Date: 15th
June 2014 Tutor: James Kowacz
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Reflection on
outcomes since last tutorial
Last worked with James during Task 4 Personal Practice and
Career Development, and last talked about work quite a while ago. Had sent him
a few links for current work, and also pertinent trials from recent making day.
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Current projected aims
and outcomes
Discussed the found paintings – the variety of colours,
patterns, textures, and how that made it possible to view them in different
ways. James noted the slightly blurred bits in some and suggested they work
less well (Blurring happens during merging). He asked did that matter to me – I
have seen the overall effect, and like that variety, thinking also a shade of
Gerhard Richter slightly blurred paintings. James could see other artists
suggested in paintings, and that I have framed them to be like that – they
could be independent artworks.
Talked about the white layer film sample – questions scale,
if large, could get lost in a dream-like state, like staring at clouds. Induces
a certain state of mindfulness – increasing awareness of textures, etc.
Suggested slower transitions (!)
Asked about the colour ideas, I explained matching like with
like, so roughly colour palettes together.
Looked at the photos clip – James found them creepy and
disturbing, that he could not focus on a single person – not clear enough to
convince himself he could see them. Ambiguous shapes, so don’t know what he is
looking at – an uneasy ghostly feel – old photos/grandparents – familiar to
all. Hovering within image- still/moving? Uncertain whether see image or
shadow.
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Discussion and
recommendations
Sound. Discussed sounds lower than the human ear can hear.
Sarah Angliss, Roddy Skeaping http://www.sarahangliss.com/extras/Infrasonic/whoweare.htm
Chapter from –Experiment: Conversations
in Art and Science – another book to get. Psychological effects of
infrasound. Soundless music. Church organs – 64’ – Liverpool? This subliminal
sound is right up my street. Sound – it can split the video up, help the
viewer’s attention, build and fall tension and emotion, divide into sections –
it gives the video narrative.
Discussed my dilemmas about installation – don’t want to
squander the opportunity by being too bare, but don’t want too elaborate a set
up to take anything away from the moving image itself. No right answer. Issues
of sound leakage in gallery choices. The work – hovering between reality and
non reality – colours could be blood, holes could be from bullets, etc, but
that narrative, interpretation is James’ imagination… Decided to try some
contemporary school photos just to test effects/ contrasts, if it works and if
the photos have to be drawn from the past.
Reflection
Great to talk over ideas with James, and that he could
interpret the effects and suggestions I am after. Some aspects of this final project are as yet
difficult to put into words – I always had the found paintings and the school
photos in mind, and knew that they would merge, and that process is still
continuing, but I am still far from saying why I chose them and why they are
together. As I make the work, I plan that it will inform me, as ideas mesh, and
more themes and connections emerge. I guess it’s to and from between me and the
work.
14th July 2014
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