The first exhibition of this level 5 course is were I got to see Chagall's work in person, immediately I was drawn in to the exhibition. What attracted me was the atmosphere that enveloped whilst looking at his paintings each one I found myself going right up close and looking for anything hidden, reading the small plaques next to the pieces and discovering the history of the time in which the work was completed and those outside influences that drove Chagall to view the world in the way in which he did and capture it in his artwork in those styles. Pictured on the right is my favourite piece of work 'Red Jew', I've talked about this piece more in depth in my first HND project on mark making.
Jane Fairhurst:
Jane Fairhurst is a practicing artist and is based at Cross Streets Studios in Standish, having a current practicing artist come in and talk to us about her previous and current projects was great, as it was inspiring for me to try harder and to get to where I want to be. I loved how honest she was with us when she told us that being an artist doesn't mean that you're going to be rich and whilst if I did manage to make money off my artwork that isn't the reason why I am studying art and wanting to move on to be a practicing artist myself. I am passionate about art and throughout secondary school to now, drawing was the one thing that I truly enjoyed and did because I wanted to not because I had to. I would really like to have my own studio space one day with other artists as being isolated and working alone doesn't appeal to me in the slightest, I really enjoy hearing other peoples opinions on work that I am doing and discussing how I can move forward, a task that would be impossible if I was alone in a studio. Looking through Jane's sketchbooks and seeing the work that she has produced and having visual evidence of how she has progressed from one idea to another.
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