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The scientists who follow cats…

Posted on 13 June 2013 by beckybendylegs

Tonight’s Horizon on the BBC is about cats, what they do and where they go. I have always been fascinated to know where our own cat goes at night (not far, I suspect, she’s not the most active cat). I … Continue reading →

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My latest favourte artist

Posted on 9 June 2013 by beckybendylegs

Being a fan of depicting the ordinary in interesting ways, I have been introduced (not literally of course) to British artist George Shaw. As soon as I saw some of his artwork on the internet I fell in love with … Continue reading →

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Playing with the Lego man for real

Posted on 7 June 2013 by beckybendylegs

A few weeks ago I took my eldest two boys to see a ‘Lego-tastic’ talk and demonstration by the one and only (previously mentioned in this blog) Duncan Titmarsh (the only UK Lego-certified professional). Ohh we were very excited about … Continue reading →

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Monday morning’s interesting news

Posted on 3 June 2013 by beckybendylegs

Browsing the BBC News website over bran flakes today and I come across this really interesting news item. The piece of street art the article is about, ‘Slave Labour’, was painted by graffiti artist, Banksy, on the side of a … Continue reading →

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Tutorial Notes on Site-Specificity

Posted on 16 May 2013 by beckybendylegs

There are a number of artists who have worked with, and expanded upon, the notion of site-specificity. Michael Asher – he exposed the gallery space to its bare bones, showing the administration side. The stripped away the exterior to show … Continue reading →

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Mobilization of Site-Specific Art – just a few notes

Posted on 12 May 2013 by beckybendylegs

The next part of the article by Miwon Kwon looks at how site-specific art of the 1960s and 1970s went through something of a revival in the 1990s with the reappearance of several high-profile exhibitions from that era which may … Continue reading →

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Notes and thoughts about ‘One Place After: Notes on Site Specificity’ by Miwon Kwon

Posted on 4 May 2013 by beckybendylegs

This week’s homework is to read another article, and comment on it, with pictures. This time the article is called ‘One Place after Another: Notes on Site Specificity’ by Miwon Kwon. It was published in the Spring of 1997 and … Continue reading →

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Tutorial Notes – 2007

Posted on 1 May 2013 by beckybendylegs

As well as the articles about 1910 (mine) and 1966 (the subject of the last blog entry), this week we discussed an article about the year 2007. This article, also taken from Art Since 1900, is about the connection between art … Continue reading →

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Tutorial Notes – 1966

Posted on 30 April 2013 by beckybendylegs

The article I was given to read a couple of weeks ago (I have since discovered, from Hall Foster, R. K., Bois, D. J. A-Y., Buchloh, H. D, (2012) Art Since 1900 Thames & Hudson, London) was about the year … Continue reading →

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Synaesthesia and art – is January red?

Posted on 26 April 2013 by beckybendylegs

I have synaesthesia and I’ve always wondered whether it means I have an advantage in my artistic pursuits. It is believed that between 1-4% of people have some form of synaesthesia. The word synaesthesia is composed of two Greek words … Continue reading →

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