An aside reflection:
Introduction:
Origin
late Middle English (in the sense ‘bring (a person) into a place or group’): from Latin introducere, from intro- ‘to the inside’ + ducere ‘to lead’.
The origin of words fascinates me – meaning first, definition later. I like words, I like poetry in particular when it is poetry which tries to clarify what it is to be alive. Painting can clarify what it is to be alive. I can only make paintings whilst I am living – I have to be sentient – this is true. The haptic sense is as important as the visual when I am painting. Haptic is more primal, unifying, doesn’t recognise cultural differences.
Haptic feedback on a computer screen – can this be equated with the act of painting, and if so, how to articulate it?
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At the same time as getting to grips with both the style and content of this blog, I must also introduce myself.
This is the task for each of us in the MA Visual Arts: Fine Art (digital) group at UAL Camberwell, prior to our Skype meet up next Tuesday.
Introduction:
Brief description of my work
Over many years, I have come to understand my painting as a cultivation of the Negative Capability embodied by the medium and the supporting surface, developing a studio-based practice which attempts to articulate this. CV.
I am particularly interested in how processes such as homeostasis and Brownian motion might be embedded in painting, to manifest as an open question concerning a commons. For me, a painting’s potential is defined by that which it does not possess; it stands as a reflection of the inherent lack of certainty that characterizes our lives. A painting does not need to be clever – things can never really be fully worked out – it exists in uncertainty. Dealing with the physical and historical stratifications inherent in working with the oil medium, is like a mining, with all its implications.
As a painter I would like to contribute to the MA Fine Art (Digital) research project at UAL Camberwell, that’s exploring and defining what art is in the digital age.