Melinda Hinkson studio visits

Melinda Hinkson is planning to visit Lennox House studios next Wednesday morning, to talk to anyone who’s around.

Julie

Article from Nature on painting

I’ve put an article in the media library about visual perception by (art historian) Martin Kemp, from the latest edition of Nature

KempNature

Liz’s texts for reading group Fri 23 Oct 2009

Liz Coates has supplied four single page readings for Friday 23 October. I’ve sent them by email as I’ve had a bit of difficulty posting them on the blog. Here’s the reference and Liz’s comments.- Viv

Ref: John Berger, The Sight of a Man, in: Selected Essays & Articles – The Look of Things, Pelican, Penguin Books Ltd, UK, 1972.
The book in SofA library is a small paperback with yellowing pages and I had to do some adjusting in photoshop to make it readable.
A great writer talking about visual perception; leads well into more scientific and cognitive discussions.

I’d also like to refer to two additional texts for interested readers. Both these texts have a great deal of insights to share:

Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Cezanne’s Doubt, in: Sense and Non-Sense, (trans. Hubert L. Dreyfus & Patricia Allen Dreyfus), Northwestern University Press, 1964, p.9-25.

Lawrence Gowing, Cezanne: The Logic of Organized Sensations (1977) in: Conversations with Cezanne, (ed.) Michael Doran, Berkeley, University of California Press, 2001, p.180-212.
(I was tempted to submit this as the reading, but it is very long. Full of insights about painting in general, B&W images of Cezanne’s paintings scattered through the text.)

Best wishes, Liz

Weekend 17,18 Oct A Block

This weekend Robbie is giving key access to some participants in a university event so they can use the A Block toilets. He has assured me that this will be carefully monitored, but if you are not around (or even if you are) it is probably a good idea to lock your studio doors. Just dont be alarmed! It is all under control! thanks Ruth

Micky’s texts for Reading Groups 1 and 2, Sept 25

DorisvonDrathenVortexofSilencep13-26

HazratInayatKhanTheInfluenceOfWorksOfArtp193-197

Intense thanks!

Thanks to all who presented last week for the Intensive- everyone was terrific – you have all clearly been working really hard, and again the sessions were really stimulating. And thanks to all who contributed so thoughtfully to discussion. And special thanks to Vanessa who was mostly at a rival conference(!)and yet brought the week to a fabulous conclusion on Friday night with the  wonderful King Hits. A great way to weather a ten week term….a fabulous nights’ letting down of hair!

Melinda Hinkson was really pleased that people were so receptive to her project, which I think could have very interesting benefits for us. She is also very sensitive to your responses, so if any of you have concerns about her involvement with the group (coming to intensives etc) it would be good to let me know – just email me.

If you are keen to be part of her project and havent told her yet,  I think you should email her melinda.hinkson@anu.edu.au

Alistair was also really delighted to have been involved and is very keen to maintain this kind of interaction. Isnt he terrific? I recommend his lectures which are on Tuesdays at 10am in music lecture theatre 3.

So, that was our final intensive for 2009 but I am thinking we should have a postgrad lunch sometime before year ends- and invite some of these extras along. And have a bit of discussion about how we might do things even better next year….

That’s all fffffolks!!! see you in Sydney on Thursday? R

Text by Semir Zeki related to Julie’s choice – Zimmer Abstract for RG 2

Thanks for this Julie

Artistic Creativity and the Brain

All in the mind- the creative process

There was a very interesting broadcast yesterday on radio national, closely aligned to Julie’s reading. Worth checking out!
Art on the Mind: Neuroaesthetics, and the artist as brain scientist!
Acclaimed neuroscientist Semir Zeki pioneered the field of neuroaesthetics to probe the biological basis of the aesthetic experience, art, literature, love and beauty. He thinks scientists have lots to learn about the brain from the works of visual artists and romantic literature. And visit London’s Hayward Gallery, where the Walking in My Mind exhibition has been described as a ‘vast humming cranium’ as artists unearth their creative process through vast installations. Full transcript available
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/allinthemind/default.htm

Reading for Group Two- Friday 4 September 2009

Hello everyone – Here are the links for Julie’s readings, she has also emailed the texts to you. Please let her know if there’s any problem with this, or if you’d like a hard copy instead.

Julie also Viv the editor.

BorgesExactitude

ZimmerAbstraction

‘Art worlds’ Symposium

On the 19-20th of September the ANU Art history post-graduate alumni are hosting a symposium. They have extended the invitation to present to School of art post-grads. The theme for the Symposium is ‘Art Worlds’ or if you like anything influencing the production, distribution and reception of art. I am going to hopefully present a paper regarding a painter’s perspective on production; the intentions I have using painting as the medium to articulate my ideas- a modified version of a previous talk. Maybe other would like to consider framing their thoughts and join in the discussions, instead of being discussed about. Also preparing a talk helps that exegesis! Contact person is Sam Bowker (sam.bowker@gmail.com) The dealine for expressions of interest is Thursday 20th August.

Dear Colleague,

You are invited to present a paper at our upcoming Symposium for recent postgraduates of the ANU Department of Art History.

We are interested in your current research, and seek to present the widest possible range of themes and issues reflecting our discipline. This is an excellent opportunity to be visibly involved in our postgraduate community, and remain informed of the most recent directions being developed by Art Historians in the ANU.

The guiding theme for our 2009 Symposium is Art Worlds.

We see this concept as having a wide range of interpretations, particularly relating to the production, distribution, and reception of art. For example, your paper might examine the dynamic relationships between artists and critics, patrons and institutions, or specific artworks and their audiences. You may wish to explore art movements or cultural groups as independent and overlapping “art worlds”, or raise questions regarding inclusivity and exclusivity in the arts. You might discuss the “art industry” in a broader sense, such as the consequences of the art market, unscrupulous auction tactics, discipline-specific publications, art education strategies, and case studies in controversy. Your paper’s topic may be centred upon any century, location, or case study. For further ideas, consult Martin Irvine’s discussion through this link.

We would like this Symposium to raise critical and lively issues relating to how the “Art World” operates, and provide original “behind-the-scenes” insights for our audience.

Feel free to interpret this guiding theme to suit your own preferences. You may refer to any of the Symposium organisers if you have questions about your proposed topic.

We seek original papers of approximately 20 minutes in duration. Undergraduates and visitors from other institutions will also be invited to attend and participate in the discussion of postgraduate papers.

The “Art Worlds” Symposium will be convened by Sam Bowker, Denise Morgan and Luke Diggins. It will be held in the Humanities Conference Room, AD Hope Building (ANU) over the weekend of the 19-20th September 2009.

Please submit your abstracts (200-300 words) or an expression of interest (with at least two sentences describing your proposed paper) to all three convenors as soon as possible. The deadline for abstracts is Thursday 20th August 2009.

Further information:
Sam Bowker (sam.bowker@gmail.com)
Denise Morgan (Denise.Morgan@iinet.net.au)
Luke Diggins (Luke.Diggens@anu.edu.au)