Part 5- final project: Breijo das Figueiras, Portugal At this moment I am living in the Portuguese countryside, in Breijo das Figueiras, about 2,5 hours south of Lisbon. Close by is a very popular beach summer destination, but the area where I am staying seems untouched by the in flux of tourists. It is a … More ASSIGNMENT 5
Gabriele Muenter and Mimei Thompson In this essay, I will look at the work of two women artists whose inventive and very different use of oil paint has fascinated and inspired me. Gabriele Muenter (1877-1962) was one of the most important German Expressionist painters and part of the artist group “Der Blaue Reiter”. … More ESSAY: Gabriele Muenter and Mimei Thompson
During a short trip to Zurich recently, I was lucky to have time to visit the Kunsthaus. Besides an incredible amount of major modern classical paintings from Impressionists to Pop art and a large amount of Swiss painters whose work I did not know previously, the Kunsthalle also houses the largest collection of Alberto Giacometti’s … More Kunsthaus Zurich, Switzerland
Loss and Lucidity in Fabrica Braço de Prata, Lisbon- curated by Diana Ali OCA tutor Diana Ali curates an exhibition that is on show in the old factory rooms of Fabrica Braço de Prata in Lisbon. This is now a really atmospheric, cool space with a bookshop, several restaurants, frequent live music events and … More Loss and lucidity
UPM Manual: “Make a study of packaging or rubbish from something you’ve bought or rubbish that you’ve found near your house. The designer Philippe Starck, on arrival in any new city, looks in the bins he finds in the street. This, he says, tells him more about the city and its people than anything else … More 5.4 Packaging or rubbish
UPM manual: “Make a study of a corner of your room. Choose a corner where the light changes a lot throughout the day. Using watercolour on A5 watercolour paper, make a study from life in the morning, at midday and during the evening. Repeat this on another day if you enjoy the results. The work … More 5.3 A corner of my room
UPM manual: In your learning log, write about three of the artists listed below – what you like and dislike about their work and how you might view your own environment through their eyes. You might want to make drawings or quick paintings of how you envisage the work they would produce in your environment … More Research Part 5
UPM Manual: Make a study of something you see on a walk within five minutes of your house. Make five sketches in black and diluted black ink on grey/beige postcard-size paper. Make five sketches in watercolour on HP watercolour paper, postcard sized. Artists who make work involving walks include Gilbert & George, Jane Grisewood, Richard … More 5.2 Studies of a walk
UPM Manual: Make one very detailed painting using watercolour, acrylic or oil paint of the plants or weeds in your garden or nearby environment. Use a surface between A5 and A3 in size and paint the surface with a mid-tone colour first. I start by exploring the weeds in the garden of the house that … More 5.1 Plants or weeds
In her report, my tutor Clare Wilson recommended some approaches to monoprinting that I still hadn’t tried out, so I have added a few new experiments here. Below is the report where I highlighted some helpful pointers or expressions in red and my replies are all in green Formative feedback Overall Comments Thank you for … More Tutor report and more prints
Clara's UPM 