N.B. this entry revised ( see above ) – due to brochure statement. Now simply the 12 canvasses as originally intended. Force of circumstance.
With three weeks to go until hanging show it time for some decisions to be made.
The set of 12 paintings to 12 songs not working – possibly because they are ‘illustrating’ ideas more likely because so unfamiliar with paint after all this time. Because of this am switching emphasis to the more recent cartoons/drawings I have done with marker pen on plasticised paper. They can be fixed directly to the wall as very ‘robust’ by velcro or whatever best method.
It may be possible to place these together like an ongoing ‘comic strip’ depends on space issues.
I will show the four canvasses related to CD as proposed but hung together probably as one ‘4’ x 4′ item next to the cartoons with an explanation of the ‘Trailer Star’ story.
The ‘performance’ in the Navigation Hall may be limited to a CD played through an old wooden record player I own with a facsimile Trailer Star album apparently playing…keeping the ‘conceit’ of there being an actual ‘Trailer Star’ going rather than my ‘acting’ out his role…(tested this and works well)
I will enquire if any ‘P.A.’ available as without it any ‘live’ performance impossible (I have to work until 3.30 p.m. on private view day at Trent so cannot get equipment in place as will arrive by train just in time for view).
The new work merges the cartooning (Moogee), cialis sale criticism and poetry themes into one body of work (e.g. examples below) where cartoon technique used to explore poetic/political/historic themes. It also relates directly back to the book of drawings I showed at interview when applying for the course. A lot of the more ambitious ideas like a press, prostate printmaking set up and publishing book have been jettisoned for lack of resources but fundamental approach the same.
Interestingly this work can be wall-mounted for exhibition and digitally reproduced and disseminated (Shrigley model).
I recently been looking at both Bruce McLean (Scotland) and A.R.Penke & Beuys (Germany) who both used similar ‘direct means’.
It also affords me a little ‘criticism’ within the exhibition context.