Ceramic Installation with Projected Animation Exhibition Details

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBO2HnVmox2A_RzCtk7HyqbQW8FzgzRdpNKhfHhXLyoq_tIcZqjqj3dn2NQeMYW9CaANAonbve70em5fMsyYtIslPtVyWS7-otW3WqQOXtHPv1KbfJsy80tmmfED6qw_GauzdtvR7jqjw/s1600/Dragon_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBO2HnVmox2A_RzCtk7HyqbQW8FzgzRdpNKhfHhXLyoq_tIcZqjqj3dn2NQeMYW9CaANAonbve70em5fMsyYtIslPtVyWS7-otW3WqQOXtHPv1KbfJsy80tmmfED6qw_GauzdtvR7jqjw/s400/Dragon_01.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Five Clawed Dragon - Ceramic Installation with Projected animation, <br />titled and the ship sails on.<br />Image by Lukasz Pater</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">PRESS RELEASE</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 110%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 110%;">Collaborations/Articulations Exhibition</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 110%;">, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Johannesburg. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbbmZaBzjaq4T_TSVl8Yc9aokTFmf35JnjZHk9XdO6hf3KoP-yg33lMNa3jARyYmBCHVX2W9y3D6ofrmBA_1MJHN7BUS_s9O-k6wdoJmLB0BqIAAkne_HDPE0U6McRX4m7IugmLf1Rlo/s1600/image001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbbmZaBzjaq4T_TSVl8Yc9aokTFmf35JnjZHk9XdO6hf3KoP-yg33lMNa3jARyYmBCHVX2W9y3D6ofrmBA_1MJHN7BUS_s9O-k6wdoJmLB0BqIAAkne_HDPE0U6McRX4m7IugmLf1Rlo/s200/image001.jpg" width="196" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 110%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Official Opening Function</span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Monday, 09 May 2011, </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">18h00 for 18h30,</span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;">Opening for viewing: Weekdays from 09:00 – 16:00 from 5 to 24 May 2011<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;">Venue: FADA Gallery, University of Johannesburg Bunting Road Campus, Auckland Park.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;">The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">FADA Collaborations/Articulations Exhibition</i>, curated and initiated by artist and writer Brenden Gray, presents new works and collaborative projects instigated by creative practitioners in the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA), University of Johannesburg. The works presented on the show have been generated through an intensive process of dialogue between individual FADA practitioners and their selected collaborators over a period of a year.  Nine exciting, new projects will be presented:   <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">‘The Underground, the Surface and Edges’: A Hauntology of Johannesburg </span></i></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Curators, researchers, artists and arts writers <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Leora Farber</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Anthea Buys</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Unit for Measure III</span></i></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Art critic <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mary Corrigall</b>, performance and installation artist <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Bronwyn Lace</b> and installation artist <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Vaughn Sadie<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Love me as I am <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Artists <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Shonisani  Maphangwa, Mphopho Rangoato </b>and filmmaker <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thenjiwe Nkosi</b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQcQUZ6giquFnRE81YwnWHk-sT76HgAn96mTb2MZ2aTYTJ7v4cVWJyW-de7pSZ7EOBMzBbFGDBpmQsDtYbo7_K5HfZfGKsGeRFpCZtCdM5eYBmasZ8t0Nzwn8-sd3uu_BexFRu-UK7MbM/s1600/Flower+Duck_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQcQUZ6giquFnRE81YwnWHk-sT76HgAn96mTb2MZ2aTYTJ7v4cVWJyW-de7pSZ7EOBMzBbFGDBpmQsDtYbo7_K5HfZfGKsGeRFpCZtCdM5eYBmasZ8t0Nzwn8-sd3uu_BexFRu-UK7MbM/s400/Flower+Duck_01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>The Ship Sails On</b></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Ceramicist </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Eugene Hön</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b> working with Lukasz Pater of the </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>UJ Multimedia department</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>)</b></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy91wYl7mnfM_MI3Nwpn_0bkzc9jZlvXvroFOLRmwP9o14tcbshwFXygGKfngruEq5TWBLHAxTx9pbaF0Hd1CbnCoySH-C7SwEJe-5GR5NoEpNDMCbGTYPBmLJLkbD4mbBD17xVgRcOU8/s1600/Dragon+and+decoy-ducks+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy91wYl7mnfM_MI3Nwpn_0bkzc9jZlvXvroFOLRmwP9o14tcbshwFXygGKfngruEq5TWBLHAxTx9pbaF0Hd1CbnCoySH-C7SwEJe-5GR5NoEpNDMCbGTYPBmLJLkbD4mbBD17xVgRcOU8/s400/Dragon+and+decoy-ducks+.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design development of projected animation.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Spring-Cleaning: Death in Varanasi <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Performance artist <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Myer Taub</b>, photographer and video artist <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Nadine Hutton</b>, and film-maker and writer <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">John Trengove<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Great Dodecahedron Stellation <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Sculptor <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Gordon Froud </b>and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Professor Emeritus Jos Lurie<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: .25in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">A Study of the Vulnerable: Gyps coprotheres (Cape Vulture)                                                                          </span></i></b><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;"></span></i></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Artist <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rosalind Cleaver </b>and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ditsong Museum of Natural History, Bird Collection<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Secret/Wish <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Artists <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Landi Raubenheimer</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Paul Cooper<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: .25in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Paper collaborations/articulations with the Phumani Archive Mill </span></i></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">                                                             </span><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Phumani Archive Mill: Kim Berman, Mandy Coppes, Nkosinathi Ndlandla, Thamsanqa Tshabalala, Dumisani <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dlamini</b>. artist and writer <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Brenden Gray</b>, painter <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Inge Hyson</b>, author-designer <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Deirdre Pretorius</b> information designer, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sidhika Sooklal</b>.   <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;">As a whole, the 2011 <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Collaborations/Articulations</i> project explores the “articulating potentials of collaboration” and the capacity of cross-disciplinary work to generate new forms of practice and reflection.  The exhibition demonstrates how creative practices can speak to and with other practices in the social world and how collaborative creative practices can generate new knowledge. Visitors can expect to see a variety of manifestations of hybrid works including video, sculpture, installation, performance, paper-based works, drawing and site-specific work.  The exhibition also includes open-ended textual contributions by the featured practitioners that visitors can read in engaging with their respective works.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;">  <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;">Please join us for the opening function of the FADA 2011 <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Collaborations/Articulations</i> exhibition at the FADA Gallery, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Johannesburg Bunting Road Campus on Monday 9 May 2011 for the opening function programme.  <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #e36c0a; font-family: Calibri;">Opening function programme:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;">18h30:  An opening address by artist, educator and researcher David Andrew, Head of the Visual Arts Division, Wits School of the Arts. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;">18h45:  The launch of Landi Raubenheimer and Paul Cooper’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Secret/Wish</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;">19h00:  The launch of the eagerly awaited edited volume, ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">On Making: Integrating Approaches to Practice-Led Research</i> (edited by Leora Farber)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;">19h45: A once-off screening of Anthea Buys and Leora Farber’s curated video programme, ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Underground, the Surface and Edges: a Hauntology of Johannesburg’</i>.  School of Hospitality and Tourism. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;">                  <o:p></o:p></span></div></div>

Ceramic Installation with Projected Animation Exhibition Details

Five Clawed Dragon - Ceramic Installation with Projected animation, titled and the ship sails on. Image by Lukasz Pater PRESS RELEASE Collab...

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Ballpoint pen drawings of water for the projected animation titled, and the ship sails on.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpRq4VYS99HVbctdbf1BHLeqOP0fAEjZprrALz74MRDH19l7MB5OAz7A71-FEyESmgVT4T41Uum4rEskoKc62i28koK-h6PQ77ZVrM1khqICpJLYbA3JCy8ro201vC4_kIY2nmOc9FIk/s1600/Background_Ocean.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpRq4VYS99HVbctdbf1BHLeqOP0fAEjZprrALz74MRDH19l7MB5OAz7A71-FEyESmgVT4T41Uum4rEskoKc62i28koK-h6PQ77ZVrM1khqICpJLYbA3JCy8ro201vC4_kIY2nmOc9FIk/s400/Background_Ocean.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ballpoint pen renderings of Water and decoy ducks - </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">image and layout created by animator Lukasz Pater.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxauHrSN_Joqht37QTli8AcSMFF2cxrwmplSpiYQbr5g2T8ia2OL_nQsPSEtneaaO7iIApNYgmVIa_jgXPUYcoGB_uNef23EfcswwwmCLLBP_6uernV5RFcVom8n1BauR2rGaeczaFMJY/s1600/pattern+option+for+decoy-duck+two.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxauHrSN_Joqht37QTli8AcSMFF2cxrwmplSpiYQbr5g2T8ia2OL_nQsPSEtneaaO7iIApNYgmVIa_jgXPUYcoGB_uNef23EfcswwwmCLLBP_6uernV5RFcVom8n1BauR2rGaeczaFMJY/s400/pattern+option+for+decoy-duck+two.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Water renderings, pattern option two</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmhuLeXiDAZBzmN4Ik4yp0P6wb-NcV1TJ9BHAGahgz8TiXnDvC044InC18u91ta5BZS5xPC0hS0hHO1ejDw9JKGnCZyq2mveyXm9B-VZMqs_KLR_XsnkJJg9ni2hmVG80rqqaWG8A1Jw/s1600/water+drawing+first+option.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmhuLeXiDAZBzmN4Ik4yp0P6wb-NcV1TJ9BHAGahgz8TiXnDvC044InC18u91ta5BZS5xPC0hS0hHO1ejDw9JKGnCZyq2mveyXm9B-VZMqs_KLR_XsnkJJg9ni2hmVG80rqqaWG8A1Jw/s200/water+drawing+first+option.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Water rendering, option one</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">I have had to go back to the drawing board, redrawing the water, making up the major part of the projected animation. The water renderings  are too complex (busy) conflicting with the dragon . The animated five-clawed dragon will be projected moving amongst the three-dimensional decoy-ducks, stretching out his limbs and with his claws he will bring forth positive change.  </span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79CxWiEaWP7ThGXcTPGM-om5aJXsIfQqJRqCVzqfoB_EyRm7K_VpAH-BKPij3V6nHu2z2oRA1TfIlsxhIQh9MSDB4Vz_ZAv0rdnN_GbTRyW9DMUjdsnyRMsiJ1VfazwsOOr0rx6XQpSM/s1600/water+pattern+options+first.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79CxWiEaWP7ThGXcTPGM-om5aJXsIfQqJRqCVzqfoB_EyRm7K_VpAH-BKPij3V6nHu2z2oRA1TfIlsxhIQh9MSDB4Vz_ZAv0rdnN_GbTRyW9DMUjdsnyRMsiJ1VfazwsOOr0rx6XQpSM/s400/water+pattern+options+first.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Water renderings, pattern option one</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUhTfy09S5lmR1vbljcZZmSpCyVODaLUT1Fz7bLVYCG2LTNFoXLP6j3yYotCKf-UmkOXldKUzz7usUtdqNXd5QFoZ2Nt_bJlJbO4qgTQ0cguCfohVxkgkKZz-M3fGOvKvvNR4K_S2giM/s1600/water+drawing+second+option.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUhTfy09S5lmR1vbljcZZmSpCyVODaLUT1Fz7bLVYCG2LTNFoXLP6j3yYotCKf-UmkOXldKUzz7usUtdqNXd5QFoZ2Nt_bJlJbO4qgTQ0cguCfohVxkgkKZz-M3fGOvKvvNR4K_S2giM/s400/water+drawing+second+option.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Water rendering option two</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTli2KqRZ0utf5Dv7OHP3u-1WP2K_jUhi535qUz3z8pXr0D4e1bfpyAalb0dxS9NgDCgkjiwCYjDdKYkXSjEKBucNjPdRo2loOF85Mz2dFhMEV0CU4GbMW3FYoyJjgxC3tZKB4yewdNPI/s1600/water+for+previous+animation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTli2KqRZ0utf5Dv7OHP3u-1WP2K_jUhi535qUz3z8pXr0D4e1bfpyAalb0dxS9NgDCgkjiwCYjDdKYkXSjEKBucNjPdRo2loOF85Mz2dFhMEV0CU4GbMW3FYoyJjgxC3tZKB4yewdNPI/s200/water+for+previous+animation.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">I had to render water for the second animation titled <i>woe-man.</i> It was very simple and I could use it again. But I wanted this animation to be fresh and closely associated to the reference material. The moon flask as depicted below. We are also trying to keep it simple ensuring the animated image integrates well with the form and the shape of the decoy ducks, and of course the shape and size of the wooden base. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWlfWqM0CRadq_PfEkPGI27M7pXlDnouXSWcbaVMD4yqHx5Imrfl8VTbnqKNSxzky6EvMLjaGsSCm5X7QjCnYFDv9WxCKvDy8i6AJ18md9l2J5Y_VnGnm4uVo5n7EmzS93yvRUv1jeBKk/s1600/High+definition+shot+of+drawings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWlfWqM0CRadq_PfEkPGI27M7pXlDnouXSWcbaVMD4yqHx5Imrfl8VTbnqKNSxzky6EvMLjaGsSCm5X7QjCnYFDv9WxCKvDy8i6AJ18md9l2J5Y_VnGnm4uVo5n7EmzS93yvRUv1jeBKk/s400/High+definition+shot+of+drawings.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUefSiAJUwKOTbZF6jh4YeZMyto8hGMrQIPNY4psKZXZhyTeJ6fet_Q7x9roHVfvZ5_R3hJGPHwqsue8L8fsVtkN3ikAU1XeVwGRz4aZ0PUYn3gZCTW5aK_4SiXqvMDZ6Pi_up8IDdwY/s1600/a+great+way+to+start+-+high+definition+projection.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUefSiAJUwKOTbZF6jh4YeZMyto8hGMrQIPNY4psKZXZhyTeJ6fet_Q7x9roHVfvZ5_R3hJGPHwqsue8L8fsVtkN3ikAU1XeVwGRz4aZ0PUYn3gZCTW5aK_4SiXqvMDZ6Pi_up8IDdwY/s400/a+great+way+to+start+-+high+definition+projection.jpg" width="361" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">High definition projectors make a big difference</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvIzKJUd2w1sQ8Zw3xyFpt-KMoE2KzzIk9obCQ_Y9WZ7Ir9ZE6OGIRKLcE2llIltCMygZMgpy_wwbYQ4m6wFbZLbH_GBlNYyLyT9EuVcuhUO-qgzYm8mNvleQ-vqsuGIAeUcMDediOO8/s1600/pattern+option+water+woe-man+animation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvIzKJUd2w1sQ8Zw3xyFpt-KMoE2KzzIk9obCQ_Y9WZ7Ir9ZE6OGIRKLcE2llIltCMygZMgpy_wwbYQ4m6wFbZLbH_GBlNYyLyT9EuVcuhUO-qgzYm8mNvleQ-vqsuGIAeUcMDediOO8/s200/pattern+option+water+woe-man+animation.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">We need enough open, uncluttered space in between the decoy-ducks for the animated dragon to move freely and be visible in the renderings of the water, without creating confusion. Striking a balance is of the essence. I therefore had to spend two afternoons exploring new creative possibilities to render the water. The second set of drawings were equally complex and I decided to refer back to the original reference, the water as depicted in the surface decoration of the inspirational moon flask. <o:p></o:p></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrJMFkBYyNK-1HNuCYk8m_ZGGtc9izgUHeGZXYneCnRgbt-U89po9H9BJGGPibU5rNK5wlhj8mn9UmRdyYoDDA7sOzeJ9yyxrUxZ6jG8617OrnlyhgBaa1c83L22SacvXtWeFaoiniQ0/s1600/Scanned+image+of+moonsflask.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrJMFkBYyNK-1HNuCYk8m_ZGGtc9izgUHeGZXYneCnRgbt-U89po9H9BJGGPibU5rNK5wlhj8mn9UmRdyYoDDA7sOzeJ9yyxrUxZ6jG8617OrnlyhgBaa1c83L22SacvXtWeFaoiniQ0/s400/Scanned+image+of+moonsflask.jpg" width="308" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Inspirational moonflask</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhts89w-7Ge3GJ5oZbQwVVhYnpk5oAccFdp99dOrHpjb5bYRxEqch3AcpAyL7oekU0PJLWWikTDFXkWZpPz5SMtPGE0GxBMeNlolpKeKedvM5VoUekPGNlKc2V03Ne0rhJyJw0t6babTjQ/s1600/water+drawing+third+option.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhts89w-7Ge3GJ5oZbQwVVhYnpk5oAccFdp99dOrHpjb5bYRxEqch3AcpAyL7oekU0PJLWWikTDFXkWZpPz5SMtPGE0GxBMeNlolpKeKedvM5VoUekPGNlKc2V03Ne0rhJyJw0t6babTjQ/s400/water+drawing+third+option.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Water rendering option three</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXC6lcHg79_1QXo0WeO-NTnFLs-1YfJ1ueexYzOKL7Tc0oi0AjBifJA3BBWyh64oCKYY31wqVwoO7HhKM3yvJJYRcoj6kwEzCLR1MpGKtsmgcc9d3Q8riPJq0GGGMQEtRwrFln5zv0Gus/s1600/water+cobalt+painting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXC6lcHg79_1QXo0WeO-NTnFLs-1YfJ1ueexYzOKL7Tc0oi0AjBifJA3BBWyh64oCKYY31wqVwoO7HhKM3yvJJYRcoj6kwEzCLR1MpGKtsmgcc9d3Q8riPJq0GGGMQEtRwrFln5zv0Gus/s200/water+cobalt+painting.jpg" width="170" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">In the end I took inspiration from the simple yet appropriate cobalt painted decoration that covers the background of the moonflask shown here (image on the left). The chosen image, rendered in ball-point pen, a more three dimensional approach, provides us with an opportunity to have open spaces though which the dragon can move and be easily visible without creating confusion or making the visual representation to complex (busy) as mentioned before.<o:p></o:p></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwv2GjPr4vf45JPYz2eb68EmCc84kDUFl_EDZOnMMsOXH_umMvGoXbcev2Vjqy9tNoDpWriiz3t5bbFu6pfDF2X4mQHI48vs7lj2_NYVyblNonLsC8axKuey5R1Ny9uX7pH7kmkUCbus/s1600/pattern+option+for+decoy-duck+three.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="175" id=":current_picnik_image" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwv2GjPr4vf45JPYz2eb68EmCc84kDUFl_EDZOnMMsOXH_umMvGoXbcev2Vjqy9tNoDpWriiz3t5bbFu6pfDF2X4mQHI48vs7lj2_NYVyblNonLsC8axKuey5R1Ny9uX7pH7kmkUCbus/s400/pattern+option+for+decoy-duck+three.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Water renderings, pattern option three</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYW9big9iEzQnzsbWNWoW0YXphq_oBELAAXvKOpB7wUoHeuF1H11FqaGgO8MVoK7HvvNTdw_ZkmVSQul4HMq0yNW_KSaDWyu7ugDLakJglZ57WDev0L6dmKndbYln7uOZIENAXl8xWmg/s1600/pattern+option+for+decoy-duck+three+simple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYW9big9iEzQnzsbWNWoW0YXphq_oBELAAXvKOpB7wUoHeuF1H11FqaGgO8MVoK7HvvNTdw_ZkmVSQul4HMq0yNW_KSaDWyu7ugDLakJglZ57WDev0L6dmKndbYln7uOZIENAXl8xWmg/s400/pattern+option+for+decoy-duck+three+simple.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Water renderings, pattern option final</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div></div>

Ballpoint pen drawings of water for the projected animation titled, and the ship sails on.

Ballpoint pen renderings of Water and decoy ducks -  image and layout created by animator Lukasz Pater. Water renderings, pattern option two...

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Registration of the projected animation

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZH1XDxos5Di95wQfT3mbIgRM28uNtjEd4LH_8izPLLnX9JUhYMc_PepLGm7AOzEhysBQOIHSVQYU8rWI6QF5ZIpDrzHqE7yPHygSU_cQgUJ4tM7vKD2VtOCS4oldcGcQI7MPUaok9XA/s1600/Projected+animation+the+start+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZH1XDxos5Di95wQfT3mbIgRM28uNtjEd4LH_8izPLLnX9JUhYMc_PepLGm7AOzEhysBQOIHSVQYU8rWI6QF5ZIpDrzHqE7yPHygSU_cQgUJ4tM7vKD2VtOCS4oldcGcQI7MPUaok9XA/s400/Projected+animation+the+start+.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Checking the registration of the projection at the start of the installation.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitIkfaBNpfI3T3cmnmMBXqJ1VoCxQucbJakqFwc02zHvDzcKtJqfRSU8UT539Z9mjH_F6xHYbUuAFICUWGkiJAf4Fr2mZFgYsBXQxPvtW3LhkNRRJvNhTpbVKnrn-xQMBuEvmhqGTLRc8/s1600/working+on+the+registration.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitIkfaBNpfI3T3cmnmMBXqJ1VoCxQucbJakqFwc02zHvDzcKtJqfRSU8UT539Z9mjH_F6xHYbUuAFICUWGkiJAf4Fr2mZFgYsBXQxPvtW3LhkNRRJvNhTpbVKnrn-xQMBuEvmhqGTLRc8/s200/working+on+the+registration.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">It is vital to plan the size of the installation, matching the ceramic installation with the envisaged projected animation. I need to design and construct a base for the ceramics to be displayed on.  It has to be the right height to achieve a balance between the size of the decoy ducks and the images in the animation. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjKiHEletwisK1l_u-5DmpBYZ2ndqAYYO4gKteZoDMp2CUsSIwUullTirbKTDmFEwwjKhPNsLQxiPAUa-Mt5_tYE_vIhaLScgod2Mw0xADvLZzjc3j5mqiqgBq-6UqBzx5B_WZNpMzsc/s1600/Decoy-duck+for+registration.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjKiHEletwisK1l_u-5DmpBYZ2ndqAYYO4gKteZoDMp2CUsSIwUullTirbKTDmFEwwjKhPNsLQxiPAUa-Mt5_tYE_vIhaLScgod2Mw0xADvLZzjc3j5mqiqgBq-6UqBzx5B_WZNpMzsc/s400/Decoy-duck+for+registration.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">Not too low, making it impossible for the viewer to really appreciate and engage the sculptural form and shape of the decoy ducks. It also cant be too high as the size of the decoy ducks determines the maximum height one can go with the projector. The drawings will not fit the actual ceramic work if the distance between the installation and the projector is not sufficient.  I also need to determine how many of the decoy ducks could fit into the oval shape of the anticipated projection. Aligning all these aspects is vital to the success of the entire statement.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHD8hdXp6Jea_FvSJ3hvS2pxmi6y_i7v8DRfjLvGgke8Fx2NXkDB__z6g7kZMyU81UEhtg_LdbhwyuLzFxIdSel3K5D8jdXNc6QwxETg2KxMm0a_73MOKIykh-O4mN_9sQnbcAJWqpQ0Q/s1600/decoy+duck+top+view+two.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHD8hdXp6Jea_FvSJ3hvS2pxmi6y_i7v8DRfjLvGgke8Fx2NXkDB__z6g7kZMyU81UEhtg_LdbhwyuLzFxIdSel3K5D8jdXNc6QwxETg2KxMm0a_73MOKIykh-O4mN_9sQnbcAJWqpQ0Q/s400/decoy+duck+top+view+two.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">I have painted the decoy-ducks a semi-sheen acrylic white paint to ensure that the projection is clear and all the detail is captured on the works.  The entire installation will be in a darkened space of the gallery. I am in the process of obtaining a high definition projector to ensure maximum clarity of the projected animation It is one week to complete the entire installation. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPNECWHRJWyfosXMGQ5DvwnQ5UkNsWMvMJ7hstMuP3LYPdyZW4vnqN6IOBPv98ijGQeXe8Oh0FnsCbhDhZnNTDnJjiGV92QemGM2OAtF686nIbcWm1D6L-pvULTkpzkj4bq8fwaQQwYM/s1600/studio+shot+of+finishing+of+the+decoy-ducks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPNECWHRJWyfosXMGQ5DvwnQ5UkNsWMvMJ7hstMuP3LYPdyZW4vnqN6IOBPv98ijGQeXe8Oh0FnsCbhDhZnNTDnJjiGV92QemGM2OAtF686nIbcWm1D6L-pvULTkpzkj4bq8fwaQQwYM/s400/studio+shot+of+finishing+of+the+decoy-ducks.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">The exhibition opens on Monday the 9^th of May. Not much time left to get everything finalized. Next Thursday everything has to be completed. I have slip cast all the decoy-ducks. Some of the decoy-ducks are being fired and assembled whilst others are drying.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div></div>

Registration of the projected animation

Checking the registration of the projection at the start of the installation. It is vital to plan the size of the installation, matching the...

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Heavenly Dragon Tattoo - God forbid!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMGwcpP4s4ADq6EXJsfFacIpxa9hJvJLeEj7vcmd-6WFwJIkhyphenhyphen3CGtreyyiv-WOngFfRxhhKvg2aaY-l4GhTU0CcesP2bTxwmDTBe29xnoPf8hXPhZ0_mQUTBYN-zjjP_2n-wx5Nj/s1600/Large+Dragon+Basin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMGwcpP4s4ADq6EXJsfFacIpxa9hJvJLeEj7vcmd-6WFwJIkhyphenhyphen3CGtreyyiv-WOngFfRxhhKvg2aaY-l4GhTU0CcesP2bTxwmDTBe29xnoPf8hXPhZ0_mQUTBYN-zjjP_2n-wx5Nj/s400/Large+Dragon+Basin.jpg" width="302" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A large blue and white 'dragon' basin.<br />mark and period Guangxu.<br />41.5cm.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I thought it fitting to shed more light on the <i><a href="http://www.chinesedragon.org/">Heavely Dragon</a></i> to feature in my projected animation onto my latest ceramic installation titled, and the ship sails on (see two previous posts and also the image above). This was necessary, especially after the enclosed</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> article appeared in our local newspaper, The Star, on Tuesday 26 October.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFnM0pZxSP791Vvove-Rv0zEoFSI_Ik1v8_dnc_EFzaKQlAZCD1rBR3e9nYh8pYtI3uhFbpEKrcSDvwvgZuWGcZSAXbQluS-LosaNl00Y_523BOmTNqxXwJiPc7vn96v8gHzwcGHN/s1600/w1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFnM0pZxSP791Vvove-Rv0zEoFSI_Ik1v8_dnc_EFzaKQlAZCD1rBR3e9nYh8pYtI3uhFbpEKrcSDvwvgZuWGcZSAXbQluS-LosaNl00Y_523BOmTNqxXwJiPc7vn96v8gHzwcGHN/s400/w1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Visit this useful site for more info.</td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ever thought of getting a heavenly dragon tattooed on your back,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> think twice, especially if you trust a friend</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> to do the honour. Tattooing the Chinese heritage symbol in all its glory on your back is apparently a favourite all over the world . It is China's most significant spiritual animal as Nike </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">recently </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">discovered; they had to withdraw an advertisement that incorporated the slaying of a five clawed dragon - a national heritage symbol of strength and power. The dragon has power over the rain, the wind and water. The heavenly dragon, unlike its European counterpart, is therefore not an evil creature. It promotes good luck as well as warding off evil spirits. There are many forms and shapes of dragons and they all have a different meaning - so beware to carefully research their symbolism, before you choose the dragon that will embrace your back, in all its splendour - in true colour and style (visit the site captured in the image above). More devastating was the experience of an Australian gay guy, whose hopes of his dream image of a Chinese Dragon on his back was shattered, when one of his friends shockingly pointed out that he had indeed experienced an old Russian Prison Tattoo Taboo. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvaXEgmVzRojHtyPGfkvDVfDc6fmnbwby2EIYXAn8eoSx8Yam2J3dfG04SJL17fJ0GqGFIJyWObDhmIdAS_AJ6CJy1MwS8_kIvwMvgftHGowXsC9PXFBNDoUwekjCIW0uHDSlXHdad/s1600/lewd+tattoo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvaXEgmVzRojHtyPGfkvDVfDc6fmnbwby2EIYXAn8eoSx8Yam2J3dfG04SJL17fJ0GqGFIJyWObDhmIdAS_AJ6CJy1MwS8_kIvwMvgftHGowXsC9PXFBNDoUwekjCIW0uHDSlXHdad/s400/lewd+tattoo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Instead of a stunning chinese dragon, a 40 cm penis had been tattooed on his back along with a lewd slogan implying he was gay. Your skin is who you are and not your dreams and aspirations, and must reflect your true identity and status in the prison community. Gays, like child molesters, rapers and murderers were despised and were treated as the outcast in Russian prisons. It would seem these views are still harboured in hardened fundamentalists in society today - even amongst our closest and trusted friends. Maybe - to close to comfort !</span></div>

Heavenly Dragon Tattoo - God forbid!

A large blue and white 'dragon' basin. mark and period Guangxu. 41.5cm. I thought it fitting to shed more light on the Heavely Drago...

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Ceramic installation paper prototype construction (ballpoint pen drawings)

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg337lwMVWUzyFuEDLXWyOodztwaTiqi_OP-tjkhPg8Kpplhz8uWccaaZHCYh_vG3M7bAH6v1Fs9WU19c4lN_rV2c20c-0smZ0HOoR-Q4yRion_XeoQcWTFnK3_Ywnu65BD1Ag8iddQ/s1600/Dragon+in+Decoy-duck+landscape+one.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg337lwMVWUzyFuEDLXWyOodztwaTiqi_OP-tjkhPg8Kpplhz8uWccaaZHCYh_vG3M7bAH6v1Fs9WU19c4lN_rV2c20c-0smZ0HOoR-Q4yRion_XeoQcWTFnK3_Ywnu65BD1Ag8iddQ/s400/Dragon+in+Decoy-duck+landscape+one.jpg" width="378" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ballpoint pen drawing paper prototype construction</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the purpose of this ceramic installation I decided to photostat the ballpoint pen drawings including inspirational images such as the dragon on the moonflask discussed below, to construct a paper prototype that can be altered to develop the creative narrative for the animation and the artist book.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisEqUx_sMglCHNGtH9FrVLEEfMROCkUR2CCov3qTlMrcC-l3a6G6tP6AWgYJl-g8I45jmU58roFE7l77E0QcyjKGnCxt_GrGh2fCJL71PmM67zQWUnpJSvN4LvcGYotcC7kFPh228W/s1600/Ballpoint+pen+drawings+construction+for+the+and+the+ship+sails+on+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisEqUx_sMglCHNGtH9FrVLEEfMROCkUR2CCov3qTlMrcC-l3a6G6tP6AWgYJl-g8I45jmU58roFE7l77E0QcyjKGnCxt_GrGh2fCJL71PmM67zQWUnpJSvN4LvcGYotcC7kFPh228W/s400/Ballpoint+pen+drawings+construction+for+the+and+the+ship+sails+on+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paper prototype construction.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVcp6IrEAXv_MhMfHn3sTuyGdqPvQ8HBOzP9sNWsTICaIUowGnrAYNz-DQuqHwSzed5PN9dR5msW4JycB5c3v0f03RkTfhyphenhyphenqy36Jeu1OTXhJtmyaIerErwXzYm_pXjw4nAIelDq0Uy/s1600/Ballpoont+pen+drawing+of+Decoy-duck+landscape+paper+prototype.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVcp6IrEAXv_MhMfHn3sTuyGdqPvQ8HBOzP9sNWsTICaIUowGnrAYNz-DQuqHwSzed5PN9dR5msW4JycB5c3v0f03RkTfhyphenhyphenqy36Jeu1OTXhJtmyaIerErwXzYm_pXjw4nAIelDq0Uy/s400/Ballpoont+pen+drawing+of+Decoy-duck+landscape+paper+prototype.jpg" width="377" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape of decoy-ducks and three sister 'koppies'<br />(paper construction of ball point pen drawings)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The dragon to be animated and projected onto the ceramic installation titled, and the ship sails on (see previous post) is taken from a masterfully painted rare blue and white Dragon Moonflask (seal mark and period of Qianlong), cited in a Sotheby's auction catalogue. The moonflask was auctioned in 2007 and fetched $ 2.8 million.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqlndTS21V529fNUng_pukCA6tUDw-zPNVklgLuRYNmAG9x98l_JVAhpi9Vil5Z_TKC7B5TOIUUEag7H_ICkCZeRMnX6sN7HuPfyfy-q3yvvnFj1eXp2jKmlegSiBy7VU_J3PgchM/s1600/Detail+of+rare+dragon+moonflask.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqlndTS21V529fNUng_pukCA6tUDw-zPNVklgLuRYNmAG9x98l_JVAhpi9Vil5Z_TKC7B5TOIUUEag7H_ICkCZeRMnX6sN7HuPfyfy-q3yvvnFj1eXp2jKmlegSiBy7VU_J3PgchM/s400/Detail+of+rare+dragon+moonflask.jpg" width="305" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Detail of dragon on rare 'moonflask'</span><br /><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b> </b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b><br /><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b><br /><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A fine and rare blue and white 'Dragon' moonflask - seal mark and period of Qianlong.</span></b></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The broad voluptious body set on a short splayed oval foot, the trumpet shaped neck set with a pair of pierced stylised archaic </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">qilong</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> handles, crisply carved with c-scroll motifs, richly painted in deep tones of cobalt blue with a scaly sinuous five-clawed dragon to either side, contesting a centralised flaming pearl, amongst cloud scrolls above a crashing wave border, the neck, foot and sides painted with ten stylised bats.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 6px; padding-top: 6px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkk7qd7vWJ57meyazdpc-bj-Q_D6T1oA-VQSH70HFkF9PEGKwkGWLUY5yXrasANN6QUahJCQBMdKIL-lCgbIDQRLw5IByo8rhWyjpE2I7n9m_MLtfMixE0nKNk6ElwL4LqbmPrbhZ0/s1600/A+fine+&+Rare+blue+&+white+dragon+moonflask+final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkk7qd7vWJ57meyazdpc-bj-Q_D6T1oA-VQSH70HFkF9PEGKwkGWLUY5yXrasANN6QUahJCQBMdKIL-lCgbIDQRLw5IByo8rhWyjpE2I7n9m_MLtfMixE0nKNk6ElwL4LqbmPrbhZ0/s400/A+fine+&+Rare+blue+&+white+dragon+moonflask+final.jpg" width="306" /></span></i></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">A fine and rare blue and white Dragon moonflask</span></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This magnificent 'Dragon' moonflask appears to be the only recorded example of a moonflask of this type decorated in blue-and-white. It would have been highly prized by the Qianlong emperor who had penchant for technically innovative and artistically challenging pieces. During his reign the refinement of the material and craftsmanship allowed potters to become highly ambitious in their repertoire. the making of this particular flask required considerable expertise from the potter who borrowed extensively from archaic styles while creating a piece that was contemporary. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ9e9HOslcElXYTdGnx9W2MSkduL6mNgM-T-U3Y-Qv9dF83-tBCjoNHwTyNxUI9ZSAfa-lv6R7qchC-XAGgvGdnWeLTxxAlR0Jm3x0O3cViyw5oArDpj2leMzZvZbraLZ_pYwjcv3d/s1600/Dragon+moon-flasks+variables.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ9e9HOslcElXYTdGnx9W2MSkduL6mNgM-T-U3Y-Qv9dF83-tBCjoNHwTyNxUI9ZSAfa-lv6R7qchC-XAGgvGdnWeLTxxAlR0Jm3x0O3cViyw5oArDpj2leMzZvZbraLZ_pYwjcv3d/s400/Dragon+moon-flasks+variables.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The above images, especially the flask on the left, showcase other examples of moonflasks with painted dragons that may have inspired the potter. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Cited in Sotheby's catalogue, London 7 November 2007:200-201)</span>

Ceramic installation paper prototype construction (ballpoint pen drawings)

Ballpoint pen drawing paper prototype construction For the purpose of this ceramic installation I decided to photostat the ballpoint pen dra...

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Ballpoint pen drawings; Ceramic Installation titled, and the ship sails on.

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAs_gPynhETcncFy3AQv9uloHhEFazvM0-ZndU6M8vnjWezOsU_kfD2cCoYBZhg-EeLIU3nhI68xioU7Z4s8E3TcDhIhg6DMWcfLqVTG97D4QN8X0kLlLlD3y2M9AikQgfUP2onw11/s1600/water-merged-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAs_gPynhETcncFy3AQv9uloHhEFazvM0-ZndU6M8vnjWezOsU_kfD2cCoYBZhg-EeLIU3nhI68xioU7Z4s8E3TcDhIhg6DMWcfLqVTG97D4QN8X0kLlLlD3y2M9AikQgfUP2onw11/s400/water-merged-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ballpoint pen drawings of water. For the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">reference see the water on the </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Dragon' Moonflask, the last image below.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have started the conceptual drawings for my next ceramic installation titled </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the ship sails on </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(with reference to the  Federico Fellini Film)</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The installation will consist of two ceramic components, individually sculpted pieces to be modelled, moulded and multiples to be slip cast to form the installation. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8X-ZDo9-7QWWLJzyxj0RziO39cYO00Pt3ZBbZ-65WfgrFUbALC0Yat9OEW6AeZpV4NuPCkakutVCoUDxA-We-9NNYaSJeD5qolINpPXgE6d6mlbKJ5yeoNJ9TtvQe1Mdu1oYdsGl/s1600/decoy-duck.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8X-ZDo9-7QWWLJzyxj0RziO39cYO00Pt3ZBbZ-65WfgrFUbALC0Yat9OEW6AeZpV4NuPCkakutVCoUDxA-We-9NNYaSJeD5qolINpPXgE6d6mlbKJ5yeoNJ9TtvQe1Mdu1oYdsGl/s200/decoy-duck.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">The first ceramic component represents the nation portrayed as a decoy-duck female figure, whose body is shaped like a bomb, a symbol of traditionalism and extreme forms of nationalism the world over (fundamentalism). She is in a sleeping position, lying dormant, ready to unleash her instinctive motherly protection on who ever disturbs the status-quo. Although she is portrayed as the hunted (victim/vulnerable) her true colours are revealed and she transforms into a kamikaze torpedo when challenged. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJiNuN6EV0UlLSKiwPB60t05leO3aPlmg51EnhNygykORYIMGvfIuMcI647UhtZCs0RoN7nwxBN35Axo8WKCn5pFJjkf69V8HNn_o_QLOsjCBxXxQuLKnu7jg-m73hcpifw-25RCL/s1600/Scan10002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJiNuN6EV0UlLSKiwPB60t05leO3aPlmg51EnhNygykORYIMGvfIuMcI647UhtZCs0RoN7nwxBN35Axo8WKCn5pFJjkf69V8HNn_o_QLOsjCBxXxQuLKnu7jg-m73hcpifw-25RCL/s200/Scan10002.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">A decoy under-guise of utopia; in her Trojan belly lurks every form of bully - the epitome of dystopia. The preparatory ballpoint pen drawings on the left were done during a three month residency at the <i>Cite</i> in Paris France (1991). The final image (below) was drawn in blue ink on white paper and incorporated into a composite image of ballpoint pen drawings; a digital print on acid paper - the work titled <i>The long road to paradise.</i></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgG8zGHNZ7hSsqGuTWvKqLxxyyJQyIrYIKg-YdMceR-opAfj5QV4q5d02ad5lL0D0IVm6zq8YrPiUrC6RiIYoHTecY0ooIgnXnVQ4kaFb0vMGvTCsGB7U-QCWV39Yj2W5Blo1Z6vW/s1600/decoy+duck.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgG8zGHNZ7hSsqGuTWvKqLxxyyJQyIrYIKg-YdMceR-opAfj5QV4q5d02ad5lL0D0IVm6zq8YrPiUrC6RiIYoHTecY0ooIgnXnVQ4kaFb0vMGvTCsGB7U-QCWV39Yj2W5Blo1Z6vW/s400/decoy+duck.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOfAqt6QQCO-DS9QFGIATkInuFnZNGirCcjmfcY1ne18u8PwLyO_bfVm8aE9wRiRu8xnQ715e1N7G82iIpQlndn-UQgyTY9GrCldUosdocHrna1_df5nmuuvojHgeCxo-oUWDZtVfx/s1600/mountain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOfAqt6QQCO-DS9QFGIATkInuFnZNGirCcjmfcY1ne18u8PwLyO_bfVm8aE9wRiRu8xnQ715e1N7G82iIpQlndn-UQgyTY9GrCldUosdocHrna1_df5nmuuvojHgeCxo-oUWDZtVfx/s200/mountain.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The second ceramic component is  symbolic of a very special mountain - for some it will represent spiritual enlightenment and freedom. It also represents the land (various continents and countries), the earth beneath our feet, which has everything do do with our roots and identity. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7_2uRJkAh3JmeCm4BdNHqK7n-jH9aAs55BZJ5AR1Q-jwVaG6JGeyKLFv_GjOU2frS7smThvKuMHEIC128EGHm5R3R6VRemFzEYaiPmKy1qzaxG8LvevYwssgYCh24-CQWxHSjBCp/s1600/Three+Sisters+Cape.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7_2uRJkAh3JmeCm4BdNHqK7n-jH9aAs55BZJ5AR1Q-jwVaG6JGeyKLFv_GjOU2frS7smThvKuMHEIC128EGHm5R3R6VRemFzEYaiPmKy1qzaxG8LvevYwssgYCh24-CQWxHSjBCp/s200/Three+Sisters+Cape.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In developing the form for the second ceramic component, the major reference has been the Three Sisters 'Koppies' in the Karoo (image on the left). It reminds me of my annual journey down to the Cape for the summer recess - a drive through the Karoo to Parow my birthplace (my family home). The journey there and back is 1400 km one way, the Karoo being semi-desert means there is not much to look at. Therefore my time spent on the road  has always been an opportunity to reflect on issues affecting my life and contemplate conceptual aspects associated with my work.</span><br /> <br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvH-IKTsGgBdHxElGAuqSqaL-bKTLt2wjReCvwuCplnmZmgVUUT5ycvx69dRncQbXOr8-lN2KQsT6aOhkrB9NLvBKe3UULxSxkvtUSDsfxf80PZMkDS2o1e176_ssTtG1kpfT448l/s1600/Three+sisters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvH-IKTsGgBdHxElGAuqSqaL-bKTLt2wjReCvwuCplnmZmgVUUT5ycvx69dRncQbXOr8-lN2KQsT6aOhkrB9NLvBKe3UULxSxkvtUSDsfxf80PZMkDS2o1e176_ssTtG1kpfT448l/s400/Three+sisters.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The design development of the mountain took a different direction with the discovery of brushrests. The need to develop a composite ceramic image incorporating the mountain, led to an investigation into suitable ceramic products. The group of four brushrests on the left are from the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period. The small drawing in the middle (also referenced) is of a sculpture made earlier, titled  .... and incorporates one of the koppies of the Three Sisters mentioned above.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0-WgDnFhv6oSBsAwp2WBACrHqgTOWNvZ6U_q21n0AouOMHoC2gb2BFwt34oeIP0N6NRsUm6DScNyK6-qZbzrNEKQI9Ha0ApI3slymlMpocSdF5-2bsSUmgJDYKbFRkw12a6Tauyo/s1600/Ballpoint+pen+drawing+of+Mountain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0-WgDnFhv6oSBsAwp2WBACrHqgTOWNvZ6U_q21n0AouOMHoC2gb2BFwt34oeIP0N6NRsUm6DScNyK6-qZbzrNEKQI9Ha0ApI3slymlMpocSdF5-2bsSUmgJDYKbFRkw12a6Tauyo/s400/Ballpoint+pen+drawing+of+Mountain.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">The final ballpoint pen drawing of the second ceramic component incorporates images of proteas, our national flower,  and is also the national symbol of South African sports (image above). </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Vnnk_3BHZ56LDN4CS4Jj_Llesqjr9X-5j1VcYVuNVsFzeZpZdGj2tZ_2ePI-clugTLekgdiw2bfeTHZGarektjXUJ9jcmNS0DDh1HZkAzfrb-_ook_TevHgDR1MX0Z0He4JwJG5o/s1600/Ballpoint+pen+drawing+of+and+the+ship+sails+on.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Vnnk_3BHZ56LDN4CS4Jj_Llesqjr9X-5j1VcYVuNVsFzeZpZdGj2tZ_2ePI-clugTLekgdiw2bfeTHZGarektjXUJ9jcmNS0DDh1HZkAzfrb-_ook_TevHgDR1MX0Z0He4JwJG5o/s400/Ballpoint+pen+drawing+of+and+the+ship+sails+on.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">The drawing above depicts the envisaged composition of the ceramic installation incorporating both ceramic components; the decoy-duck figure and the mountain. This time round the ceramic components will have more space between them, the base forming a screen for the projection, acting as the surface of the sea (water between the ceramic components). </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBh_2v2kFtKIXR68ig-krgfuCqDaQdl0Rt2nS0vsYDDBrEXfm45_cqNA74LzrRCHaNuycarWymN4aJHBBE880rsGcfXDPsRyjmpfpqWZ0fDaahmI_ElDAHmX50GKQAZO9DprXvi2wk/s1600/dragon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBh_2v2kFtKIXR68ig-krgfuCqDaQdl0Rt2nS0vsYDDBrEXfm45_cqNA74LzrRCHaNuycarWymN4aJHBBE880rsGcfXDPsRyjmpfpqWZ0fDaahmI_ElDAHmX50GKQAZO9DprXvi2wk/s400/dragon.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">The animation to be projected onto the ceramic installation will consist of drawings depicting water (Title image at the very top of the post), flowers and an animated version of the dragon, inspired by the images in the Moonflask enclosed below and above.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-6L1_pQYak7q1WjunBYCprmqhL2l8BZ9fcLpN4cFxbL6TZHSZ6aM6hRN2MnjgGsiTiUoji4XUKB3oyd8EXtRXO8o3J65SjXIx11piZzOX0D2NDp62evuKiGph2a6zNceAlAeItZz/s1600/A+fine+&+Rare+blue+&+white+dragon+moonflask.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-6L1_pQYak7q1WjunBYCprmqhL2l8BZ9fcLpN4cFxbL6TZHSZ6aM6hRN2MnjgGsiTiUoji4XUKB3oyd8EXtRXO8o3J65SjXIx11piZzOX0D2NDp62evuKiGph2a6zNceAlAeItZz/s400/A+fine+&+Rare+blue+&+white+dragon+moonflask.jpg" width="305" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A fine and rare blue and white 'Dragon' moonflask<br />Seal mark and period of Qianlong.</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

Ballpoint pen drawings; Ceramic Installation titled, and the ship sails on.

Ballpoint pen drawings of water. For the  reference see the water on the  'Dragon' Moonflask, the last image below. I have started t...

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Ballpoint Pen Animation titled Woe-man

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" class="b-hbp-video b-uploaded" frameborder="0" height="266" id="BLOGGER-video-bbb3dd355c8fff6f-6541" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyLhG5YFSTe4-ODn8PFQteRsxPmZW6NL9n8V2a1f-FmAF4rzyMC3P79JYKU1X9E8kL77TTuL9M726UX9Jw4RG-yrk8gT3NJg10IBO9K4G-M98HIJhguo24bwHhaYfCWdL5C7h4&origin=zeehair.blogspot.com" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click on this quick-time inserted copy of the animation that was projected on to the rat installation at the Ceramics Southern Africa Regional Exhibition, held at Museum Africa recently. Don't worry about the fact that it is blurred - when opened, the animation runs smoothly and is totally focussed. The title of the piece is <b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1856162345">Woe-man</a></b><a href="http://eugenehon.blogspot.com/2010/09/new-projected-animation-conceived-in.html"> </a>as explained in the post below - follow the link provided. I have reloaded the animation of the carpet installation titled <b><a href="http://eugenehon.blogspot.com/2010/08/rat-installation-with-quick-time-copy.html">Infectious</a></b><a href="http://eugenehon.blogspot.com/2010/08/rat-installation-with-quick-time-copy.html">, </a>now complete and much better quality. Follow the link provided. The two animations were <i>looped</i> for members visiting the exhibition to enjoy both of them. The exhibition comes down this Sunday and hopefully within the next two to three weeks videos of the two pieces will be made and available for viewing on this blog.</span></div>

Ballpoint Pen Animation titled Woe-man

Click on this quick-time inserted copy of the animation that was projected on to the rat installation at the Ceramics Southern Africa Region...

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New projected animation conceived in ballpoint pen drawings in the form of an Artist Book.

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgOHMcKuDjE2BCsRrBRHQ-x8xuuSeJleoTkFhHEK63yv6gxuOlBlHBuU9TVsU3ro4EUtWY5oaFEjcjVVQmzk6yy1yOvDVCgLY523DMdtvV_tuvsxF4BsxXq_RpnQ9GV7q88t4IQiH/s1600/Big+Shot+w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgOHMcKuDjE2BCsRrBRHQ-x8xuuSeJleoTkFhHEK63yv6gxuOlBlHBuU9TVsU3ro4EUtWY5oaFEjcjVVQmzk6yy1yOvDVCgLY523DMdtvV_tuvsxF4BsxXq_RpnQ9GV7q88t4IQiH/s200/Big+Shot+w.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Big Shots, Ballpoint pen drawing.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Contemplating the production of an artist book.</b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For a while now I have been contemplating creating an artist book. The idea is to capitalize on my unique approach to ballpoint pen drawings. My critics have always been complimentary of my drawings. Some mentioned that the ceramic sculptures are too methodical in their construction and therefore 'bled of all passion' (Cruise, 1996). </span><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGkvkmpiAjIB73wZr_AVG6eSjCkc8-uy5ynaotJKYxfIHUSqsA351unv_Qk9d78QGZDNCe6EPlNEd75j8CTAHPgm4lqE7kRcP0BxL3uT0m_ocHVmxFk9dt9y7apFv6GInEiNSnOq0/s1600/Inner+sleave+of+book+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGkvkmpiAjIB73wZr_AVG6eSjCkc8-uy5ynaotJKYxfIHUSqsA351unv_Qk9d78QGZDNCe6EPlNEd75j8CTAHPgm4lqE7kRcP0BxL3uT0m_ocHVmxFk9dt9y7apFv6GInEiNSnOq0/s200/Inner+sleave+of+book+cover.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Inner sleeve and title page design</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Encouragement.</b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In December I visited my friend Hylton Nel, the renowned South African Ceramist. He stated that I should consider focussing on producing Artist Books. He suggested that I relaunch my career as an artist, focussing on this exciting and creative output option. I am however in the process of creating a new video for projection onto the rat installation. The projection is based on one of the </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">bully</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> series of ballpoint pen drawings, titled </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Big Shots (featured above). F<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">ollow the link provided to gain insight into related works and reference material; blog post titled BIG SHOTS RAW WAR WOE MAN - <a href="http://eugenehon.blogspot.com/2009/01/failure-of-masculinity.html">A failure of masculinity</a></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. The work is to be featured at the Ceramics Southern Africa regional exhibition to be opened next weekend - the title of the final work will be </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Woe man. </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The idea of animating some of my drawings is equally exciting - the response to the projection had been very positive. </span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-fv4F3BK8YyO7qPLHufkuFOLutbeTDpsCbPNK62dkzuq7RgW5xlinUkq_O694Me605WpFpkkSprsBnz1LBqy_B_-VJQgFOa6l4yr7vOG5ufT-HVHOQCXPkMNatWVhnjUByPPbBKe/s1600/page+1+title+ideas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-fv4F3BK8YyO7qPLHufkuFOLutbeTDpsCbPNK62dkzuq7RgW5xlinUkq_O694Me605WpFpkkSprsBnz1LBqy_B_-VJQgFOa6l4yr7vOG5ufT-HVHOQCXPkMNatWVhnjUByPPbBKe/s200/page+1+title+ideas.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brainstorming ideas and text.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Artists Books</span></b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have read extensively on the subject of artist's books during our winter recess - in between watching  the recent </span><s><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">soccer</span></s><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">/football world cup matches. I will shed more light on the subject of Artist's Books in a future blog entry - for an introduction into understanding the complexity of the product look no further than the written work by <a href="http://www.granarybooks.com/books/drucker2/drucker2.html">Johanna Drucker</a>.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYQzP789y4zsFiBJ1U-hQMfrbQmaUcd53iTvSLeervHXQAXRjQxtT3OU5qo2_VDu0fBxRQ-YLoTmJx1QYX9LZp1LMoJt_jSrdwYDqWnch93PivJ5IdTOdZVPLRJCEy9chy_HC1thZ/s1600/page+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYQzP789y4zsFiBJ1U-hQMfrbQmaUcd53iTvSLeervHXQAXRjQxtT3OU5qo2_VDu0fBxRQ-YLoTmJx1QYX9LZp1LMoJt_jSrdwYDqWnch93PivJ5IdTOdZVPLRJCEy9chy_HC1thZ/s200/page+2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQkTa4MARHF5lf-cdBaYzbVXKClEPwgG01QLI_ZCfCrDqxeoAzFL7yG_i1KUx9YPOMGar1CnqB1VvoUKcdqrDoJxDMRZCPtPnRMqaXAWABB65q2veIbXLebO-HXdQyVIcWxM1YmWa/s1600/page+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQkTa4MARHF5lf-cdBaYzbVXKClEPwgG01QLI_ZCfCrDqxeoAzFL7yG_i1KUx9YPOMGar1CnqB1VvoUKcdqrDoJxDMRZCPtPnRMqaXAWABB65q2veIbXLebO-HXdQyVIcWxM1YmWa/s400/page+4.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Big-shot creating a storm.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV175iFNJYGOqOJ9DwPfkCmsCrMuiry17zrGZj7OSmY2hXUtelFx5jUwZRv1fuqZuir1rVMlruNkx6Yttw-EvxL8naHG38IODfN_R6tzPo8GvVXgxrBjiitXBZRbqBtrRWLeB5Iv88/s1600/page+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV175iFNJYGOqOJ9DwPfkCmsCrMuiry17zrGZj7OSmY2hXUtelFx5jUwZRv1fuqZuir1rVMlruNkx6Yttw-EvxL8naHG38IODfN_R6tzPo8GvVXgxrBjiitXBZRbqBtrRWLeB5Iv88/s200/page+6.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Big-shot firing</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whilst shopping recently I came across and purchased two small bound sketch books, produced by Daler-Rowney (A5-150 grams acid free cartridge paper) that served as another stimulus to pursue the idea. The final creative inspiration came in response to an exhibition of artists books in the FADA gallery three weeks ago. David Patton the previous head of Department for Visual Arts (FADA) has written a number of papers and a catalogue on the subject and curated a comprehensive exhibition on this complex creative output (a few years ago). </span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowZzxeAjoCB51ozbyxgo4thdWhHVkD8bGJGDy3-Zc8ughakQ8cKIMZiEa5KOnS5EPhSke6GiI78GYyL_nABPfIDpqKaErUaCLx3lFGL1BlUC0Pa6nb2Ssih9grE5X7xS5jLgICcYk/s1600/page+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowZzxeAjoCB51ozbyxgo4thdWhHVkD8bGJGDy3-Zc8ughakQ8cKIMZiEa5KOnS5EPhSke6GiI78GYyL_nABPfIDpqKaErUaCLx3lFGL1BlUC0Pa6nb2Ssih9grE5X7xS5jLgICcYk/s200/page+8.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The gang</td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the purpose of this blog post, I thought it necessary to showcase the development of the idea; the creative endeavour would have a dual purpose;  the creative concept and directive for the animation (visual reference for the motion graphic artists) and an initial prototype exploring my own creative parameters for  the idea/concept of an artist book. </span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91v5FIj52Wa1QRl3QimDrdDC4kFS4DaWHlDKt1H2-V-R6wwAuXKHJD-gphB7-Qs9-CWaOWRmRXVQOAnM2oSoUNbzgg93Ban4Hxkj6g5hb4A0KxOyidsHPAFlZyxpyAEGg583vqcgn/s1600/page+ten.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91v5FIj52Wa1QRl3QimDrdDC4kFS4DaWHlDKt1H2-V-R6wwAuXKHJD-gphB7-Qs9-CWaOWRmRXVQOAnM2oSoUNbzgg93Ban4Hxkj6g5hb4A0KxOyidsHPAFlZyxpyAEGg583vqcgn/s400/page+ten.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Firing away mindlessly</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwtGH5W4QKOQmFoBYJl_t_7eR0TGViih2HrZleGhOjERCTBnCSEffo4RQLSYL3wHVtWnNuJn-6vCmqT03R2gJKC1RT9WmkyRJjf5lc7TrEbZoWdnWz6vz9s-eU3c2eT3ldAFOEGT8/s1600/page+11+&+12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwtGH5W4QKOQmFoBYJl_t_7eR0TGViih2HrZleGhOjERCTBnCSEffo4RQLSYL3wHVtWnNuJn-6vCmqT03R2gJKC1RT9WmkyRJjf5lc7TrEbZoWdnWz6vz9s-eU3c2eT3ldAFOEGT8/s200/page+11+&+12.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The standoff</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The images posted here do not include text, I am in the process of incorporating the text and reviewing the layout and construction of the final product - An Artist Book also to be titled  Woe-man. The concept behind the work will be explicated once the animation is posted together with photographs of the projected installation.</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiZ-tKE9beZGjZi34XIi-chnP4UxzR40E-PQKMsw1pELvtIKC6lZ_U63aEMagWySJjbU31D_MpwSNfZD1mrFzMdJktZTfG_2UvxKMgu9xJaV8kaafVizkV6MFhJgxu0OE_E9ovVPt/s1600/page+12+&+14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiZ-tKE9beZGjZi34XIi-chnP4UxzR40E-PQKMsw1pELvtIKC6lZ_U63aEMagWySJjbU31D_MpwSNfZD1mrFzMdJktZTfG_2UvxKMgu9xJaV8kaafVizkV6MFhJgxu0OE_E9ovVPt/s400/page+12+&+14.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Crime in SA is sublimated civil war</span></td></tr></tbody></table><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Three different creative outputs; a projected installation, artist book and video.</span></b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fact that I will have three different creative outputs exploring the same creative theme is interesting from a R&D perspective, seen in the context of specifically practice-led research. </span><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtADr8zdsOsqmt09VvOXL-LpUhzwirM8jtPWunLLMThjQEAbhjEBTlEDEOynDG5NMqU9u6uLhmqySYPigxLYCYdxnD2TbtOOO4ZIcUTL30tEIEc9urbEsy3e3_fP_MG8U78C9Jx3A/s1600/page+17+&+18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtADr8zdsOsqmt09VvOXL-LpUhzwirM8jtPWunLLMThjQEAbhjEBTlEDEOynDG5NMqU9u6uLhmqySYPigxLYCYdxnD2TbtOOO4ZIcUTL30tEIEc9urbEsy3e3_fP_MG8U78C9Jx3A/s400/page+17+&+18.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Suffering abuse</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By the end of the project I hope to have the rat installation with the projection of the animated drawing sequence. A video of the projected installation will be filmed and edited and available in an edition of five - ten. I also hope to complete the artist book, complete with text; also</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> available in a limited edition. </span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsVtPK_utCBaqAf7D7vfdcTjbEmQk5ZZNTwULkIUWvXvi_PYo7dd3cXwEgYepTugUfuqRSpuPaOs-3UV5cxJKrTLvuBoG5G1H-fTyW66DFeLE8Ib5xCUbsGbbtNJOGpF8Txp0EdSS/s1600/page+19+&+20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsVtPK_utCBaqAf7D7vfdcTjbEmQk5ZZNTwULkIUWvXvi_PYo7dd3cXwEgYepTugUfuqRSpuPaOs-3UV5cxJKrTLvuBoG5G1H-fTyW66DFeLE8Ib5xCUbsGbbtNJOGpF8Txp0EdSS/s400/page+19+&+20.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The spirit of a wounded nation flows away with its blood</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAYRYta6rs-Xn1Pm0gUAV9358E52gOaojLUyTg9Sr5cAyd1tkWLT15JrP0EVJoRWXmPe2_RuY8aMq-sTKr3pKEreE9EKh79hOQQJCz0DVMrZyiziLdG5KnmN3gkdFSabmLUwHJtkNF/s1600/page+22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAYRYta6rs-Xn1Pm0gUAV9358E52gOaojLUyTg9Sr5cAyd1tkWLT15JrP0EVJoRWXmPe2_RuY8aMq-sTKr3pKEreE9EKh79hOQQJCz0DVMrZyiziLdG5KnmN3gkdFSabmLUwHJtkNF/s200/page+22.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Polluted</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The specific product outcomes will appeal to hopefully a different set of viewer and a review of the final products would assist me in my creative output - working towards a one person exhibition and a new direction for me as an artist, ceramic artist and or ceramic sculptor. </span><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSw0uSps1E1ruDbbpplAEYMsLm_Ardqae_6_572r9jR0HAmYCDhETKSISNZIF1obrD8avMiycrfiLfYrZiUMdlmoheL-9zX_4UqgQhci3dggzmm7VFBs8jqkfSUxToXDZjUeXFhHin/s1600/page+23+&+24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSw0uSps1E1ruDbbpplAEYMsLm_Ardqae_6_572r9jR0HAmYCDhETKSISNZIF1obrD8avMiycrfiLfYrZiUMdlmoheL-9zX_4UqgQhci3dggzmm7VFBs8jqkfSUxToXDZjUeXFhHin/s400/page+23+&+24.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Disillusionment and despair</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>

New projected animation conceived in ballpoint pen drawings in the form of an Artist Book.

Big Shots, Ballpoint pen drawing. Contemplating the production of an artist book. For a while now I have been contemplating creating an arti...

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