Category Archives: Blog

Japanese Outsider Art

Posted on 25 April 2013 by beckybendylegs

A while back I was introduced to the field of Outsider Art at college, a concept which fascinates me as it connects the notion of creativity and mental health with the idea that everyone has creativity within them. The Wellcome … Continue reading →

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Artists I have ‘discovered’ at college

Posted on 21 April 2013 by beckybendylegs

I was thinking today, randomly, about the good and great artists I have been ‘introduced’ to during tutorials at college. I think they deserve a blog entry to themselves as I owe them a debt for the inspiration they have … Continue reading →

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Gallery visits – what they do for me

Posted on 20 April 2013 by beckybendylegs

Since starting my Foundation Degree course I have been fortunate enough to visit a fair few galleries and exhibitions, some through the college, others with my family. This is a brief post about these visits, what I saw, and how … Continue reading →

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Homework – read an article and comment on it, with pictures and stuff

Posted on 17 April 2013 by beckybendylegs

For this week our homework was to chose an article (we were given three articles to chose from, one each, without knowing which article we were going to get), read it, and report back with pictures and comments. The article … Continue reading →

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The Abject vs The Sublime – more thoughts and tutorial notes

Posted on 27 March 2013 by beckybendylegs

In the tutorial this week, which was about the abject based on previous research, we discussed the issue of the relationship of the sublime to the abject. The sublime experience is a positive one and the abject is a negative … Continue reading →

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The Abject – it’s not just about poo, blood, and body bits

Posted on 20 March 2013 by beckybendylegs

What does abject mean? According to the oracle of words and their meanings (the dictionary) it means: extremely bad, unpleasant, and degrading or experienced to the maximum degree. This makes me think of Embarrassing Bodies. Why do I (and others … Continue reading →

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The Sublime – what is it and where can you find it?

Posted on 13 March 2013 by beckybendylegs

The sublime is used today as a superlative expression. What does it really mean? When I think of ‘the sublime’ I think of that feeling I get when stood in front of a wide sea (Borth) or on top of … Continue reading →

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1990s – tutorial notes

Posted on 12 March 2013 by beckybendylegs

The 1990s means… Supermodels. What was it about these ladies that exploded them on to the celebrity scene in the 1990s? Was it their amazingly long legs? Was it the fact they refused to get out of bed for less … Continue reading →

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1980s – tutorial notes

Posted on 11 March 2013 by beckybendylegs

The 1980s means… This person, miner strikes, AIDs, Yuppies, aerobics, Band Aid, economic boom and economic bust. We were wearing leg warmers, button-fly Levis, t-shirts with sleeves rolled up, fingerless gloves, bangles, shoulder pads and big earrings. New things in … Continue reading →

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1970s – research a decade – the decade that taste forgot?

Posted on 2 March 2013 by beckybendylegs

For our homework this week we were asked to research a decade and I chose the  decade of my birth: the 1970s. The 1970s is often remembered with a bit of embarrassment. Why is this so? It seems that we … Continue reading →

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