My tutor began by congratulating me on completion of this module Introduction to Printmaking. It has been a wonderful journey into this fun and fascinating medium.
She described my approach as both professional and ambitious. This is very gratifying. I also agree with her statement that “with quantity comes quality”.
I need to continue the work on developing ideas in my sketchbook and continue to collect information within its pages. I was also reminded to look at the Cut and Paste exhibition at http://www.nationalgalleries.org, which I shall do.
Task 1 Project 13
Interesting and political juxtaposition of church and amazon packaging, poses the question, “What are we worshipping?” A good use of chine colle, especially the larger scale images of One Click Smile and …And he shall have dominion…
Look at Barbara Kuger’s I Shop Therefore I am
Research Ed Ruscha’s work using text, as well as Rauschenberg and Corita Kent.
Task 2 Project 14
My writing and thinking have become more sophisticated. I feel this is a consequence of reading the section on Artist’s statements in the Gilda Williams’s book How to Write About Contemporary Art – highly recommended by my tutor. I shall look at increasingly sophisticated sources for my research – access UCA ebooks for this.
I need to continue in this vein of challenging my thinking around my work as well as that of contemporary artists.
Look at Art Terms
Wiki for Arts
Glen Ligon – flipping text – look at stencil process
Maureen Walker's Introduction to Printmaking Blog 