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Möbius and The Tale of Sisyphus
I thought I would share two of my current, major inspirations to help viewers better understand the ideas behind my work. Particularly this body of work. You may notice a particular shape, or the idea of a loop, cropping up often. I’ve realised that a lot of the work I’ve made is in response to […]
Read MoreFeeling Inspired
I remember walking through a field of rapeseed, in Wales, taller than myself. It seemed to go on forever, at least a mile. This is part of the same walk we have done many times from Cardigan to Gwbert. For the next large image I intend to recreate some of the memories, colours and emotions […]
Read MoreA splash of colour
After the Eid celebration here at Artcore, the curry was beautiful, as always!, I decided to work on the smaller pieces (above). The idea is to create colour areas that stand out against the dark areas. I am currently experimenting painting with both dyes and paints and looking at how each of these react when […]
Read MoreStarting The Residency, and What Drawing Means To Me
Hello everyone, My name is Emily, and, on this blog, I will be documenting my journey along this residency. Whilst waiting for supplies to arrive (spoiler; lots and lots of graphite and paper) I focused mostly on creating sketches for ideas I’ve been envisaging, which is typically how my work starts. I […]
Read MoreColour and Mark Making
I have been working in the studio at Artcore today. I didn’t manage to work on any of the big pieces as there were a few workshops going on. Fortunately I love the fact that there are alway people around to chat with while I work and my wooden boards arrived earlier in the […]
Read MoreMapping Stories
A week into the residency and I am just adjusting to my new surroundings at Artcore. Its daunting starting a new project when you know beforehand that there is a huge space to fill at the end. It is quite a challenge moving from drawing in an A5 sketchbook, which I have done for quite […]
Read MoreHoli Hai! International Residency review – Masood Sarwer
by hemalhttps://artcoreuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Masood-Final.mp4 Masood Sarwer Artist Residency: Holi Hai! Artcore and FORMAT Festival International Residency. Location: Gujrat, India Artcore residency has been very crucial for me to navigate and cultivate my artistic expression. It has allowed me to collaborate, learn and express my visual language like never before. It allowed me to create a dialogue and challenge […]
Read MoreKawant fair: A fair of Rathwa tribe of Chhota Udepur
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Today is the day when the Kawant fair will mark an end to our residency with colours everywhere. You can find colours in the ice cream that the children hold in their hands in the mid-noon at the fair. You can find colours in the balloon which are tied together in a bamboo stick waiting […]
Read MorePartition Parabels Exhibition launch
by tarla.patelIn the evening of the 25th November, was the exhition launch. It was a nice event, where we were able to speak to people that had come along about the work. For me the highlight was speaking to some of the people I had interviewed and seeing their reaction and response to their portrait and/or […]
Read MoreExhibition installation – Partition Parabels
by tarla.patelLast week from the 21st November, was the installation (setup) of the Partition Parabels exhibition at Artcore Derby. I spoke to mentor in the weeks leading up to the exhibition and the work I was creating and how it would be set up. How the exhibition would flow, I was also guided on how […]
Read MoreEarly Parable Partition residency ideas
Camouflage Trees At the start of the residency, I was really interested in the huge tree planters that line the street on my way from the railway station to Artcore’s Albert Street premises. These seemed to look like camouflage trees – artificial trees used in warfare to hide gun posts and look outs. The Imperial […]
Read MoreNew Technology – Memories
by tarla.patelThese images have been taken from Dall-e, I have taken small paragraphs from the audio recordings of the stories I have collected for Seeds to Home. The AI has created was the image might be, a poor rendition in some or one that it is very life like. Like memories, […]
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