Artistic outcome from fifth workshop: as usual these are cropped images of the final works. Exhibition in Rose Cottage to follow in a few months. Workshop 5 in Workshops kindly funded by the Adelaide Health Foundation, Community Health Initiative Scheme 2019 Supported by The Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland. Special thanks to Alan Carrick, Mary Mooney,… Continue reading Workshop 5 blog post 5:
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Preparing for the printing workshop: To prepare for this workshop I spent a bit of time sourcing the spices and scents that I wanted to incorporate into the paints that were to be used. I tried to link the colour of the paint with a relevant smell for example I added peppermint essence to a… Continue reading Workshop 5 blog post 4:
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Artistic inspiration: When I thought about which artists I could draw on for inspiration for this particular workshop my mind went straight to Ernesto Neto. A favorite contemporary artist of mine for years he was born in 1964 in Rio de Janeiro and continues to live and work in Brazil. Since the mid-1990s, Ernesto Neto… Continue reading Workshop 5 blog post 3:
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Research behind the inspiration: For this workshop I decided to engage with the senses, specifically the sense of smell. For this reason I did some research on the area of Olfactory art: To follow are some description of artists and their artworks that I came across on Wikipedia. In 1938, the poet Benjamin Péret roasted… Continue reading Workshop 5 blog post 2:
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Workshop 5 stats: Date: 13/12/19 Workshop Topic: Sense of smell Workshop Action: pressing/ printing Workshop Materials: spices, orange and cucumber sections Workshop type: clients working in pairs to create single piece with minimal asistance Artistic inspiration: John Waterhouse ‘The soul of the Rose’ and Ernesto Neto Workshop art genre: Pre-Raphaelite and abstract minimilism Workshop Artist:… Continue reading Workshop 5 blog post 1:
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