Rose Bokeh

"Bokeh (derived from Japanese bokeaji ボケ味, "blur") is a photographic term referring to the appearance of out-of-focus areas in an image produced by a camera lens."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokeh.

Getting ready for Pleasurance

Getting ready for the "Pleasurance" art exhibition at the Art Factory Studios in Norwich 17/18th of October. Seen here Rupert and Shirley are busy selecting and framing works. Which will be of Tom and Murial Mallins work. Also the works of Don Rout will be on display. Some other people and of course yours truly. For more information got to www.rupertmallin.blogspot.com
So mark these dates in your diary.

The Lowestoft Air Show

Symptom of the Universe...

"Symptom of the Universe"

My latest piece which I really am pleased with. Taken me all week to get to the point I was happy with it. At one point this was an image that came in at around 400 meg. Getting really into the swing of this so much so it seems like old times of around ten years ago making surreal images on the computer.

Where does this all end up? I aim to get these and others printed out for October. You are only seeing a small version of this online and I am to get these printed out A3 size. Of course these may be ideas for moving image works in the future. Strange I seem to have my 2-D head on at the moment.

Here and Now

The past week we have been running the Here and Now project at Gressenhall and Bridewell museums. This is an exploration of the the development of Norwich s rural and urban history. This isn't the dry history of dates, battles and generals but of investigating peoples lives through recent history. Gressenhall was a workhouse until the forties and Bridewell was a prison. But have a thorough range of exhibits to explore this. The end result is a soundscape through the drama workshops we have been running.

I liked this one

Did this one today.
Quite pleased with this one.
Part of a new batch.

Norwich Subway Man

Whilst on the way to photo more street art I found this man begging in the subway. Social enough man and engaged in a conversation about the art in the subway, some ideas about adding some more pictures in here, his family, Gorleston, Lowestoft and Yarmouth too.

We are all like the Norwich Puppet Man.

We all like the Puppet man

From low paid jobs to car boot sales,
art galleries and caberet gigs

We are all alike the puppet man

Care in the community
A microphone opportunity
Knocks

A market place
An emergency ward

We are the puppet man

Belief in the park

"I believe we all have the capacty to think really big thoughts"

Build a park and they will come

Pupils from Blyth Jex school were engaged in a workshop where they had to make a large picture under the theme of "Your Park". Although this was a 2-D exercise it soon went 3-D as seen from with the figure and tree in the picture above.

Norfolk Arts Forum

Yesterday went to the Norfolk Arts Forum...which was nice.

Wires across the landscape

Bought a s/hand digital SLR to give me more creative control over my photography.

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A few million years ago this spot in the photo was a bubbling pool of magma.

Clouds over Norwich

Mapping my own area

Engaging the mind...

A view of Mile Cross

This is Mile Cross

An initial sketch mapping the area

The mobile phone, the mug and a map

A workshop moment

This is what it's all about

At the end of the workshop pupils of Blyth Jex school hold up one of the maps they had made of Norwich and the Mile Cross area. They were all enthusiastic and fully involved in this process together of mapping their surroundings. These maps were scripts in how they could act out and express themselves through journeys through words, images, sounds and drama. In the next workshop they will see their work in these different artistic forms combined via a short film. Facilitating a process in how they express themselves in their surroundings.

The view outside

The view outside
when I turn my head around
where I am typing this
A permanent back drop
A temporary filter

The words that people choose to explain themselves

"2008 28mm 30d architecture art ben bendawson board brick bricks britishisles brown canon canon28f18 canoneos20d card cement centre city d70s dawson digital door duotone england europe explains foundwords graffiti guesswherenorwich house img6024 itself june lenstagged leol30 leol30random london may meme mmph modern moment museumplaque next norwich nottingham on oxford philosophy photodb14209 plaque red shopping shozu soho southbank southwark statement sticker streetart texture thames themomentathoughtexplainsitself thought title uk unexplained unitedkingdom urban visualpoetry wall words "

A compendium of words and thoughts to describe the Ben Dawson plaques at
http://flickr.com/groups/the_moment_a_thought_explains_itself

Is there a semiologist in the house....?

Seen in an email mailing list

"Offered - bag of baby bits...."


How I love the english language and its ability to be misconstrued.