Reviewing ‘The Big Picture, Reconsidering Julian Schnabel’ by Raphael Rubinstein.
Raphael Rubinstein, in the essay The Big Picture, Reconsidering Julian Schnabel [1], argues that Julian Schnabel’s contributions to...
Chrissie Calvert
- 6 days ago
- 2 min
Reconsidering Julian Schnabel
I have recently read Raphael Rubinstein's review* on Julian Schnabel, the American artist and film maker. Below are my key take-aways...
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Chrissie Calvert
- Jul 31
- 2 min
What a Pallet Affords
Here are some of the things that I have been puzzling through the last two weeks. How can I work with materials to reveal more of what...
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Chrissie Calvert
- Jul 17
- 2 min
Post Seminar thoughts
Mid year assessment went well. I have a couple research ideas and feelings of knowing where I am heading. Theories I plan to learn more...
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Chrissie Calvert
- Jul 2
- 1 min
Mid-Year Statement
Working with salvaged wood and paint forces my hand to work with any flaws the material might have. The intention behind the choice of...
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Chrissie Calvert
- Jun 29
- 2 min
Mid Year Plans
I have been thinking a lot about what I am planning to present for mid year and what I want the installation is going to look like. Here...
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Chrissie Calvert
- Jun 18
- 1 min
Thinking about process
My studio mess. Lately I have been trusting the process of my making more. I have been trying to let the work evolve as it goes, working...
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Chrissie Calvert
- Jun 6
- 1 min
Letting go of pre-determined shapes
I've been thinking about what the difference is between my better works compared with my shitty works. I think the main thing is that...
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Chrissie Calvert
- May 29
- 1 min
Just going with it.
I've decided that I am overthinking too much, so the aim for the next little while is to just make. There is a place for context, but...
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Chrissie Calvert
- May 22
- 1 min
Something a little different...
A continuing problem in my work is how the material I've ben using as a painting surface has over-powered the image I paint on the...
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Chrissie Calvert
- May 7
- 3 min
Curve Balls and Image Inspiration
Working with Coconut matt has thrown me a lot of curve balls. It falls apart quickly It can't support its own weight until it has been...
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Chrissie Calvert
- May 1
- 1 min
Practice Statement
There are so many types of paint. Not only are there many types of paint, there are many types of paint interactions with other paints,...
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Chrissie Calvert
- Apr 23
- 2 min
Process, Ideas and Field of Inquiry
I've been thinking about what drives me to create. We had a lecture in the recent seminar about practice statements and how to break down...
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Chrissie Calvert
- Apr 15
- 3 min
April Seminar; Where to from here?
Concepts and Constructs was the theme of the week. Our week was packed with artist talks, gallery visits and the the all important crits....
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Chrissie Calvert
- Apr 1
- 2 min
Practical Problems
I really enjoy problem solving. Some of the fun of creating is working with the things that are going against you, and using them to...
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Chrissie Calvert
- Mar 27
- 2 min
Evolution of Experimental Works
At the beginning of this week there was torrential rain which flooded my studio. Thankfully most of my work was fine, although I did have...
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Chrissie Calvert
- Mar 20
- 2 min
Experimentations
At the moment I am exploring what I can do with hessian to make it an interesting paining surface, and what I can use as paint. Below are...
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Chrissie Calvert
- Mar 10
- 2 min
Emergence
I was getting hung up on theory. I have a tendency to overthink, and that was inhibiting my creating. So for a little while I am...
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Chrissie Calvert
- Mar 3
- 2 min
Dystopia & Utopia = Yin & Yang
Both Dystopia and Utopia exist. There is no separating one from the other. They are intrinsically bound. They are the western Yin and...
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Chrissie Calvert
- Feb 26
- 3 min
PVA; the Grandfather of Transparent Primer
Imogen Taylor uses transparent primer. Her use of it may be rooted in her early employment at a professional art supplies shop, along...
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