| * RECOGNITION * RESEARCH * RECORD * DESCRIBE * SCULPT * PERFORM * RE-ENACT |
STUDIES OF TYRO A three year project networking and talking to artists in their studios. The focus on discovering if, through the body, the process of being an artist is visible and/or different from other forms of mastered manual work. "When I make my drawings... the path traced by my pencil on the sheet of paper is, to some extent, analogous to the gesture of a man groping his way in the darkness." Alberto Giacometti Visit to artist's workspace: Stephen Siwiak Gave permission to use digital reproductions of his work to mix with computer generated line. A book of African masks, fragile from use, was a big source of inspiration in his drawing practice. (see: Spine, with guts) |
The installation animations
Visit to artist's workspace: Rachel Riggs Gave permission to watch and record her rehearsals, devising installation theatre. (see: Art of the Heart) “The process by which the inanimate becomes animate seems to the audience to be a real miracle.” Sergei Obraztsov Recognising the role of audience in devising performance based on research. Exploring notions of attraction, a requirement of the process - communicating in specific ways, whether verbally or through physical pose. Exploring how fine art animation can occupy space away from the screening surface. |
Visit to artist's workspace: Lubaina Himid (see: Day at the Museum) Provided a spontaneous sketch. "Rough sketches, which are born in an instant in the heat of inspiration, express the idea of their author in a few strokes, while too much effort and diligence sometimes sops the vitality and powers of those who never know when to leave off." Giorgio Vasari Visit to artist's workspace: Chris Davis Recognising the connections between expression and artistic health (see: Backbone, in motion) |
The project produced a 4 projector 'black-box' performance that describes the process of mark-making through new techology, and displays the project findings in their most cohesive and understood form - as a portrait of the artist at her desk. (see: Studies, of Tyro) |