography of knowledge. Using a variety of methods, primarily painting and stop-frame animation, her work investigates the movements, mechanics and progression of knowledge. As a chronological development, the animated painted image might be seen as a...
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Concepts My art is based on ideas of existence, who we are and what makes us different to the next person. My main line of enquiry deals with how our character and identity are formed, is it genetic and passed on from our parents or is it experiential, changing over time.The strength of my work is in the subtle allusion rather than in...
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Concepts I have written many statements, all of them seem OK at the time, but when I reread them months later, I can not help but get depressed. To spare myself this misery, all I can say is, make up your own mind, whatever you think is true, probably is. Influences Aesthetic/Formal Concerns, Humour, Architecture/Urban environment; own cultural...
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MARK AERIAL WALLER (1969, UK), is an artist working in video and installation. He lives and works in London. Mark Aerial Waller produces interdisciplinary, cinematic time travelogues that refute any predictable balance between our romance for the ancient past and our fetish for a streamlined future. He is also the founder of The Wayward Cannon, a...
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The Return of the Narrative Taking the view as a passerby to Bridgewater Place, Leeds' tallest building, you can gain a moment of reflection by catching sight of Bryan and Laura Davis' sculpture, 'Hello Friends' in its atrium. As the nights draws in, it appears as a lonely blinking monolith, communicating to all and nobody in particular...
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Artist statement My aim is to make well designed glass products available and affordable to a wide cross section of the market. Previous experience as a designer-maker of exclusive collectible pieces has driven me away from the conservative market, leading me towards producing more simple objects that have character and subtle design...
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Artist statement The life of the eighteenth century aristocrat was comprised of a series of carefully choreographed performances, set within elaborately staged interiors. Exploring the relationship between fashion and furniture in eighteenth century France, William Vinicombe creates contemporary jewellery, haute couture body-furniture for a...
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Artist statement The final MA-project is called: 'Invited to Sunday lunch'. Families in Wales invited me to their Sunday lunch at home. I spent the whole Sunday with them - from preparing the food to relaxing on the sofa. I took photographs and taped the conversations. I designed and published a magazine and a website which includes...
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ConceptsTaking inspiration from architecture, I produce a range of jewellery using 18ct gold for precious detailing. My jewellery has a broad range of wearers who appreciate the elegant simplicity of my designs.Career pathQualifications: 1997 BA Hons, Design, Duncan of Jordanstone Art School, Dundee Jewellery Metalwork1994 HND, Silversmithing...
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Artist statement I have a strong passion about the everyday and the seemingly banal. I am constantly engaging with elements of the world around me which are so often overlooked. Each piece of work I make is a personal response to an encounter or event that occurs, most often, as I pass through spaces. I feel a need to report these moments and...
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With my work I try to show things and aspects of everyday life from a different perspective, in a new context and heighten our awareness and perceptions of our surroundings. I would describe my work as graphic, witty and subtle. It raises questions and confronts issues in a playful yet very profound way. I constantly rearrange things that seem...
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A unique collaboration between an artist, a composer and a sleep researcher has resulted in a concert by a 'Sky Orchestra' that ascended at dawn on the 23 June to perform a new composition at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford upon Avon. This project has been devised by artist and Arts and Humanities...
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Juneau/Projects/ is the moniker adopted by Birmingham-based artists Philip Duckworth and Ben Sadler who began their collaboration in 2001, exhibiting nationally and internationally. Their work engages with people and folk histories bringing together music and found imagery in new interactive configurations, often produced in rural settings. ...
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Concepts I have always made domestic pottery although over time the decoration has become the most distinctive aspect of my work. This decoration is predominantly representational - farmyard poultry and fish are favourite themes. I am now seeking to simplify the decoration and at the same time bring more pattern to the figurative...
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Concepts Most of my work is made in silver but I often add texture or other metals such as red gold to provide warmth. I also introduce colour with small pieces of titanium or beads and use different polishing techniques such as high polished and satin polished to give contrast. Recent work has been influenced by shapes found in...
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