I found the concept of visually recording time, movement and space very thought-provoking. On my journey to the Macnhester City Art Gallery I recorded my how many and which songs were played on my iPod, the banner-signs of the establishments I passed along the way and how many magpies I saw on my trip. I am looking forward to exploring the different ways of visually communicating this information. At the moment I am considering the use of stitching, collage, typography and inks.
Once at the gallery I enjoyed taking photographs in order to show how my eyes see things. After looking at various pieces of colourful ceramics, colourful 3D textiles and a particularly striking painting of a magpie, I then took the time to record all of the things my eyes spent a lot less time looking at, for example the bland but intricate plant paintings and the frames and wall space the works were mounted on. With this information I plan to reproduce my favourite pieces of work and place them at the center of a kind of patchwork composition with the more geometric and less interesting aspects of the gallery to me.
I also really enjoyed the Grayson Perry tapestry exhabition at the gallery and took inspiration from his use of text and illustration in weaving.
http://www.artfund.org/what-to-see/exhibitions/2013/10/24/grayson-perry-the-vanity-of-small-differences-exhibition
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