LEAFLET

Hey guys. Thanks to all who came out for our discussion today.

We have decided to make a 12 page A5 booklet--3 artists per page, with a little guide to the exhibition in the front.

Also, we have named it "State of Sculpture" and decided on the cover, to draw our room as if it were a map (See the photo of quick sketches)--3 dimensional, with maybe a line running from door to door like a river--the idea is that it looks like it's own state. It'll be something simple. No words, just lines.


Two things:

If you object to any of this, speak up soon--it is being sent to the printers Wednesday morning.

If you want to do the drawing for the cover, POST IT ON HERE no later than 4PM tomorrow (Tuesday).

Speak now or forever hold your piece.


That's all!

XO

productive picnic

I propose that anybody who wishes to help design this exhibition leaflet come for a meeting in the park tomorrow (Monday, May 31st.). I've gathered all of the necessary information, except from Jessie and Charlie--we just need to get this thing to the printer by Wednesday!

DUE TO UGLY WEATHER-- we are NOW meeting at CAFE 1001 ON BRICK LANE (kind of across from Rough Trade)

I'll make cupcakes, bring my computer with everything on it and we'll get this thing done!

SOMETHING AT THE RAG FACTORY - invitation to exhibit.

Clay Mohrman, CSM foundation student in Product Design pathway, has been organizing for the last months an Exhibition (after the foundation one).
He reserved one of the rooms in amazing place, called The Rag Factory, http://www.ragfactory.org.uk/, which is just off Brick Lane.
I am helping him with the organization of the show, which is going to take place Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 of June. (Friday 18 whole day of hanging).
The space is really interesting, hidden behind what looks like a warehouse entry, it´s really big and kind of non gallery really, since the walls are convered in tiles and electricity cables are going around, the lighting is going to be set for the show, it´s a space that is generally used for theatre shows and performances.

The invitation to exhibit is open to anyone who has the desire of doing it. The space is limited, of course, but there is not curation or selection of work, it´s just about the willing to show.
Some confirmed participants come from Chelsea 1st year BA, The Ruskin 1st year BA, and all around our foundation course.
I informally talked to some of you, but I would love to invite everyone in the sculpture team to join and come and show what we like doing.

As we have no sponsors (yet), we are all paying 35 pounds for the 3 days of renting the space,
We are planing on having some live bands playing at evenings, and of course a nice party, which in any case youll be invited!


Il you feel like it, please write an e-mail to clay.mohrman@gmail.com

The whole thing is about enthusiasm and energy of doing and showing and seeing new thing, so any idea or comment please please say, write or post!

xx

Juli

John Bock.

The Curve

10 June 2010 - 12 September 2010

The internationally-acclaimed, Berlin-based artist John Bock is renowned for his surreal installations combining performance, sculpture and film. Drawing on an idiosyncratic range of interests, Bock creates an absurd amalgamation of references from the disciplines of economics, fashion, film, politics, philosophy and music, among others.

In Bock’s installation a modified mobile home lands like an alien space ship in the middle of The Curve, where it docks with parasitic structures suspended from the ceiling. These make-shift architectural structures house various enterprises: a pub, a noodle restaurant and shops. Resembling a utopian, plug-in city constructed of found materials and handmade elements, the installation alludes to the original plan for the Barbican’s Frobisher Crescent which was to include a shopping arcade one level above The Curve. Live performances by Bock and other actors periodically animate the installation and can be viewed on screens in the gallery.

The Aesthetics of Girlishness A History of Shōjo Manga (Girls' Comics) in Japan

A talk by Deborah Shamoon, University of Notre Dame

Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore SW7 2EU
Humanities Seminar Room
Wednesday 2 June 2010 4 PM


Shōjo manga, or romance comics for teenage girls, is an extremely popular and prominent genre of comics in Japan. This genre is characterized by a very dense visual style, including flowery backgrounds and big-eyed, androgynous boys and girls. Why is this genre so appealing to girls? Where did it come from? And why do so many of the stories feature androgynous characters or even homosexual romance?

This talk will give an overview of the history of shōjo manga, from its origins in 1920s and 30s girls' magazines, to the "revolution" of women writers in the 1970s. The main focus will be on the development of shōjo manga’s distinctive visual style, using as a primary example Ikeda Riyoko's 1972 hit The Rose of Versailles, which has been called the "shining masterpiece of shōjo manga."

REMINDER

Jessie and Charlie: I still need exhibition information from you. Please e-mail me ASAP. Failure to participate will lead to exclusion or a very inaccurate description.

Everybody come to Marc's thing on Saturday night! It'll be fun!

Thats all.
xo

Francis Alÿs: The Poetics of Experimentation. Saturday 19 June 2010, 14.00–17.00

Francis Alÿs’s practice encompasses political issues such as borders and migration, poetics of the everyday (as seen in his objects and small-format paintings), and gestures signalling an interest in precariousness and performativity. These three areas are discussed by T.J. Demos, Anna Dezeuze and Catherine Lampert, chaired by curator Mark Godfrey, in connection with the exhibition at Tate Modern.
Francis Alÿs supported by Eugenio Lopez, Mexico with additional support from Bilge Ogut Cumbusyan and Haro Cumbusyan

Tate Modern Starr Auditorium
£15 (£12 concessions), booking recommended

Henry Hudson "Crapula" at 20 Hoxton Square Projects 3rd June 2010

“CRAPULA”
(plural crapulae)
Sickness or indisposition caused by excessive eating or drinking.
From Latin crāpula (“‘intoxication’”) from Ancient Greek κραιπάλη (kraipalē), “‘intoxication, hangover’”).

Following his appearance in a group show with 20 Hoxton Square Projects in 2007, British artist Henry Hudson returns to the space to present a new body of work “CRAPULA”.

Described by Richard Dorment as ‘an astonishing young painter’, Hudson uses incongruous media, such as children’s plasticine or clumps of human hair, to explore moral and social decay in Britain. He has already established a strong voice and marked visual identity, with an ironic tone embellished by his use of peculiar materials. As the rebellious Hudson delves into London’s dank and dreary underbelly, the reality that seeps out is one of humour and horror, depravity and comedy. Hudson is blessed with a Hogarthian wit and satirical eye, and with it he constructs a provocative consideration of what it means to be British today.

Bryam Shaw Final Exhibition

Hi you guys

Hope you've all had a lovely weekend in the sun going back to the lives you used to live pre Unit 7.

It's not only us that's had a steamroll of exhibition pressure over us, the guys as Bryam Shaw are now showing off what they've managed to learn over the foundation year.

The show is going on right now and will be on untill Friday.
I was thinking of going on Thursday around noon if anybody is interested to join me?

Here's the facebook event for the show which gives you all the details of the location. I was thinking maybe meet up at Archway tubestation about 12:30?
Let me know if you're up for it!

And enjoy the sun
/e

Donyale Luna pour Future Essence Pure Coconut Oi

Artist Danielle Dean is looking for help for a project in Brixton Market. The project space is an off-shoot of 198 contemporary arts and learning. 

Danielle is restaging her work called "Donyale Luna pour Future Essence Pure Coconut Oil"  which was launched as a window display at Central St Martins in January 2010 and has been shown since at Tate Modern.

Danielle is offering the opportunity for motivated students who are interested in developing their skills in installion and throughout the project. She is looking for students who are willing to offer creative input and take on  the responsibility for working 'front of house' during the period of the 12th June till the 20th.  Working hours flexible but paid only in coconut oil.

This is a great project and Danielle is a very friendly and motivated emerging artist who is developing a growing interest in her work both here and internationally. This would be especially useful for people who are local to the area but that is not essential.

Please contact Danielle if you are interested and for more details,

danielledean83@hotmail.com

07931908023

Hope this interests one or two of you

Best
Adrian

I'm going to this show at Camden Arts Centre

Back to the good old days when we had time to go to shows and have nights out and do things not clearly connected to our project proposal. I'm definitely going to Marc's night at The Constitution, 42 St. Pancras Way, NW1 0QT. And very possibly going tomorrow night to the P.V. at Parasol Unit (see Julieta's post).

And on Wednesday morning I'm checking out this other show, which has just earned the artist (a Spanish sculptor) a nomination to the Turner Prize:
http://www.camdenartscentre.org/exhibitions/?id=100800

Who's up for it?

TABAIMO show - PARASOL UNIT - Private view: 25 May, 6.30 – 9 p.m.

Parasol unit is delighted to present the first solo exhibition in London devoted to the work of the Japanese artist Tabaimo. Since her graduation from art school in 1999, Tabaimo’s innovative and large-scale animated drawings have been extensively shown to major critical acclaim, both in Japan and internationally.

Tabaimo is known for her skilfully drawn and disturbing animations that mix imagery from contemporary
Japanese life with digital video technique. Throughout her eleven years of practice the artist has created
satirical works that often comment on modern life in Japan, and in particular on the way her own generation
attempts to reconcile the realities of today with traditional Japanese values. Tabaimo draws inspiration from a
variety of sources, not least from the media and her own personal experience. All animations are hand-drawn
by the artist and in their execution and use of colour they are perhaps inspired by traditional Japanese
drawings and prints. Tabaimo’s work pulsates with a sense of immediacy that invites viewers to respond to
them instinctively rather than react to them through acquired or preconceived knowledge.

The exhibition at Parasol unit is comprised of five video installations: Japanese Kitchen, 1999; hanabi-ra, 2003;
guignorama, 2006; public conVENience, 2006; and yudangami, 2009.

THE UPPITY BUMP

Hello, Marc here.

Hope you all are already enjoying the mini break... and to add a little more glitter on your holiday.. I'd love to invite all of you Team Sculpture ( and it sure includes the lovely tutors ) to "The Uppity Bump" on 29th, Saturday. I'm DJing, it would be brilliant to see as many of you as possible there.. promise i won't let you down, my taste in music is the only thing I can proud of. ( no worries my music is not queered up at all )

"The Uppity Bump"
8:30 - 12:00 ( I'll be on around 10 or 10:30 )
at The Constitution ( nice and tiny pub by the canal ), 42 St. Pancras Way, NW1 0QT
29th May Saturday
entry free

let me know if you have any questions or you get lost on the way or anything.
077 9584 8621
or
marc.paintwork@gmail.com


Well, Have a lovely break. Hope to see you all soon.

djmarcspex

exhibition leaflet

Hello everyone!

Over the next two weeks, I am putting together a little leaflet for our exhibition. What I need from you is:

the title of your piece
medium used
a photo of it, or whatever supporting work you find important

Please get this to me via e-mail by next wednesday
--I'll send out an e-mail reminder on Monday.

Anybody have ideas/suggestions? I'll send everyone a proof for approval before I have anything printed.

Thank you! Have an amazing little break, hopefully we'll all see each other before re-hang day!

xx C

send to: caroline@wearfrolic.com

??

caroline
what is the thing that we were suppose to check in the blog?

KEYS FOUND IN THE STUDIO

I couldn´t find the owner so I have them with me.
xx

Juli

Well done to you all!

Really good effort today. I hope you all enjoy your mini break, and look forward to seeing you all refreshed for Monday 7th at 10.30am.

Best wishes

Adrian

UPDATE

Hey everyone.

I'm not sure if anyone actually reads this blog anymore, but anyway--great job today, by the very very end of the day it seemed to finally look like everything is going to work out! The studio is slowly taking form as a gallery space, but we still have lots to do tomorrow.

REMEMBER to be at college ON TIME tomorrow--as you need to turn in all of your paperwork before 1pm (2 copies of each the timetable, additional bibliography, evaluation and your completed risk assessment form).

If you're in panic mode tonight, during what will probably be an all-nighter for most of us and need some support, don't hesitate to call, text or e-mail me (07796418367 // caroline@wearfrolic.com)

HEY GUYS

The walls are painted! Thank you all for staying late to get the job done.

PLEASE NOTE: ANYTHING that is in the studio and doesn't need to be there must be taken away SOON, the less cluttered the space is the easier our lives will be next week.

Have a lovely lovely weekend--see ya'll on Monday!

What I'm doing.

An Archive of found/Appropriated Objects Presented in a chest. Consisting of no more than five drawers, Here are a few examples of the contents of the drawers. Im planning on bringing the whole thing in monday afternoon.

(These photographs are no more than notes.)

Love and stuff. Tommy. xXx

Hello,

Here are some pictures from my crappy camera
of the exciting sculpture group meeting!

ana

I know you are busy, but........

Show on, not too far away, some of you may be interested in some aspect or other of this work...

http://peifenfineart.com/j-howard-black-money.html


See you all Thursday, I hope

Pierpaolo

Using your blog entries as reflection

Hi all

I was extremely impressed today with your meeting. Also, with this blog as well. Many of you write better direct to the blog perhaps than to your reflective journals?

For this reason, I think you should consider printing your written, contributed posts (yours, not others, of course) that you have made to this blog, as these show ongoing and critical reflection/evaluation, and in terms of the evolution of the wall, detailed planning as well.

We won't be able to assess direct from the blog, so hard copy it will need to be. Only print stuff from the beginning of Unit 7 (and edit if necessary). Bring these to the Friday session

Best wishes

Adrian

UPDATED SCHEDULE

HEY GUYS.
as promised, here is an UP TO DATE timetable of the events in the coming days:

TUESDAY, MAY 11: 4pm "family meeting" to discuss plans, and map spaces///wall hole patching/removal of all things taped/pinned

THURSDAY, MAY 13: clear out unnecessary furniture and ALL IRRELEVANT THINGS

FRIDAY, MAY 14: bring your research files, journals, supporting work, etc, for casual group self-assessments///ALSO, please have a draft of your risk assessment form completed.

TENTATIVE: wall painting----hopefully we can get this done after hours of Friday? We'll talk about this at the meeting on Tuesday!

MONDAY, MAY 17: All work for exhibition should be in the process of installation today.

TENTATIVE: Tuesday or Wednesday (18th/19th)--we should probably give the floors and perhaps also the windows a quick clean.

Hopefully I didn't miss anything...please speak up if you have any additions/conflicts/ideas.

Hair and fur used in Gulf of Mexico oil clean-up

I mentioned the remarkable oil absorbing properties of hair to Caroline when she was doing the stairs, and thought afterwards maybe I had imagined it...but no I didnt. Just goes to show how weird and wonderful can be the uses of materials..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8672124.stm

Hair and fur used in Gulf of Mexico oil clean-up


France, UK, Spain, Brazil, Australia, Canada and the US are taking part
Hairdressers, pet groomers and farmers worldwide are collecting hair and fur to help mop up the devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
The hair, stuffed into nylon tights, helps booms soak up thick oil spewing from the blown-out well off Louisiana.
About 370,000 salons are taking part, said the charity organising the massive "hair lift". Matter of Trust is largely co-ordinating its efforts via Facebook.
Some 450,000lbs (204,000kg) of hair and fur is said to being arriving each day.
Hair is an extremely efficient material for taking in all kinds of oils including petroleum, Matter of Trust's co-founder Lisa Gautier told the BBC's World Today programme.
She explained that each follicle has an enormous surface area, which the oil "sticks" to.

FROM BBC WORLD SERVICE


More from BBC World Service
Volunteers have been stuffing the nylons with hair at 15 warehouses close to the disaster zone, making huge "hairy sausages" or booms, she said.
The booms will be laid on beaches rather than out at sea, soaking up any oil that washes ashore.
The technique has been backed by the Applied Fabric Technologies, the world's second largest oil boom manufacturer.
Ms Gautier said donations had come from France, England, Spain, Brazil, Australia, Canada and the US, and that new volunteers were signing up all the time. There are constant updates on shipments on the charity's Facebook page.
Alpaca and sheep farmers have also got involved, according to the San Francisco-based charity.
Oil has been escaping at a rate of 5,000 barrels (210,000 gallons) a day since 20 April, after an explosion on a BP-leased rig.

Proposal - ana

Hello, this was what I put on our beloved wall.

To be precise I chose the column sticking out from the wall, marked as an X in my map above.

Looking foward to see you all this week...

Thank you,

ana

Miklagård - (Swe/Turk-rug project)

Three rugs (not wider than 100cm/each) to be hung somewhere on the wall between Robert & Juliettas desks. One or two to run down on the floor, basically not taking any floor space.

Of course open for negotiation since this is just a proposal!


Miklagård.

caroline kosmos

You may have seen the model that I've created, though it doesn't really do much justice--but what I'm creating is a life-size woman, who appears to be emerging from the wall.

She's meant to be a direct product of our environment, as the appearances, cosmetically, of women tend to be. She is to be positioned from a mannequin--retaining all of the features that such an industry acknowledges as being "ideal"--though she will not be clothed, she will be covered entirely in carefully trimmed articles upon which I've been collection the face transfers of other people's cosmetic processes. The head of the mannequin has been intentionally left out--to suggest that the effects of cosmetics on a woman being more of an epidemic beyond what ones face contains.

The doll I've used for the model isn't capable of moving, so it isn't an ideal indicator of what the piece will probably be.

This, if done as planned, will take up the entire wall which I have marked on our chart. So far, no one has approached me with a dispute--though I am more than willing to negotiate, but this must be done soon, as I am planning to begin building on the wall either late Monday or Tuesday.

I'm not 100% sure what this will turn out to be, but I'm just going to take it and run...

x C

Family meeting

La Familia!

Me & Carro suggest (decide) that we all gather together for a family meeting on Tuesaday at 16 (EVERYONE MUST ATTEND), to clarify what kind of pieces everyone has and how to place them in relation to other pieces. Bring masking tape to mark out where and how you want your piece to be displayed.

Please Don't make to big plans for Friday since things tend to take longer time as planned.




From me to all of You!
http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHHYAVrvS9I



See you all tomorrow!
puss puss!

Robert's plan

Hi again,

As you can see in the general studio plan, my piece is going to be two standing poles with several cylinders of clay around them. The poles are 180 cm high and they will probably go on a very low plinth (10 cm high x 100 cm wide x 50 cm deep).

I'd like people to be able to walk around them, that's why I've placed them in the middle of the room next to where my table is now. Hope that's still ok with everyone.

Thanks and see you Monday!

Studio plan update: Friday 7th

Hi peeps, this is how the studio map is looking at the moment.
Keep adding your bits to it and check with Caroline and Robin if your piece is going to clash with someone else's.
Cheers!

Hi everyone.

Thank you Caroline for putting up those dates and notices. I have had to work out of London this week so that was really helpful.

Regarding the show, I am going to have that large piece of paper (on my desk) some how pinned, nailed or bulldog clipped to the board covering the window above Toms desk. There is a possibility that there will be another 1 or 2 pieces hung with it. If possible I would prefer nothing to over lap on to the board (apart form J's work). Also it would be great if there was a clear view from the door by Stephanie's desk, so the piece can be seen from a distance, and nothing directly under it so it can be seen close up. How does that fit with you guys, I hope it is not too demanding?!
Look forward to seeing you all on Monday.
Have a great weekend.
x

IMPORTANT!

Hello team sculpture!

After yesterday's talk, I thought it be a good idea to put dates/notices and such on here for all to view--especially for those of you who haven't been coming to the studio frequently.

Monday, May 10th: Submit your plinth requirements by 4PM today / afternoon Risk Assessment. EVERYONE MUST BE PRESENT.

Tuesday, May 11th: We must clear the space of most tables and all things that aren't relevant from here on out. Also, we should clean up the walls--remove the infinite amounts of white tack, fill holes, etc...

As far as painting goes, hopefully we can knock that out on either Wednesday or Thursday. It has been proposed that we do this after workshop hours--so that those using them can maximize their time up there.

Remember, the more people who are in the studio in the coming weeks, the more motivated we'll all be to work and put on an outstanding show, so do us all a favour and come in!

DEADLINE FOR HANGING: MAY 20TH AT 4PM--before then we really ought to clean the floor, as we'll have to put all of our work on it for assessment, perhaps this'll take place on Wednesday PM?

If you haven't decided on a space in which to present your work, you may want to consider doing this very soon--spaces are quickly being claimed. Come in and chart it on the wall ASAP.

ALSO--so that we're all on the same page, it might not be a bad idea for everyone to write a post on this blog detailing what they're planning on doing (like what we did for the ROOM project). It'll be a hell of a lot easier to sort everything out if we're all informed.

That's all--didn't mean to overwhelm anybody, but we have a show to put on!

XO C

It would be nice to document the wall, as it goes on. Im not the best person for it (as you can see). But if we all do it, between us we may get something??

Or one competent person.

Oh, and Keep Using / Adding to it.

Lot of love,

P.A For-a-day.

group photo no. 2

From our little outing last week--this was the best one (though we're not a very photogenic bunch!).