Apologies for not posting much as of late. Due to Covid-19, exhibitions have been cancelled until further notice. Hope you all stay well and look after yourselves in this trying time. I will endeavour to update this blog as often as I can. Although I will be limited on the content I can post, due... Continue Reading →
Van Gogh’s “The Bridge in the Rain”- Analysis
I first was made aware of this work through reading about Utagawa Hiroshige's (1797-1858) "Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi bridge and Atake". Vincent Van Gogh, according to Thomas J. Craughwell, was very much inspired by Japonisme, a movement that was flourishing in Europe in the 19th century. Exposure to Japanese art, thanks to trade, had inspired... Continue Reading →
Master of Fine Art Graduate Exhibition 2020 (Monash)
Compared to previous years, this exhibition seemed to focus more on consolidating ideas. Although conceptual art is known to be largely unpopular with the mainstream audience, this show was quite novel in the variety of different mediums and methods used. In previous years I had witnessed a great many sculptural and painting works, which while... Continue Reading →
Projects I have been working on (continued)
Missing Art Pieces is an ongoing collaborative project that I had also started from my studies. Like Ominous Writings, this project had taken place on Instagram. The interface on Instagram was ideal for capturing different styles of art through a thumbnail gallery, and like an exhibition, each work had a summary (much like wall text).... Continue Reading →
Projects I have been working on
Ominous Writings was a project that had started from Art Criticism class. I had used Instagram to write short reviews based on artwork I had seen. These reviews took on short sentences, much like a newspaper publication. It had originally been more narrative focussed, but gradually become more related to artworks I had seen in... Continue Reading →
A warm welcome to my blog
To Artists, Art Writers, Curators, Art Enthusiasts (or those just simply browsing), thank you for visiting Critical Art Writings. I recently graduated from a Bachelor's degree in Art History and Curating and thoroughly enjoyed art writing so much that I wanted to continue the projects I had started from my studies. Both of these projects... Continue Reading →