Public Art – Historical and Contemporary Context
For me my own understanding of the historical context of public art comes from an unlikely source, a computer game. Now I am not usually one for computer games and […]
Category Archives: Artist Research
Origin of Craft
ORIGIN OF CRAFT – Domestic To sell and make in the same space gives authenticity, it tells a story of the maker giving it added value or becoming more special […]
Construction of Identity – Community and Location
Public realm art can be a place where something remains or a site in which something happens. It can also be of the body. NARRATIVE ENVIRONMENTS Public spaces are telling […]
Gregory Kloehn
Gregory Kloehn goes dumpster diving, or as we would say in this country tipping! He isn’t homeless or looking for food. He is in fact, an artist from Oakland, USA that […]
Katharina Fritsch
Katharina Fritsch is the German born sculpture and installation artist, who I first came across during a trip to London at the end of the summer. The work I experienced […]
The Fourth Plinth
Whilst on a trip to London, I saw The Fourth Plinth at Trafalgar Square. We drove through and my eyes set upon a big, huge in fact, blue cockerel. It made us […]
The Seed Cathedral
His design team won the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) commission to create the Pavilion following a competition that attracted a shortlist of ambitious architectural proposals from other teams. http://www.yatzer.com/Seed-Cathedral-for-the-UK-Shanghai-Pavilion-by-Heatherwick-studio Competitions […]
Thomas Heatherwick
After looking at “B of the Bang” for our initial research task I wanted to look at the designer behind the sculpture, Thomas Heatherwick. This is a video of him […]
Gareth Neil and other material and design explorations…
GARETH NEIL International artist, Gareth Neil creates installations within the public realm but who’s primary function as an artist is rooted in traditional furniture making. His iconic style is in […]
Public Realm 