The installation of this years HN Diploma Show at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop began in ernest today with a flurry of activity and anticipation. It was a beautiful day to working outside and everyone was in fine fettle. We are all looking forward to getting things finished up tomorrow in time for the opening.
Please come and join us from 6pm-8pm at ESW and afterwards at the Village Bar
Friday was the second in our current series of artists talks. The students and the team would like to thank Jonathan Owen who gave an informative insight into his practice over the last 10 years.
Originally from Liverpool Jonathan studied Fine Art at Leeds Metropolitan University before moving to Edinburgh where he graduated from Edinburgh College of Art’s Master of Fine Art program.
Economy is very important within his work, reducing his subject and examining essential qualities, which at the same time as focusing his intent expand the possible meaning for the viewer. In recent work Jonathan develops questions around his own pre-occupation of suburbia and notions of class.
Jonathan is currently showing at Doggerfisher, Edinburgh along with Claire Barclay, Sara Barker, Neil Clements, Sally Osborn, Jonathan Owen and Albrecht SchƤfer
Exhibition runs until 26th April 2008.
‘SETTLEMENT’
Exhibition Opens Today 2-4pm all welcome
North Edinburgh Arts Centre
15a Pennywell Court
Edinburgh EH4 4TZ
Runs til 2nd September
Thurs ā Sat
10pm ā 4pm
settlement | bay circles around ideas of dwelling and passing. The exhibition builds on ephemeral and yet repeating scenes seen from a bay window in Leith. Here you can see the poetry of flying plastic bags and tarmac boredom. Continuously murmuring sound comes from unknown neighbours (all artists maybe?) with their own thoughts, speeches and actions. Images become sculptures, sculptures become space and sound. Set off by the visitorsā presence the scenario will turn. Discover the recurring images and patterns, the loops, the dĆ©jĆ -vus. What do they tell you, these endlessly appearing ordinary moments? They are on the moveā¦
Artists:
Stefan Baumberger & Nicole Heidtke (~ in the fields),
Benjamin Fallon (onezeroprojects),
Jennie Temple
Christopher Walker
All round it was a fantastic time and Documenta 12 not living up to expectation we would all recommend the trip. The only regret is that we cannot manage to get to Venice for the Biennale.
Before moving on to subjects new we will leave you with a few additional photos.
After another night of food, drink and art chat we awoke for the final day of our art tour The Neue Galerie.. This part of Documenta had a much more classic museum like display featuring darkened rooms with boldly spot lit work. The particular highlight for all members of the group was the discovery of a series of drawings by the Indian artist Nasreen Mohamedi,
the drawings primarily on square paper consist of simple lines in graphite or ink denoting architectural forms worked from Black and White photograph.
Courtesy: B. Fallon
Contemporary Art Practice etc... 
