Film 'Dreamland'

In the lead up to the exhibition at the Pie Factory I have been experimenting with 'found' film of the now closed Dreamland Amusement  Park in Margate, Kent. Using Adobe Premier Pro I have re-editied and layered several films to create a defining set of images of the scenic railway; my aim to document  time, whilst aiding the re-call of memories by the viewer. Originally the film was edited in black and white, however following a viewing amongst my peers at an MA seminar it was suggested that I revert back to colour. The coloured film I feel is far more successful as it not only captures the colours of the park but also helps to define the various elements. Film stills have also been capture to illustrate the many moments contained within the film. Prior to exhibiting at the Pie factory the film was also included within the 'Little Cinema' exhibition at the Horsebridge Art Centre, as part of the Whitstable Biennale 2012.

Statement to accompany film:

‘ a rollercoaster is unwittingly constructed with such geometry that those who take the ride emerge decades from the point at which they began.’ (Victor Burgin)

My work explores the relationship between place, memory and time, and how this maybe illustrated both visually and aesthetically. I aim to poetically traverse these elements whilst illustrating the existence of the site; a means for the past to be re-called to the present. The assemblage of films form and collate many memories of Dreamland that aim to transport the viewer; an attempt to bring about collective memory of the site through a series of images. The process of manipulation has evolved as a method of index; capturing a series of moments within a single defining film that mirrors Dreamlands existence.

Stills

Helen

The Dreamlife of Debris

Interim MA show

22nd to 28th November 2012

As part of our MA we have just completed an exhibition titled The Dreamlife of Debris, held at the Pie Factory in Margate. The work displayed included sculpture, paintings, photography and film.

Helen Poulteney  'Dreamland' (digital film)

Cathy Tutton (film, sculpture, mixed media)

Carole Day (sculpture)

Cazzie Marsh (painting)

Cherie Peters (painting)

Sue Fletcher (mixed media)

Clare Beattie (sculpture)

Mathew Phillips (animation)

Angela Peermohamed (sculpture)

Jake Weeks (installation, photography)

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Hi, this is the third painting that I put in for the Pie Factory, Margate, exhibition. The private view went really well, a good response from the public for all the artists concerned.
Today we had a crit with our lecturer, Dr Terry Perks. I was quite pleased with the feedback.
I'm going to be quite busy over the coming weeks, leading up to Christmas. New year assessments require a 5000 word, Critical research paper, based on myself and work, and a new painting for review.  Cherie

 Thursday 8th November 2012.
 Carol-yvonne (Cazzie) Marsh.
  Here are my new paintings.

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Hi I have completed my second piece of work for the 'Grandmother's Tale' series, just in time to exhibit at the Pie Factory exhibition. I have begun a third but it probably wont be ready until after christmas. I should start my critical research paper now, but I cant seem to concentrate, as I just want to finish my next painting, patience is a virtue I dont seem to have ;-) Cherie

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Hi finished painting for 'The Pie Factory Exhibition' titled 'The Grandmother's Tale', Oil on canvas, 84.1cm x 118.9cm. The first of a series in this collection, hopefully I will have time to complete my second before the exhibition date in November. Cherie

Project

Hi its only been a few days since I last posted on here but I thought I would show what I have been working on recently. I have not completed it yet as still in progress, as I work with oils I tend to paint wet in wet and also when dry, so need to wait a few days to dry out before progressing onto my next stage. I am still interested in portraying narratives and have recently been researching the tale of 'Little Red Riding Hood'. The book Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked, sex, morality, and the evolution of a fairy tale,  by Catherine Orenstein. I have found this book really interesting as Catherine narrates the reader through history the tales journey, of being re-written and interpreted to suit its cultural and social surroundings within that time-line.  Cherie

Diary

Hi I have been a bit quite on here but have been keeping myself busy painting and researching. As part of developing myself for when I leave the MA course, I have decided to enter Art competitions that are of interest for me. I recently entered a Daily Mail portrait of the Queen competition of which the successful applicant would have their work displayed for a day at the National Portrait Gallery, Jubilee Exhibition. Unfortunately I was not successful but I am not deterred from entering any competitions in the future that appeal to me. This is the portrait I produced for the competition, oil and resin on canvas, 30cm x 30cm.

  Cherie

Well, its 10pm on Monday 9th July.I have been choosing photographs out of loads, that i have taken for my sketch book and i think i have chosen well. I have been setting up little 'still life' compositions in my shop, in the dark with various pieces of antiques, mirror, chairs and other objects, these are for and in preparation for my next series of paintings in oil on gesso board.
Recently i visited the RA Summer exhibition and really enjoyed it, here is a pic of us all. I was particularly impressed with some of the Lino cuts; great colour.The oil paintings of Ken Howard showed just how one can achieve light. Speak soon Cazzie

Hello Cazzie here. My presentation at uni, on the 13th june 2012 went well.; i made laminated flash cards, which were helpful to read and they depicted a few of my paintings on the reverse.
For my next piece of work i have decided to  pursue 'still life' painting; creating spaciality and atmosphere in paint. Always starting from my own photographs and inspired by my shop, i hope to  utilize the power of colour,capturing moments of my own contemplation of the antiques that surround me.Cazziex

Hello Cazzie here. Its Saturday 26th May today and really lovely weather outside. I am working but and I have a few moments to write this little blog. Had my results this week and I feel ok about them and have taken on board all the comments that were made.I am now concentratingfully on painting and following my pathway that has a lot to do with consumerism. Anyway back to work Cazziex

Hello everyone, Friday 18th May 2012 today. Waiting for my progression review results and my essay. hope we all do well. I think Terry will set us a new assignment this week hope its not more theory. I am preparing an old antique frame for my new painting that I hope to start tomorrow. My concepts of consumerism is still upper most in my mind and I am continuing a painting theme which is inspired by my shop. Antique objects will feature in my next painting which is not large as my previous one. Anyway speak soon Cazziex

Progression review

Feel bit deflated today after yesterdays progression review. The outcome which will be reviewed again in a couple of weeks is that I should paint much more loosely with ambiguity and not from photo journalism.  Hit the wall would be a good way of where i'm at right now. Cherie

Carol-yvonne here or Cazzie as most call me. My daughter has given me a telling off, 'Mum your grammer is terrible' she said. So from now on spelling and punctuation has to be corrected. My daughter has spoken; I did say I wanted my blog raw but she won't have it. Anyway will update Friday. Posh and all that ha!

Hi everyone, its Tuesday 15th May today and nearly finished my painting. Hope you are enjoying it as much as i loved painting it. Its not quite finished the string tag isnt done so will do that in the next few days. Cant wait to start my new one now, antique frame of course but not so Large!  Anyway good luck to Cherie and Helen who have their progression reviews this week (mine was last week) then its results SSScccarey!!!!

Progression review

This is my dining room come work studio :-) and here are 3 oil paintings I'm putting in for review on wed, I have produced other experimental works utilising photography in place of paintings to save on time,  exploring the most effective means of impact for an image in my subject matter, which is 'morality'. I have also included a work in progress  image which shows how I work from a grid system. Cherie 

Progression review

Hi, A bit relaxed today as I had my progression review exam yesterday. I hope i did ok,i keep thinking i should of said this and should of said that. I have a large painting to finish (well several) i cant wait to get going with it again, i havent done any painting for two days now so behind! i will attach a photo of some of my paintings. I did this in 2006 its pastel on canvas. Here is one i did recently its not finished though; any way time to close cazziex

Journey

April 2012

A group of six BA (hons) fine art graduates held an exhibition titled 'Journey' at Eastbridge Hospital in Canterbury. This is their first collaboration, each bring a very different interpretation of the meaning of Journey; consisting of installation, painting, ceramics and sculpture. 

Pilgrim Bottle
Ceramic 2012
Pualine Davis 

'In medieval times it was a common and popular pastime to go on a pilgrimage in search of spiritual enhancement and buy a token of your visit.'

'Canterbury Catherdral became a site of pilgrimage after the murder of Thomas Beckett in 1170 and continues to be so. In today's busy business and recreation. My work offers pilgrims to this exhibition the chance to purchase a 21st century pilgrim badge.'

Deva
Acrylic and plaster on canvas 82cm x 120cm 2012
Nova Marshall

'Deva is an ancient Sanskrit word meaning 'shining one'. The sun is a guide, the light, the energy and a higly religious symbol. The sun is everything.'

Light Being

Paint on polystyrene 2012

Jodie Devlin

Change
Installation - 1p coins 2006 - ongoing
Rebecca Wood

'You must be the change you wish to see in the world.' Mahatma Gandi

Coming through Slaughter

Oil on board 2012

G Smith-Lyons

Home
Acrylic on canvas 160cm x 75cm 2012
Rebecca Wood

'Inside the snow globe on my father's desk, there was a penguin wearing a red-and-white-striped scarf. When I was little my father would pull me onto his lap and reach for the snow globe. He would turn it over, letting all the snow collect on the top, then quickly invert it. The two of us watched the snow globe fall gently around the penguin. The penguin was alone in there, I thought, I worried for him, When I told my father this, he said, "Don't worry, Susie; he has a nice life. He's trapped in a perfect world." Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones.'

A Pilgrim's Road
Mixed media installation 2012
Nova Marshall

'Pilgrims carry money to pay tolls, make offerings at shrines, to purchase tokens and relics during their journey and at their destination. Tokens included bells, badges bearing the red cross, shells, the Virgin Mary and coins.'

Fluct
Oil on canvas 2012
Trevor Laming

'A journey undertaken as a requirement of belief whether by the refugee or pilgrim is a journey requiring faith. To find hospitality and friends is the hope, particularly when the journey is based on fear of failure. This painting could be experienced with these thoughts or as a simple landscape.'

It was great to see such a variety of work by a group of fellow UCA graduates; providing an excellent insight into current thought and practices, sympathetic to the site.

Diary

Hi I have just handed in  issues in contemporary practice essay and project proposal. After months of studying and writing, stress! I will now add my thoughts and work while on this journey. cherie

Nearly finished essay thank goodness. Proposal I am tackling today. Have managed a little bit of painting which is very exciting in between studying for the two. Actually I cant wait to start painting properly. My shop is the perfect place to study people.There are so many different characters all with wonderful stories. A lady whom i was talking to yesterday has just come back from a trip on the Orient Express down to Venice WOW !I have been to Venice a long time ago and Iwould love to go back. She is a wonderful person and I felt all the excitment of the trip through her.
Any way will have to get on with my proposal now. Helens work is fab, I think her layered negatives especially the ones with a little bit of colour in our really beatutiful ( I want one! ). Penni's exhibition looked very interesting i wished I could have gone.
I think Helen is going to put some photos on of the Eastbridge Exhibition with Pauline, Gary, Beccy, Jodie, Nova  and Trevor so that will be interesting. regards everyone cazzie

The sorrows of laughing anne

Exhibition 12 to 15 April 2012

The sorrows of laughing anne

Penni Pierce, Frances Williams and Tony Foster at The Electrician's Basement, Trinity Buoy Wharf

A collection of original art installations using film, sound and objects,

'Titled after a character from the 1970's comic Mandy, this multimedia exhibition features work which respondes to contained situations of ambivalence and uncertainty, heading off the resulting spilage.'

Attended the Private view along with friends (fellow graduates from UCA Canterbury) to support Penni alongside Tony and Franky. Great industrial setting for the collection of installations that ranged from projection, Mavis Diptych (video stills), archive stills brought together by their absent curator Mavis Passmore. Video installation shows the interaction of two people across a dining table, exploring emotion through metaphors. Sound installation formed from usually ignored background noises, pipes carry their echoes.

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Sent project proposal to tutor

Started essay this evening after several terrible attempts ( having trouble, thinking methodically what ever that is ha ha ) Any way will have another go.
 Haven't manage to pick up a brush to start painting, but i am still working on theory side of my practice.
 I am sorting my studio area so i can get more than two easils up to start work . Bought a fantastic antique Rococo frame, which is wonderful and it's large. I can't wait to get painting again, I can't sleep where i get so excited. I think it's because i can see the painted canvas in it already, lots of flourescent pinks and oranges (my favorite's) and expanses of grey, matt (and if you was to run your nails over, it would make your back all fizzy) large noses, lots of laughter and a Vermeer floor, i can see them appearing. Well thats what i am thinking at the mo, anyway got to go back to essay.cy

Dreamland, Margate (Helen)