If you ask me about my final major project, I would tell you that it is going alright. Alright not in the sense that it is great, but it is just fine. I don't understand what is wrong with me - have I lost my muse? Is my creativity in hibernation mode? Where does the …
Our second interim show was opened to the public on the 16th of March, 2016. As compared to the first that happened last year, it was not as crowded. It was exactly the same affair but with new work. These exhibitions are a great way to show different works in progress and how everyone responds …
The 15th of December, 2015 was the date when we, the graduating class of 2016 exhibited our works in progress. Open to the general public, it was held at Byram Arcade in Huddersfield. Being relatively new to sharing personal work in the form of exhibitions or shows, it was quite a big deal for me. …
Hello again. Stationery, books and printing have always been my favourite so what could be greater than the opportunity to visit Textbook Studio? I am one of the many students in the group that are leading the production of the catalog for our final exhibition - so for this, we had to visit the studio …
We were able to have a chat with Bronia Stewart over Skype. When we were chatting, she was in Dubai while the rest of us were in Huddersfield, so technical issues are inevitable. Despite the technical issues and geographical difference, it was a good one! Â A photographer and film maker, her works include her first …
During the Professional Week at the University, the tutors organised a series of guest lectures by professionals and artists working in the industry. One of those speakers was Seba Kurtis. We had the pleasure of having Seba over to talk to us about his previous and current works. Talking about his series of works, namely …
As mentioned back in November (God, so last year!) that I was working on my FMP or otherwise, in a serious tone, called a Final Major Project. Since then, I have had one interim exhibition on the 15th of December 2015 and displayed some of my work in progress for others to see. Here …
Pursukoon, is an Urdu word. When broken down, ‘pur’ means ‘full of’ and ‘sukoon’ means ‘calmness’. So when these two words are put together, they mean ‘full of calmness’. This calmness can relate to the sea, to human nature, satisfaction or to the relaxation found during or after illness. The following photographs from my self …
So I just discovered the works of Camilo Matiz - more specifically his series, 'Here Not There'. In three words, I must say: 1. IT 2. IS 3. BRILLIANT I believe that these works of art signify the bitter truth of our lives. These are very confrontational as they depict the truth but lie as …
Last month, I discovered Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirrored Room which is currently on view at the The Broad Museum in Los Angeles. Situated on the first floor of the gallery, it is a mirror lined chamber with what seems to be an endless number of LED lights. I was watching a video log (also called …
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