Day 1 A typical day of Ce Chen, filled with random ideas and senseless thoughts. Day 2 Sea Wind to St Ives As I stated in yesterday’s video… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 43, 19 July – 25 July 2020”
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Reflective Journal Week 42, 12 July – 18 July 2020
Mr Steve Wilson suggested me to look into Roger Hiorns’s Seizure (2008). The installation, or the sculpture, whose physicality and unusualness powerfully bursts the boundary of these two manifestations,… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 42, 12 July – 18 July 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 41, 5 July – 11 July 2020
Irrelevant but worth talking about:My series of doodles was requested to engage in mental recovery therapy service of Shaoxing’s No.7 Hospital. I am glad that my work… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 41, 5 July – 11 July 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 40, 28 June – 4 July 2020
I expressed my interest in making three pieces of work about three natural elements: earth, water and fire. Two designs came up last week to picture the… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 40, 28 June – 4 July 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 39, 21 June – 27 June 2020
It is quite a common sense that a distinctive perspective or value could result in a peculiar interpretation. But I noticed a relatively unusual example at the… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 39, 21 June – 27 June 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 38, 14 June – 20 June 2020
“A perspective of an outside visitor” “A celebration of its natural heritage” “A resonance of its historical context with a briefed perception of the true essence of… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 38, 14 June – 20 June 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 37, 7 June – 13 June 2020
Most recently I gained inspiration from famous sculptor Barbara Hepworth’s work and Constructivist Naum Gabo, and produced a little craft called Wave Form, then follows a series… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 37, 7 June – 13 June 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 36, 31 May – 6 June 2020
Week 36 began with continuous experiments of salting natural objects. The dryness of the air and early summer temperature arranged a suitable environment for drying flowers. Also,… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 36, 31 May – 6 June 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 35, 24 May – 30 May 2020
The major interest of this week is in making reflective surfaces on those salted crafts. Glistening waves that illuminated by light shines through the rifts in the… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 35, 24 May – 30 May 2020”
Periodic Summary, Week 34 – 37 2020
The past few weeks of Unit 3 were spent on the continuous experimenting with salt, string and some natural objects. It was aimed to connect my research… Read more “Periodic Summary, Week 34 – 37 2020”
Symposium Unit 2
A Brief Discussing Regarding the Lost of Cornish Identity Art Colonies on Penwith Peninsula and Their Substantial Impact The article briefly introduced the establishment of Cornish identity… Read more “Symposium Unit 2”
Reflective Journal Week 33, 10 May – 16 May 2020
Experiments with materiality went on this week. Technical problems still are a major concern. My accommodation cannot provide a sufficient space where I can increase the size… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 33, 10 May – 16 May 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 31, 26 Apr – 2 May 2020
It Rains in Mount’s Bay Today is a series of watercolour painting about heavy foggy rain on various perspective points from Newlyn to Marazion. It emphasis the… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 31, 26 Apr – 2 May 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 30, 19 Apr – 25 Apr 2020
Most of the physical practice were experiments of placing figures in the landscape. I intended to create neutral objects that represent the real relationship between human and… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 30, 19 Apr – 25 Apr 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 29, 12 Apr – 18 Apr 2020
Random thought: How are you going to depict Cornish landscape? The phase historians use to talk about indigenous painters like Alfred Wallis and Peter Lanyon is always… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 29, 12 Apr – 18 Apr 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 26, 22 Mar – 28 Mar 2020
I took an experimental step in this week’s physical practice. I destroy one of the previous work after recognising “outsider’s perspective” may have a substantial impact on… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 26, 22 Mar – 28 Mar 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 25, 15 Mar – 21 Mar 2020
British Art Colony by Sea P48 “It is difficult in general to say a great deal about these more orthodox paintings —— even the painter themselves make… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 25, 15 Mar – 21 Mar 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 24, 8 Mar – 14 Mar 2020
Helene Schjerfbeck, 1862 – 1946 Penleehouse.org.uk. (2020). Helene Schjerfbeck – Newlyn School of Artists – Penlee House Gallery and Museum Penzance Cornwall UK. [online] Available at: https://www.penleehouse.org.uk/artists/helene-schjerfbeck [Accessed 9… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 24, 8 Mar – 14 Mar 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 23, 1 Mar – 7 Mar 2020
Some thoughts from 2nd Feb’s seminar given by Mr Mark Fairninton were finally organised. Subjective Manipulation Subjective Manipulation is the process of over-lay the painkter’s own ideas/understanding/emotional… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 23, 1 Mar – 7 Mar 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 22, 23 Feb – 29 Feb 2020
Expansion on the look list: 1. Fox, Caroline. 1993. Stanhope Forbes and the Newlyn School by Carolin Fox, 1993. 759.2 FOR, Wimbledon. 2. Fox, Caroline, Green acre,… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 22, 23 Feb – 29 Feb 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 20, 9 Feb – 15 Feb 2020
I was genuinely intrigued by the idea of “idealised landscape” among the Hudson River School and its contemporaneous art movements like Barbizon School, Newlyn School, etc. Noticing… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 20, 9 Feb – 15 Feb 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 19, 2 Feb – 8 Feb 2020
This week started with two attempts of experimental edit of the previous proposal writing. The current outcome introduced a possible perspective which is to narrow the investigation… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 19, 2 Feb – 8 Feb 2020”
Reflective Journal: Periodic Summary, Week 16 – Week 31
The theme of the current stage is exploring the connection between landscape, culture and identity. With a specific interest in Penwith Peninsula, I have been working on… Read more “Reflective Journal: Periodic Summary, Week 16 – Week 31”
Reflective Journal Week 18, 26 Jan – 1 Feb 2020
While the first unit and the feedback week ran to its end, it would be wise to start working on Unit 2 despite the fact that it… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 18, 26 Jan – 1 Feb 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 17, 19 Jan – 25 Jan 2020
A briefed outline of a research direction has been shaped during this week. I understand a lot of work is required to narrow it down so I… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 17, 19 Jan – 25 Jan 2020”
Reflective Journal Week 11, 8 Dec – 14 Dec 2019
The pop-up show was fine. I missed the opening talk and the toast; I was busy running down block A, consulting tutors of printmaking, graphic design and… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 11, 8 Dec – 14 Dec 2019”
Reflective Jounal Week 10, 1 Dec – 7 Dec 2019
There will be a group crit on this week as the only chance to seek professional assistance for the first unit. I have stocked up a sufficient… Read more “Reflective Jounal Week 10, 1 Dec – 7 Dec 2019”
Reflective Journal Week 9, 24 Nov – 30 Nov 2019
Week 9, and very likely the following week will reduce my attendance to an extremely low result. A pop-up show will be arranged in two weeks, and… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 9, 24 Nov – 30 Nov 2019”
Reflective Journal Week 8, 17 Nov – 23 Nov 2019
A fascinating opportunity was given to visit Mark Fairnington’s workspace in East London. His work and statements regarding his preference of a realistic painting style as partly… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 8, 17 Nov – 23 Nov 2019”
Reflective Journal Week 7, 10 Nov – 16 Nov 2019
The week started with producing a basic preparation if the human figure will be added into the project. The character design finished quickly, and the scene in the background was chosen and sketched. I specifically looked into works of Steve Hanks for gorgeous, naturally composited female figures. Works of Jacob Schikaneder and Abbott Fuller Graves […]
Reflective Journal Week 6, 3 Nov – 9 Nov 2019
After a week and a half, the second individual work of the project was finished. I further developed the washing technique on my watercolour to create a… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 6, 3 Nov – 9 Nov 2019”
Reflective Journal Week 5, 27 Oct – 2 Nov
The last weekend was spent on pushing the deadline of proposal submission. I have to admit that I do miss stay up all night studying. Can be… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 5, 27 Oct – 2 Nov”
Reflective Journal Week 4, 20 Oct – 26 Oct 2019
One of the major outcomes of the fourth week was the essential supports of the determination of producing a book. I have decided to demonstrate the distinctiveness of the two regions through comparison. The specific method would be arranging them in a particular order. As I have decided it will be a nonlinear sequence, I […]
Reflective Journal Week 3, 13 Oct – 19 Oct 2019
The first group crit revealed severe problems. After installing works on the wall, on the first glaze, they looked beautiful; however, any closer look at the presentation… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 3, 13 Oct – 19 Oct 2019”
Reflective Journal Week 2, 6 Oct – 12 Oct, 2019
Developments envisaged in the previous week started the second week in Camberwell. While working on new pieces with a stable efficiency, I can’t help to notice there… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 2, 6 Oct – 12 Oct, 2019”
Reflective Journal Week 1, 29 Sept – 5 Oct, 2019
Reflective Journal Week 1, 29 Sept – 5 Oct, 2019 Although the very first project has not been briefed yet, there is no reason to pause producing… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 1, 29 Sept – 5 Oct, 2019”
Reflective Journal Week 0, 22 Sept – 28 Sept, 2019
After collecting a small, however sufficient amount of resource which allows initiating further experiment, I decided that the aim of the second week would be settling down… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 0, 22 Sept – 28 Sept, 2019”
Reflective Journal Week 00, 15 Sept – 21 Sept, 2019
Reflective Journal Week 00, 15 Sept – 21 Sept, 2019 In the spirit of learning, I initiated journalising on the day I arrived in London. Please be… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 00, 15 Sept – 21 Sept, 2019”
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