When Nature Takes Over - Dayla Luttwak
"My intention is to give importance, with my installation, to these remnants of roots and vines that could not be removed, by painting...
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emmafromont99
- Oct 28, 2020
- 1 min
The Ecology of Art
Relevant notes from the journal 'The Ecology of Art': 'When nature takes over' - sculpture at the Kreeger Museum by Dayla Luttwak focused...
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emmafromont99
- Oct 19, 2020
- 1 min
Gokce Tercioglu: Turkish marbling art of Ebru
Relevant notes about Gokce Terciogu's art practice: Gokce is a young multicultural artist who works with the Turkish marbling art of Ebru...
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emmafromont99
- Oct 15, 2020
- 1 min
Claudia Jowitt
I came across Claudia Jowitt’s work at the Auckland Art Fair 2019. I was drawn to the rich layers of texture that makes up her pieces,...
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emmafromont99
- Oct 15, 2020
- 1 min
Tracie Cheng
Singapore based artist Tracie Cheng creates invigorating paintings that combine contrasting layers of depth and texture that are uniquely...
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emmafromont99
- Oct 14, 2020
- 1 min
Georgie Hill
"Georgie Hill." Auckland Art Fair. Last modified February 24, 2019. https://artfair.co.nz/artist/georgie-hill/.
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emmafromont99
- Oct 14, 2020
- 1 min
Per Kirkeby
Kirkeby's work was suggested to me by a lecturer for the textural and colour relationships within them. His works are often greatly...
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emmafromont99
- Oct 13, 2020
- 1 min
Barbara Tuck
Ecology is about connections. Tuck's paintings are also about connections. She has used areas of interaction and intertwining elements to...
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emmafromont99
- Oct 13, 2020
- 1 min
TED Talk: Nature is Everywhere
Relevant notes from 'Nature is everywhere': humans use half of the world we have changed the chemistry of the soil, sand, air, added...
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emmafromont99
- Oct 13, 2020
- 2 min
Monique Jansen lecture: Drawing Ecology (2019)
Inspiration struck in the form of Monique Jansen’s lecture ‘Drawing Ecology’, which spoke about connective thinking and ecology at the...
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emmafromont99
- Oct 11, 2020
- 1 min
Richard Long land art
I was drawn to Richard Long's land artworks because of the unique way that they exist fundamentally as essences of themselves, rather...
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emmafromont99
- Oct 11, 2020
- 2 min
Weather as Medium
How can an ecological artwork be considered 'ecological' when all it is made up of is canvas and paint? Planned, created, viewed and then...
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emmafromont99
- Oct 11, 2020
- 1 min
To See the World in a Grain of Sand
Notes from 'To See the World in a Grain of Sand' (academic journal about Wolfgang Laib's work) "herein lies the opportunity to consider...
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emmafromont99
- Oct 11, 2020
- 1 min
Fragile Ecologies
“The emergence of ecological art may be understood as part of a long tradition of artists responding to the environment.” This notion,...
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emmafromont99
- Oct 11, 2020
- 1 min
World of Matter
Relevant notes from the book 'World of Matter': Using art to probe the ecological realities. Pg 10 "the oneness of the planet" pg 11...
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emmafromont99
- Oct 11, 2020
- 2 min
Ecologies: Mark Dion, Peter Fend, Dan Peterman
The book 'Ecologies' is a documentation of the project/exhibition that Mark Dion, Peter Fend and Dan Peterman were commissioned to be a...
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emmafromont99
- Oct 10, 2020
- 2 min
TED Talk: Art Made of the Air We Breathe
Notes from Emily Parsons-Lord's TED Talk: Art Made of the Air We Breathe "our air is immediate, vital, and intimate and yet is so easily...
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emmafromont99
- Oct 8, 2020
- 2 min
Research: The Ecological Thought
In his book 'The Ecological Thought', Professor Timothy Morton defines ecology as "a vast sprawling mesh of interconnection without...
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emmafromont99
- Sep 18, 2020
- 1 min
Research: Cameron Robbins wind drawings
Cameron Robbins is an example of an artist who uses weather to create art. He designed a series of 'wind drawing machines' that respond...
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emmafromont99
- Jun 8, 2020
- 1 min
Visual references
With the end of semester approaching, deadlines are closing in hard and fast and a serious case of stress-induced artist-block has set...
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emmafromont99
- May 26, 2020
- 1 min
Week 9 Online Critique
The following works are playing with vague ideas of liminality and blurring time and spatial awareness. How could I better articulate...
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emmafromont99
- May 18, 2020
- 1 min
Wolfgang Laib pollen artworks
It has been an interesting start to the academic year to say the least, with a global pandemic running rampage and closing the doors to...
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