THINKING ALOUD

 

Thinking Aloud

Traffic Lights Review

Present:

Peter Wolland (PW)

Prof Eric Bainbridge(EB) 

Gave brief resume of journey through this module

“My current work explores degrees of abstraction as a means of analysing and commenting upon landscape character.  I am interested in how natural processes and manmade interventions have determined the landscape that we see. Of particular interest is the dynamic quality of landscape appreciation, how it changes from moment to moment through changing light patterns, diurnal and seasonal rhythms. This has lead to an interest in seriality and repetition.” 

( Please view previous Blogs as record of this journey)

There followed some useful discussion points:

At what point does a work become truly abstract, without reference to its source material?

Expressed concern about total loss of link with ‘landscape’ as a source/ inspiration

EB suggested that many major artists had achieved pure abstraction but underpinned by intellectual rigour throughout their artistic journey. He instanced Mondrian’s studies of trees.

PW put down the challenge as to what might lift my work into the magic 70+ territory!

Suggested that one option would be to greatly increase scale of work and ‘see what happens’ e.g. using section of 10ft canvas on a roll that could be transported.

Developments on this will be the subject of future blogs...........