Last Saturday I hosted a collaborative mural painting jam at Project Slogan 2 where I've been artist-in-residence on their 3-month New Work program. I started at the end of November with the intention of making a mobile interactive sculpture to take out into the streets of the city centre. So I set up a studio space in the gallery and started painting and drawing on the walls to get some ideas flowing. I'm really interested in the possibility of art being a tool to help people "stop the world"(Castaneda), which is the notion that in order to perceive the true nature of things ("seeing") we must first question, then strip away, the consensual/accepted version of reality. If this can be done for even a moment, it can open up a world of infinite perceptual possibilities, give a glimpse into the mysteries of the universe...
So i'm thinking of a sculpture which deals with 'seeing', and infinite perceptual possibilities... i've been working with human-powered mechanisms, mirrors, video, wood, fibreglass, and i've been learning alot about these elements as i go! The finished sculpture, and documentation of the processes behind it, will be on show on Fri 6th Feb, with some forays into the city around that time.
So, the Live Art Jam. The wall i'd been painting ideas and things on was in need of action, so I invited everyone I knew to come and help paint it. My good friends Gabberdeen came with their new PA and some hardcore tunes to set the musical tone for the night, and the wall got a good paintin'! Loads of people contributed, which made for an eclectic mix of styles and imagery, some amazing, some jarring, some not so good (there was lots of booze on hand...). But I was stoked that so many people took part and had a good time. Here's some pics:
So i'm thinking of a sculpture which deals with 'seeing', and infinite perceptual possibilities... i've been working with human-powered mechanisms, mirrors, video, wood, fibreglass, and i've been learning alot about these elements as i go! The finished sculpture, and documentation of the processes behind it, will be on show on Fri 6th Feb, with some forays into the city around that time.
So, the Live Art Jam. The wall i'd been painting ideas and things on was in need of action, so I invited everyone I knew to come and help paint it. My good friends Gabberdeen came with their new PA and some hardcore tunes to set the musical tone for the night, and the wall got a good paintin'! Loads of people contributed, which made for an eclectic mix of styles and imagery, some amazing, some jarring, some not so good (there was lots of booze on hand...). But I was stoked that so many people took part and had a good time. Here's some pics:
Nicole and Steel
I think everyone who was there painted something, thanks everyone!
The Notorious D.O.V
Al, Nicole, Steel
Mark and John from Gabberdeen represent.
Al 'Steady Hand' Pusateri in action..
'Japanese Knotweedist' Brian Ross
'..give us this day, our daily beast...'
Sauced
These guys were 'fighting' outside the gallery. It looks more like they're doing some kind of finger-snappin' 80s dance routine though... like Bowie and Jagger
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