Projects
- Open Call for Environmentally-Aware ArtworkContemporary artists of all practices are invited to submit proposals to an exhibition responding to the theme of the environment. This exhibition aims to blur the line between art and activisim, highlight issues concerning the environment and raise awareness, through art, of the impact that pollution has on the world.
- Final ProjectThe question I am addressing revolves around connections — in one sense, it hints at the Japanese idea of the ‘Red String of Fate’ — the belief that everyone is connected by an invisible red string and are destined to meet and no matter how tangled the string gets, it will never break — as well as the connection between countries, the globalisation of art and how one country can adopt another’s style while still remaining their own — the confusion or mystery of a person’s identity. In an interview I read regarding Daehyun Kim’s work, the interviewer states ‘I enjoy the lack of coulisses in your scenery it could happen anywhere, it seems to be universal’ — I too am drawn to the concept of my work being universal and not of a particular place or person, as well as the crossing of East and West and the idea of transnational art. In regard to what area(s) I am exploring within my work, I would like to use my interest of Japan and Eastern art to be reflected in what I make — taking hints of Japanese aesthetics, processes and ideas and applying them, while at the same time altering this to coincide with my own culture and style of art — drawings that combine Japanese visual traditions and Western modernism.
- Collage Scrap ExchangeAn international exchange of collage scraps between two artists, producing collages under the title of 'New Landscapes.' My collages show a 'landscape' of people, of things, of places, all fragmented and pieced together to create this new 'landscape' of society and nature intermingling and the elements in-between.
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Work history
Workshop Assistant
Bristol, United KingdomFreelance
Within this role I present myself as an innovative, inspiring and creative individual that assists the artist (/workshop leader) in providing an exciting and engaging creative activity for children aged between 5-15. The workshops provide a unique and exciting experience in order to motivate the children to be experimental and creative within a dedicated space.
My role includes duties such as maintaining a neat and productive workspace and ensuring equipment and materials are organised ready for the session, assisting children with their artwork and engaging them with the session's activity and any other general assistance required to successfully work alongside the workshop leader.
Artist Assistant
Bath, United KingdomFreelance
MOBIS is a community gardening project that aims to encourage local residents to use and appreciate the green spaces in their local area, and to empower residents to imagine and propose uses for the public spaces around them.
The project offers free, fun, creative workshops around the theme of community gardening through April – Sept 2017. Workshops are practical and hands-on, open to all ages and will be held outdoors on Foxhill Estate in conjunction with MOBIS community garden project.
My role within the project is to provide assistance to the project manager with organisation of equipment and materials, as well as the organisation of events. The position involves interacting with the residents within the Foxhill Estate to establish a community built around the project's theme of community gardening which offers them a focal point within the area that has purpose and a social aspect as well as inspiring creativity and healthy, sustainable living.
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Skills
- Events
- Marketing PR
- Visual Arts
- Art Therapy
- Ceramics
- Drawing
- Printmaking
- Fine Art
- Websites
- Exhibition
- Multi-media Artist
- Blogs
- Creative
- Coordination
- Environment
- Community Art
- Community Engagement
- Brand Development
Education
Cool Japan: Japanese Traditional and Contemporary Culture
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Lectures based on Japanese anime, manga, literature, music, idol culture, tourism, street performance, traditions, contemporary culture, and fashion. With field trips to animation studios, Lake Kawaguchi, Shinto shrines and Buddhist Temples. Workshops in making sushi and furoshiki wrapping
BA(Hons) Contemporary Arts Practice
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The course is tailored to allow the transfer of skills from an academic to a real working environment, with the opportunity to work closely with industry on site-specific artwork, curating, and working to commission. I have been able to develop practical skills within two-dimensional processes - screen-printing, digital and analogue photography, life drawing and mixed media - as well as three-dimensional - ceramics, sculpture, textiles - alongside a professional practice module to enable me to think about my work as a professional and to establish myself in a working environment.
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Awards
Certificate in Global Citizenship
A course designed to recognise the global perspective of undergraduate studies and to firmly place students in the global employment market, studying this award alongside my degree programme.
Being accepted on this extra course alongside my degree led to getting a grant given to study/travel abroad, which I used to attend a summer school at Meiji University in Tokyo, Japan for a month.