Preserving What is Valued : Art Review

14 July 2015

"Preserving What is Valued" is the exhibition that display in Pitt Rivers Museum. This exhibition show the way an ancient people fixed the broken craftsmanship such as ceramics, gourd bowl, and canoe prow ornament. In broken ceramics, the owner used lacquer and gold to repair these works which is Kintsugi method. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing the broken pottery by using lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver or platinum between the fracture.

This plate decorated by using the flower form in the middle of the plate and using brown colour and some blue and green colour to paint on the flower. There are the crack around the edge of the plate and large noticeable crack on the right side, which the owner used the lacquer and gold to fix the broken plate. I chose this piece because it definitely relate with my work which is ceramic, I often broke my ceramic work whether it be in processing or moving. Thus, this method is extremely useful to repair my work and I'll not using a glue anymore!!

Art School Confidential (2006) Review

9 JULY 2015


Art School Confidential (2006) Review 



Jerome is the boy who want to be the great artist in 20th century. He enrolls in the art collage to pursue his dream but It is not like he thought… In the real life in collage, he attempt to create outstanding work but he lose himself as well as he lose his own style because he want to win Jimmy’s painting, whose is Jerome’s classmate. At last, he can be the artist that he want in the odd way which is like a irony.


In my opinion, I think it’s good to improve the skill and find the new different techniques to create the great work but do not forget to be yourselves and your style. Actually, I missed the crucial part that made me a bit confuse in the end... such a shame. Anywhere, I think satisfaction and proudness on your work is extremely important, even other people do not like your work or give some bad feedback to you, keep those word and use it to improve yourselves because the way to be a great artist doesn’t have the short cut. 

So, Do you want to be a great artist?  me... absolutely !!!  



 

Desmond Morri Exhibition

8 JULY 2015

Desmond Morris Exhibition at O3 Gallery 

This exhibition is all about Desmond Morris’s artwork which are painting and mixed media. This artwork named “ The Gladiator” (2013) which made by Desmond Morris, the techniques was mixed media on paper. He use the component parts of humans and animals body to create his work, moreover, the colours that he used was colourful which is attractive to see it. His work

In this piece, he combined between the shape of bones and perhaps an organ to create the character which look like a human. Personally, I think he tries to express the gladiator life as the work’s name that gladiator might be fight till the body gone, just a bones are left. 

In my opinion, I like this artwork because I impressed by the way he dismantling and dismembering the human form and then use these pieces to create the new character, and I appreciate the colours and techniques he used to decorate his work. 

If I have chance, I’ll go to visit this exhibition because this exhibition doesn’t belong to the three museums that we’ll go on this Friday. If you interest in this exhibition you can check it out on the website here 

https://o3gallery.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/desmond-morris-an-exhibition-at-o3-gallery-mariette-moor/

No. 1 - Project 1

5 JULY 2015

First day that I came to Farnham was really exited. Before I had come, I wondered about how the accommodation look like, how about my housemate, and definitely the lesson in 10 week! After I met my housemate, they are so lovely and kind that I really like them :) 


When the first class started, I really nervous because this is my first time to study aboard and I concerned about my language. Even I can understand English almost but I can't speak well. The first day was about welcoming and ice breaker with new friends.


Now,I have been here for 2 weeks for UCAPSED course. Moreover I have been doing project 1 which is mapping cultural heritage. Me and other student had chance to go to the V&A museum that we had to choose 3 exhibitions for visiting and reflection the experience.


I enjoy to do the project 1 but now I have one day left before the deadline!!