Thursday, April 3, 2014

Museum Shots

The Long Road Exhibition took place at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, and saw the students that attended the retreat Ilam showcasing their work alongside Richard Long's fantastic artworks.
This was an amazing opportunity for current undergraduate students to see their work on display in a wonderful space.
But more than that, to be able to see works  made in response to such an important British artist as Long shown alongside his, this has been such a fantastic experience, and the works made demonstrate just how seriously the students grasped it.
Well done to all involved!

Sunday, January 19, 2014

My Final Idea: Cloud Thorpe

Hello all,

Sorry that I haven't posted as much

I am ready to show an idea of my final work, I call it Cloud Thorpe,

After looking at Long's textwork, I was set clear on where I wanted to venture into the project. I was inspired by his textwork and the way he structures his sentences and documents his travels.

From the pictures I gathered,  I had mostly taken a variety of landscape pictures. However, I was more interested in the panoramic pictures. Here are some examples.








From looking at the pictures and the text, I had preferred the vertical panoramic pictures, which shows a symmetrical line that is in the landscape. I like the idea of my feet being at the bottom, just to give the sense of the straight direction. After looking at these pictures, I then realised that the text would stand out in a vertical line, and would then be placed in the middle.

Finally, I came across this picture, which shows that symmetrical line in the landscape and was suitable to display in the exhibit.


Using, Long's textwork  as a guideline, I looked at my written notes and decided to write a long sentence, roughly about 50-55 words.  After a few drafts, this was the final result.


“A 10 MILE STROLL FROM DOVEDALE TO CLOUD THORPE OVER GREY CLOUDS WITH PATCHES OF RAIN AND BLISTERING COLD WINDS ASCENDING TO THE TOP A 45 MINUTE DESCENT TO THE STEPPING STONES FOLLOWING THE MUD COVERED TRAIL AND ½ HOUR WALK BACK TO ILAM HALL WITH THE SUN SETTING AT MY 12 O’ CLOCK”. 

I then, decided that the sentence would look more visible in a straight line, and placed in the middle of the sentence. I decided to use an Arial font, as it was easier to read, and the colour would be white.

So here's the final piece for the Long Road Project. Here's the final draft of the piece.