Automation of Art (Part 01)
Posted: 13/07/14 05:02 | 12 Comments
Does the digital process and the automation of creating take anything away?
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‘Collaboration and the loss of control’
Posted: 04/07/14 09:01 | 2 Comments
In this blog I intend to touch upon the benefits of collaboration with other artists as a way of releasing control and sharing the identity of my artwork.
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Study Visit: British Folk Art
Posted: 03/07/14 12:58 | 1 Comments
Folk art has often been neglected in the story of British art: by uncovering this treasure trove of folk art objects, this exhibition asks why.
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Ordering Creativity
Posted: 02/07/14 10:21 | 12 Comments
Some of my recent freelance composition work has seen me writing exam pieces for a large worldwide music examination board. As a result of this, I was asked with other colleagues whether I’d contribute tips for composition and creativity to be included in their resources section for students. A rather wonderful feature of the board’s […]
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Liverpool Study Visit
Posted: 30/06/14 01:37 | 1 Comments
Join OCA tutor Mark Clough at the Walker Art Gallery to see Grayson Perry’s ‘Vanity of Small Differences’ tapestries and the John Moores’ Painting Prize 2014.
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Knitwear Innovation
Posted: 18/06/14 08:01 | 2 Comments
How can you create work that looks new?
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Waiting for the Great Leap Forward
Posted: 10/06/14 10:22 | 0 Comments
‘Assessment blight’ is a real and present danger for all students but for many students though assessment is, and should be, a fantastic learning opportunity. It is a point of punctuation, a nudge to pull your thinking together and gain some perspective and clarity.
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Digital Material Concepts: a collision of craft & technology
Posted: 09/06/14 12:21 | 4 Comments
OCA tutor Sarah Taylor on her collaborative project exploring ways to create dynamic and unexpected visual effects within ‘a collision of craft and technology with responsive materials’
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Royal College of Art show: be inspired!
Posted: 16/05/14 01:19 | 1 Comments
On Sunday 29 June, at 11am OCA tutor Neil Musson will be leading a study visit to the Royal College of Art’s (RCA) postgraduate degree show.
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New Designers – Come and be inspired!
Posted: 16/05/14 11:07 | 1 Comments
OCA is organising an opportunity for textile and visual communication students to visit two major degree shows in London. The first will be the New Designers exhibition: on Saturday 28 June at the Business Design Centre, Islington at 11am.
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