Friday 27 February 2009

Geraint's Presentation of his work

Been thinking about Geraints presentation of his life’s work. He was a resident artist for a year in Banff, Canada a place I know well as I grew up not far from this area. Banff seems to of left a big impression on him as it is featured throughout his work.
Myself I couldn’t wait to get out of there as it was so isolated but as soon as I left I became obsessed with the area and its native people in the same way. It does have that haunting affect on a person. To quote a good friend from the same area ‘You know what they say about this place its like moss you can scrape it off, but it always grows back.’

Waffling

I understand the need to analyse everything but not to the extent of waffling for the sake of waffle about some obscure line of enquiry. Some are really interesting but most, I’m thinking lifes too short man. I don’t feel the need to dig that deep all the way to China to see why I’ve done what I’ve done. I just do it. I just feel instinctively to do something. I know that you will all now be screaming ‘BLASPHEMY’ and I know at the moment this is my handicap not being verbal enough just saying the bare necessity that I need to, to get a point across. I’m working on it……………………

Patterns




When I sit in a lecture trying to listen (50% hearing) I miss a lot reading lips and listening, when I write notes I look away so miss what’s being said. I sometimes lose the thread of the lecture. I’ve spent most of my life concentrating trying to listen so as a consequence not being verbal. So during lectures lately when I lose the thread I look at the text or what I’ve written and I see patterns. When I look at text I don’t see the words they glow and vibrates then patterns emerge so as I drift during some of these riveting lectures, I’ve been looking and getting into these patterns. Thought they would make a nice picture. Ya ok I know I’m going off the beaten track, nothing to do with my research, just feel like doing it. But this is how I work my mind wonders and random stimuli gives me ideas. And I usually put them aside so not going to anymore. Here they are, I really enjoyed doing these am putting them into the Interim show and calling them 'Remnants'.

Saturday 7 February 2009

Private Kimono Collection of Meriel Spalding


I was invite to view Meriel's collection of over 300 kimono. They range from early 19th century to the 1950s. What a privalege and she was such a lovely generous woman so knowledgable.
There is so much language in the dressing of Kimono. Lengths of sleeves, colours worn, decoration ect all tell the onlooker how old, if your married, single, what statous you are what time of year it is the list goes on.


















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The inside of a man's kimono at a time when decoration was frowned upon so they decorated the the insides. This was hand painted.









Geisha Wig this was my favourite fantastic















This is a false obi for theatre


















Family crests from a bridal kimono
below bridal kimono's