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Cognitive susceptibility

Posted on 16 May 2015 by beckybendylegs

Over the last week, I have been manning my final exhibition which is held jointly with fellow student, Bill Sample. My artwork consists of a series of paintings, clay work and a video based on the objects of the First … Continue reading →

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80% research, 20% art

Posted on 4 May 2015 by beckybendylegs

I am now within spitting distance of finishing my foundation degree at SCAT. It feels quite peculiar to be here after nearly three years. Making art, and documenting my making of art, have been in my life for so long. … Continue reading →

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I want that job

Posted on 22 April 2015 by beckybendylegs

Today I read about an artist who has been employed as the official artist on the 2015 general election campaign. I want that job. It seems that he spends his days following David Cameron and Nick Clegg, at the same … Continue reading →

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I wish you’d just paint pretty things…

Posted on 9 April 2015 by beckybendylegs

This is something my mum used to say to me all the time. She also often said: ‘Why are all your pictures so wonky and distorted?’ At the time I was into painting ordinary objects and distorting them, such as … Continue reading →

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Is it possible to love things?

Posted on 23 March 2015 by beckybendylegs

Today I was cycling to college and I was thinking about love. I can’t remember now what triggered that topic (there’s not much to love between my house and Shrewsbury College). Specifically, I was thinking about the fact that love … Continue reading →

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Do drugs make for better art?

Posted on 6 March 2015 by beckybendylegs

Recently I watched a news item on the BBC News website which asks whether ex-drug addict artists could produce good work? Or at least, it asks, could they, once drug free, produce art of the same high standard as that … Continue reading →

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An exhibition of thoughts

Posted on 23 January 2015 by beckybendylegs

At the moment, I am a third the way through my current art assessment in terms of time (days, weeks, months). The assignment was issued in the middle of November and hand-in date is 19th May. Details about the project … Continue reading →

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Can you be an artist without also being a philosopher?

Posted on 15 December 2014 by beckybendylegs

I often have random thought whenever I am cycling, doing Zumba or driving along the M54. This time, a thought came to me as I was cycling home from dropping off my children at school. The thought was: do philosophy … Continue reading →

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How important is colour?

Posted on 12 December 2014 by beckybendylegs

I’ve been thinking about colour a lot recently. Colour is vitally important to me. As I have synesthesia, I see colour all the time (even as I type this, all the letters are in colour – orange, white, grey, white, … Continue reading →

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Call myself a proper artist – I missed the Turner Prize 2014 announcements

Posted on 2 December 2014 by beckybendylegs

I was much shocked and surprised to realise yesterday evening that I’d missed the announcement of the winner of the Turner Prize 2014 this year. Two years’ ago I had been gripped to the TV for the announcement of the winner … Continue reading →

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