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Surprise criticism in the real world

One of my interests in my art practice is the use of the Internet as a forum for art engagement. I use Instagram, Twitter and Facebook extensively for engagement with regular people in my art. I use it more than … Continue reading

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Does InstaFaceTwit make everyone an artist?

Joseph Beuys famously declared on a number of occasions in the 1970s that ‘Every human being is an artist.’  I wonder what he would say in 2017? I think he’d say the same thing. Everyone is an artist. Oh yes … Continue reading

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Endings and Beginnings

Last night was the Private View of the degree show of the 2017 soon-to-be graduates in BA Fine Art at the Wolverhampton School of Art. This year, I am one of the soon-to-be graduates. As I’m a part-time student, I … Continue reading

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Posting on walls – virtual vs real

The #FreeRepublicOfRepetition project has ended. At least, it has in terms of the frenzied 27-hour social media / post-it note production process. It may yet be the starting point of my next project. It may not. I don’t know yet. … Continue reading

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Do objects have to be tangible to be loved?

I’m obsessed with objects and things (which, incidentally, aren’t the same – an object is specific and a thing is transient). Most of my art centres around objects and what they do for us and the ‘thingyness of things’ so … Continue reading

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