colouristhething

So…. Heaven seventeen at UEA – what a lark – grown up old people having fun – Penthouse and Pavement has been on the turntable off and on since I bought it in 1981! But the highlight for me was Glen Gregory singing The Power of Love with ‘just’ a guitar and a full on version of Being Boiled, quite possible one of my top Human League tracks – it’s always best to leave the house! Moving into colour with the 3D printing is an interesting move. The layers are more visible and the whole object feels ethereal. Onto screens - The Creator – great sets and spaceships with an awesome soundtrack. The Crown is teeth clenching awful for the family – just sad. See you on Venus – quirky best friend material. Nyad – there is a lot of swimming, relentless amounts!

newthinking

Continuing the work of exploring bookwork thoughts with 3D printing – extending some of the strands of research. The pieces with the translucent material have become more complex in their construction, seeing the internal structures gives the impression of freezing individual ‘sheets’ in time. Adding colour is something I’ve wanted to get involved with for a while, defining edges and enabling the feeling of floating. The monochrome piece takes the work back to referencing basketwork, playing with the layers gives it the ‘handmade’ quality. Onto screens - Bottoms - was fun once you get into the humor, Killer – the voice over was a decision and music choice took the Smiths to another place, deep into Minx – loving the back and forth between main characters.

paperdialoguesembeddedmessagesandexchanges

A quick photographic performance in response to thoughts about the hands in paintings observed at the Prado. The idea of the hidden, paper dialogues, embedded messages and exchanges were in my thoughts. Onto screens - Started to watch Extrapolations – it demonstrates a devastating trajectory for us if we continue the path of climate destruction. Binged Beckham in two nights, such a strange production, at the one moment light but then with undertones of dark(ish). Stopped A Haunting in Venice after 20 minutes, great scenery.