Something to See

Days On End Performance

A quick photograph from the Days on End sonic art festival.

Art I Like: Jim Hodges

Jim Hodges Rocks!
Images courtesy of Gladstone Gallery.

Days On End

I went to the Days on End 24hr sound art event ON today (and will again tommorrow). All week artist Irene Murphy was resident in TACTIC, during ON visitors could interact with her installation/studio. When I arrived people were really going at it running around the place, having a go. Irene sometimes performs sound art and what I always found interesting about Cork sound artists are their tools and noise making pieces that would be laid out on their table. Irene's residency was like an opportunity to play with those interesting things.

There was delicious food too!

Tasty Paint

I think I may stay in my studio for too long at times, paint that has dripped to the floor begins to look like drizzled chocolate!

Ebay Science

Things for sale on ebay that I like (but just not enough to buy).
1966 Chemistry school book, 
1968 American Science Magazine,
1950 Molecule Models, 
All photos are from the ebay listings that's why the quality isn't great.

Space Station

Space Station designs that never were. Found on WIRED, click to see more.

Mountainscape

Little mountains.

Space and Dimensions

A few new things.  The black pieces were finished a few months back, they were in the ArtTrail 2011 Embassy at the Elysian. When I moved into the studio in April they were the first things I did. I had the idea for a while so I bought and lugged in the wood, cut it up, painted it black and realised that I had not entirely figured out what I actually wanted to do. I tried painting on them, that wasn't it so I painted it black again. I tried gluing things to it, that really wasn't it. So for months they sat in my studio.  This is the result of another attempt to figure out what I wanted to do.

I am ever interested in the perceptions in art and in general. Where these on a wall they would be paintings but propped up, they become sculptures. Their alignment is like when paintings are stored stacked up against a wall. It changes their dimension and how they occupy space. I made this video to project alongside.

Interior Design Enthusiasm

I shall be moving studio soon, Sample-Studios are expanded and taking on more floors. TACTIC will be moving into a larger space and I will be moving to a studio beside it. This gets me very excited about decorating it. There's just something that is inspiring about a new workspace. The few months after I first moved into Sample were really productive for me. Unfortunately the light wont be as good. It is an east facing studio, which should get great light in the mornings but I am at my least in the mornings. But in reality, what light, I have not seen the sun in a long time.

Here a some photographs from Freunde von Freunden, a Berlin based project that interviews creative professionals and photographs their work and living spaces.