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Neoliberalism, the internet and the privatisation of the self: What can painting do?

Building on the ideas explored in my last essay I will focus on the following questions: Are young people under increasing pressure in contemporary neoliberal society? If so, how and why? How are the new medias implicated in the situation facing young people now? What can art do? Is there a role for painting in […]Read Post ›

Interdisciplinary Practice Project: The Intersection of Film and Painting

Aims and Objectives In this project I wanted to look at various aspects of film making to see how film and painting intersect. I wanted to consider how my own work could develop from learning about film, particularly cinematographic techniques. My current work is mainly made using ink on paper. Figures are set into slightly […]Read Post ›

Supports ~ paper v board

I’ve been working on paper for a little while now and whilst I love the effects I can get with ink, acrylic, chalk, charcoal and all sorts of mixed media, I get frustrated with the limited ways in which paper can be hung. I heard about something called aquabord that can be used with water […]Read Post ›

Representations of the body under neoliberal capitalism. Can painting add to the dialogue?

In this essay I will outline some of the preliminary ideas that inform my current painting research and practice. I intend to address (briefly, at this stage) the following questions: What are the effects of neoliberal capitalism on certain sectors of society particularly those in liminal or vulnerable groups such as young people and (possibly) […]Read Post ›

Experiments in colour

I wanted to experiment further with some new materials so I have been trying different types of ink in various colours. I have also tried pastels, pure pigment, binding medium and marker pens. I have been continuing my experiments with inks on different grounds. So far I have used Fabriano papers as well as different […]Read Post ›

Experiments with paper

I’m interested in how different types of paper work as a support, so, I got hold of a variety of papers and I’ve subsequently been trying out various materials on them (mainly different types of ink) to see what effects I can get. So far I have found that the thinner, Fabriano Accademia 120GSM paper […]Read Post ›

Experiments in ink

Using ink is a new way of working for me and I wanted to find out how the ink performed when layered over various other mediums such as wax crayon, oil pastel, Conte crayon, chalk and acrylic paint. The results of my experiments can be seen here. The picture above shows the different mediums on […]Read Post ›