site specific “Bonk” !
This piece is called Bonk ! .The theme of my project is to do with the prostitution in Leith ie salamander street . This site was chosen through my interest in the mischief that occurred and sometimes still does in Leith . Prostitutes hang around this area and in Leith links , my aim for this project was to [...]
Carlos Cortez
Carlos Cortez was an established artist that had got noticed due to his prints that depicted very strong political oppinions . August 13, 1923 – January 19, 2005) was a poet, graphic artist, photographer muralist and political activist, active for six decades in the Industrial Workers of the World. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1923, [...]
Hello Readers , Firstly l will let you know a little bit about me . I fell into the art world , before art l used to be a soldier in the British army , through years of routine and discipline seeing many parts of the world which upset me , i found myself looking at these parts of the world and wondering what was going on , this destructive and crazy place we all walk on and most of us are happy on , l needed a change out of the life style of being told what to do and when to do it , l started to explore life with just me , I had two children which i adore deeply but something was missing ,l didnt know what made me happy of course the children made me smile but smile i did laugh i didnt , l was at a young mums project group which had run a few small programs one of which was illustration , l had illustrated a small book and launched this book at an exhibition ,the shocking part of this was i had started a journey , an enormous journey that i would never ever regret .This journey lead me to Edinburgh’s Telford college ,l had started my journey in fine art ,having finished my Btec diploma and my Btec foundation l found myself wining awards for my artwork and now gaining a place onto a HND course in contemporary fine art , this journey will be a long and exciting journey which l will never ever want to finnish now l dont smile but i laugh , and laugh l do .