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A final bunch of photographs produced in the run-up to The Kick-About No.89, inspired by the works of the artist Carlos Cruz-Diez. Lots of iterations and similar treatments of the subject as I explored the layering, the threads, and the shine of the acetate itself.
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A second batch of photographs produced for our most recent Kick-About, featuring new works inspired by the artist Carlos Cruz-Diez. A simple set-up – acetate ruled with fine stripes of different colours – and then photographed as a table-top installation.
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Picking up where I left off with this technique, I spent several very pleasurable hours playing with colour, light and layering to produce some table-top installations inspired by Cruz-Diez’s simple/magical transformations of site and situation – prompt for The Kick-About No.89. By defocusing and/or pushing the focus through one layer to another, I was able…
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Our last Kick-About invited us into the wonderful realm of the sea anemone. Just as Actiniaria exhibit a diverse array of vibrant colours and patterns, Carlos Cruz-Diez’s art employs a spectrum of hues and optical effects to evoke dynamic visual experiences. Enjoy this latest collection of new works made in a short time inspired by…
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Each new issue of the Tangible Territory journal is curated around a specific theme; the latest edition focuses on ‘play’, and it was with this in mind I submitted a proposal about The Kick-About, which, at that point, had just reached its third anniversary. I asked some of the regular Kick-Abouters to say a thing…
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This week’s Kick-About kicked-off with a single word: actiniaria. If you’re looking for some deep conceptualisation this time out, you’ll need to look elsewhere. My brain went, “Hmmm. What readily available domestic item reminds me of a sea anemone?” Having acquired a couple of mop heads, I coloured them with some tie-dye inks and dried…
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Niki de Saint Phalle was the jumping-off point for our last Kick-About, and maybe it was her colourful, sausage-y sculptures that inspired this week’s one-word prompt – the latin name for sea anemones. Enjoy this latest showcase of new works made in a short time and if you want to peruse all previous editions of…
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A few weeks back I was very satisfied to announce that Dan Snelgove and I had completed the audio adaptation of my children’s adventure Chimera, but Dan wasn’t my only collaborator in terms of bringing this project to life. Berlin-based artist, Phil Cooper travelled with us into the story’s fantastical world of lost properties and…
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Not much to say about these, except for the obvious fact of lifting the idea of Niki de Saint Phalle’s ‘shooting paintings’ by loading a water pistol with acrylic paint and shooting it at short-range at some sheets of paper! Originally, I thought this was going to be the beginning of producing work for The…
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Our previous Kick-About was inspired by the orderly, taxonomic horticultural portraits of Karl Blossfeldt. A little less orderly is the work of Niki de Saint Phalle, an artist working across a range of media and scale whose work invites us to explore complex narratives of gender, identity, and societal transformation. Enjoy this latest selection of…
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