Monthly Archives: January 2013

Relational Aesthetics – tutorial notes

Posted on 29 January 2013 by beckybendylegs

What is this relational aesthetics lark all about? Words that come to mind when thinking about relational aesthetics: participating role playing reciprocal involved conviviality group experience impact message social cohesion Origins of relational aesthetics Early Origins – It has been … Continue reading →

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Cats and art again – is the ‘lolcat’ art?

Posted on 24 January 2013 by beckybendylegs

Today I read about an exhibition that has just opened in London devoted to the online phenomenon of amusing cats – the phenomenon known as lolcats. What are lolcats? This is the first time I’d ever heard the term. The … Continue reading →

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Relational Aesthetics – another high brow blog entry?

Posted on 22 January 2013 by beckybendylegs

Definition I think I need to start by defining the two terms separately. Relational – The way in which two (or more) things are connected to each other. Aesthetics – A conception of what is artistically valid or beautiful. Unfortunately … Continue reading →

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Modernism and Postmodernism – tutorial notes

Posted on 21 January 2013 by beckybendylegs

Modernism Modernism can be described as a movement of the ‘avent garde‘ – a movement that was all about pushing the boundaries. It was a revolt of the old academic tradition. Modernism encompasses so many art forms, and also other … Continue reading →

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Snow art – there are lots of snowmen on Facebook

Posted on 21 January 2013 by beckybendylegs

It doesn’t snow very often in this country and when it does, some people like to moan about the disruption and some people like to get creative. As I type, Facebook is being flooded by pictures of snowmen, snowdogs, snowmonsters … Continue reading →

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The Travelling Bottle of Ketchup

Posted on 19 January 2013 by beckybendylegs

I am conducting an experiment. I have sent three bottles of ketchup on their travels to see how far they will go. The first one has only got as far as Newport, Shropshire, at least so far. The second one … Continue reading →

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Modernism and Postmodernism – is there hope?

Posted on 14 January 2013 by beckybendylegs

Modernism – definition Modernism, it appears, is very difficult to define in a concise, single sentence. Some would say that this is because it didn’t encompass a singular style or idea, but rather encompassed a variety of styles and ideas. … Continue reading →

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