trippinoneastereggs Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Gray's Degree Show Begins this weekend. Come along to see the result of four years worth of Art-Making.Private view16th June ViP event starts at 5.30 for 6pm Show closes at 10pmOpen to the publicSaturday 17th June - Sunday 18th - 10am - 5pmMonday 19th June - Friday 23rd 10am - 9pmSaturday 24th June - 10am - 5pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.Pel Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Awesome, I've been to this three years running and its well worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Stax Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Canna wait. Get a laff at aaah the shite they call art these days. What happened to good old 'realistic representation'... hehehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepeep Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 I will be there....what room are you in? I'll pop in and have a look.peep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 might i also suggest this:http://www.aberdeen-music.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36278aberdeen college art and design show. the well respected cultural review powerhouse that is the evening express last year suggested that it was just as good as the gray's show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trippinoneastereggs Posted June 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 I will be there....what room are you in? I'll pop in and have a look.peepI'm in the Sculpture department, right when you go in the door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Stax Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 I'm in the Sculpture department' date=' right when you go in the door.[/quote']Lying down pished nae doot... We'll step over you though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trippinoneastereggs Posted June 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Lying down pished nae doot... We'll step over you though... Yup.....its a performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Stax Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 I reckon I'll try and have a look at this' date=' is it just at the art school? I was there a few years back and I wasn't all that impressed but it was probably just a bad year.I'm pretty keen to have a look at the college photography section too.[/quote']You should definatley go and go tonight if you can. No invites required as such... It's by far one of the bigger calendar events and a great buzz. Quite a few thousand turned up at last years opening, gets bigger every year. And its fun seeing all the new graduates walking around with a dazed look on their fizzogs... I'm getting nostalgic;( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trippinoneastereggs Posted June 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 You should definatley go and go tonight if you can. No invites required as such... It's by far one of the bigger calendar events and a great buzz. Quite a few thousand turned up at last years opening' date=' gets bigger every year. And its fun seeing all the new graduates walking around with a dazed look on their fizzogs... I'm getting nostalgic;( [/quote']aye, just what he said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trippinoneastereggs Posted June 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 So did anyone go? What did yez think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepeep Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 I went, and I didn't enjoy it as much as last year...I went with my cheque booking, hoping to pick up some nice original art works (picked up about 5 works last year)...but didn't see anything I thought "oooh, I have to have that" (in my price range)...I did like yer speaker stack, but badly placed, as everyone seems to hang around at the entrance, so didn't get a good chance to look closely...I'm going back on tuesday night for a better swatch, might see something then to my taste on a second visit.Pissed me off (as usual), to see so many philistines saying "have you been to sculpture" (sniggering)...but, too many works with not much "self explaination" to them...a fine balance, I think, is to make a profound statement, that people understand, without having to read the "concept" on a bit of paper, stuck next to the work...nes pas ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Stax Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Pissed me off (as usual)' date=' to see so many philistines saying "have you been to sculpture" (sniggering)...but, too many works with not much "self explaination" to them...a fine balance, I think, is to make a profound statement, that people understand, without having to read the "concept" on a bit of paper, stuck next to the work...nes pas ?[/quote']Well said that man... Sculpture as controversial, with a small c, as ever...Never got a chance to see the show at all on Friday and never attend thinking I will... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trippinoneastereggs Posted June 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 I did like yer speaker stack' date=' but badly placed, as everyone seems to hang around at the entrance, so didn't get a good chance to look closely...I'm going back on tuesday night for a better swatch, might see something then to my taste on a second visit.[/quote']Cheers, glad you liked it. it's supposed to be obstructive, hence the placement. But I dunno, I cant really look at anything any more, been looking at it all for too long now. Yeah, the opening isnt the best time to see everything, waaaaaay too busy. As for the statements, I dont really like them but the tutors insist on us putting them in. I'm more interested in how other people see my stuff anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biz Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 I was gobsmacked by so many of the laughably bad but seriously expensive pieces on show.I would like to see the statistics for former students who actually make a living selling or exhibiting their work. How much does a stack of beaten up old hi fi speakers go for nowadays?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Stax Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 I was gobsmacked by so many of the laughably bad but seriously expensive pieces on show.I would like to see the statistics for former students who actually make a living selling or exhibiting their work. How much does a stack of beaten up old hi fi speakers go for nowadays?.The statistic is way higher than the amount of drummers scraping a buck!Go cut and paste! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biz Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_Foundation_art_award Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Stax Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_Foundation_art_awardAnd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biz Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 One of the pieces looked literally like a load of shit, I hope they sell it to some pretentious sucker and piss up the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Stax Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 One of the pieces looked literally like a load of shit' date=' I hope they sell it to some pretentious sucker and piss up the money.[/quote']"Artist's Shit was made at a time when Manzoni was producing a variety of works involving the fetishisation and commodification of his own body substances. These included marking eggs with his thumbprints before eating them, and selling balloons filled with his own breath (see Tate T07589). Of these works, the cans of Artist's Shit have become the most notorious, in part because of a lingering uncertainty about whether they do indeed contain Manzoni's faeces. At times when Manzoni's reputation has seen the market value of these works increase, such uncertainties have imbued them with an additional level of irony."At one point, and may still do, held the same market value as gold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepeep Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 I was gobsmacked by so many of the laughably bad but seriously expensive pieces on show.I would like to see the statistics for former students who actually make a living selling or exhibiting their work. How much does a stack of beaten up old hi fi speakers go for nowadays?.my wife graduated 8 years ago and is still painting' date=' and making a living from it.[img']http://www.northeastopenstudios.co.uk/images/artwork/Gabrielle%20Reith.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 "Artist's Shit was made at a time when Manzoni was producing a variety of works involving the fetishisation and commodification of his own body substances. These included marking eggs with his thumbprints before eating them' date=' and selling balloons filled with his own breath (see Tate T07589). Of these works, the cans of Artist's Shit have become the most notorious, in part because of a lingering uncertainty about whether they do indeed contain Manzoni's faeces. At times when Manzoni's reputation has seen the market value of these works increase, such uncertainties have imbued them with an additional level of irony."At one point, and may still do, held the same market value as gold![/quote']I believe some of these have been exploding, because they did, indeed, contain Manzoni's faeces. Makes looking at them in a gallery more exciting!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian quik Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 I just got back from the degree show, exploration in the 4rth dimension was the best for me, think thats what it was called, good stuff like, nae too expensive either, number 5 (i think) i liked the best . Was speaking to the girl about the homeless person cardboard box seat, thats a great idea, twas a runner up for the BP thing? fashion stuff was good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 was gonna go down tonight but i'm knackered so it'll be later in the week. the photography exhibition went up today at college. just a wee reminder that it is open to the public from wednesday to friday 10 till 9 for the first two days and 10 till 3 on the friday.i think it's really strong this year(not including my own work) and is maybe even better than last years one. i've landed one of the rubbish spots where you have to be standing in an entrance to look at my first board properly but thems the breaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Stax Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 I believe some of these have been exploding' date=' because they did, indeed, contain Manzoni's faeces. Makes looking at them in a gallery more exciting!!![/quote']And some insurance company accused the gallery of 'leaving them sitting in direct sunlight', apparently. "Please avoid placing these cans of poop in direct sunlight for any extended periods of time" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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