Nusha Amini
Graphic novels- David Mckean (below) and a Japanese manga by female illustrator- beautiful stuff, both distorting usual ideas of how to set out graphic novels. I liked the challenges on the conventions of graphic novels and appreciate how difficult it can be to break from conventions that are deeply ingrained in your artistic practise.
Jan Svankmaker, Shinto Tsukamoto, Floris Kaayk. It is embedded below or to see it full screen click here. It is visually rubbish because my version of OpenOffice has some bug or something and won't publish presentations as PowerPoint if it contains any background images. The notes I read from are published online here.
I discovered some interesting things about myself and what I am interested in. I think I have become more of a filmmaker than I realised- my interest is now sparked more often by sequences of images; the way things/characters move, shot set-ups and poses, plus lighting and references. Also as Chris mentioned afterwards, the three filmmakers I spoke about I like for their creepiness. My film seriously lacks that, although I was semi-aware that I do not want my final film to be twee. Something to consider.
Helen Burgess (right name??)
Really interesting, lots of artists. Land art, walking, documenting. Doesn't like Richard Long (nor does Rachel but I do. I like his sculptures). Talked about Cornelia Parker whom I have a particular interest in. New to me was Marlene Creates' 'Sleeping Places' (below). They reminded me of Rachel Whiteread, recording the lives of others by their effect on the domestic objects that comprised their world. Creates' images describe a tiny lifetime, solely the night, and the movements that her body made whilst she was unconscious, but in a language she cannot understand- they're like a coded story. They're like bird's nests and crop circles and are beautiful.
Maria Bowers
Etching stuff. Her comments on how she needs to proceed were mainly process-inspired, and the topic the countryside. The etchers' work she showed was beautiful and I was really impressed by the artist who goes fishing at sea and takes his acid with him- I hadn't really considered it before, but of course etching cannot usually be done out in the environment, but created post-event in the studio.
Debbie Lewis
Seemed like she thought she was struggling with her work but I liked it. She has been created images with printed boxes, lines, cross-hatchings. She is interested in form rather than subject and I liked her honesty about her work although I thought she should be more self-confident about it.
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