Philippa Drinkwater

Philippa Drinkwater is a fine artist who explores notions of ritualization and phenomenology through both practical and written work. Specialising in film, photography and installation, these methods help to immerse the audience in the work. Looking at how behaviour becomes a ritual over time for many, Drinkwater portrays the beauty and peacefulness of this, the things we miss when performing these behaviours that at the time may seem both normal and mundane or erratic and nonsensical to others. Inspired by nature both human and other wise, the work brings to life the senses, making the audience think about their own escapes and behaviour. The work looks at how we as human beings all have our own way of coping with the society we live in and hopes to bring these thoughts to a contemporary and sometimes conceptual end. Alongside her Fine Art practice Drinkwater is interested in Art Audiences and how they are affected by the political & economic climates, as well as the study of the Arts from the Renaissance period. She hopes to pursue a career working for a large gallery or museum after completing a Master’s degree and a PHD in Art History. Website

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Edoardo Tresoldi is an artist and sculptor from Rome, Italy. The artist’s medium of choice is wire mesh which he molds into figurative sculptures of humans and animals.

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Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature – the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.

Rachel Carson, Silent Spring (via indecisivefineartstudent)

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Woe, destruction, ruin, and decay; the worst is death and death will have his day.

William Shakespeare, Richard II (via indecisivefineartstudent)

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When I first got diagnosed with Bipolar disorder during my second year of University, I hoped and prayed that it would be the start of getting better and a way to make sure I could continue my studies. Unfortunately 2 years later I can say that wasn’t the case, although I am now about to get married, have a lovely house & a full time job, my practice of any kind, written or art has ceased to exist. This is where I plan to document anything that can be used to get it going again, from life experiences to article links and hopefully some new pieces of my own. I am hoping to meet some like minded people through this blog, however I’m quite content in doing it just with and for myself. 💕

Myself because I posted it to my other blog by accident. 😂

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Editing images for my new project Lost People and Places. #urbex #urbanexploring #photography #oldcoopdairy #art #artist #collage #painting

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Starting my new project. 😃

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Editing images for my new project Lost People and Places. #painting #collage #artist #art #oldcoopdairy #urbex #urbanexploring

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Starting my new project. 😃

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The difference between life and art is that art is more bearable

Charles Bukowski (via approvers)

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You can wipe out an entire generation, you can burn their homes to the ground, and somehow they’ll still find their way back. But if you destroy their history, you destroy their achievements, then it’s as if they never existed.

Lt. Frank Stokes, Monuments Men

I find validation for my passion of history everywhere. 

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My love, do you recall the object which we saw, That fair, sweet, summer morn! At a turn in the path a foul carcass On a gravel strewn bed, The poem then takes on a tone of sexual arousal. It is almost like there is a stirring of perverse lust directed toward the carcass. Its legs raised in the air, like a lustful woman, Burning and dripping with poisons, Displayed in a shameless, nonchalant way Its belly, swollen with gases. The fourth stanza describes something beautiful emerging from the decomposing animal, and for me, this is the key to unlocking the meaning of the poem: And the sky was watching that superb cadaver Blossom like a flower.

Charles Baudelaire, The Carcass (via electricfall)

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Links to essays & articles on the Derive and psychogeography

http://library.nothingness.org/articles/SI/en/display/238 http://library.nothingness.org/articles/SI/en/display/2 http://www.geog.leeds.ac.uk/people/a.evans/psychogeog.html http://library.nothingness.org/articles/SI/en/display/2 http://www.slideshare.net/Prof_Rawlslyn/understanding-derivepsychogeography http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/text/avant-situ-apollinaire-derive-politics-third-dimension

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Lori Nix is an American photographer who records disused buildings, most of which still have contents from their original use inside. I was particularly drawn to this image due to the way nature has made its way in through the crack in the wall. I also find the contrast in colour strange as usually artists try to bring brighten the natural elements up , where as Nix has chosen to concentrate on man made objects. 

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Reginald Van de Velde  is a photographer from Belgium who explores abandoned builds, whilst concentrating on reflective surfaces. this is how he creates the bright beams of light with in his images. This image seems to work really well due to the highlight down the centre of the room which seems to create a walk way.    

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Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature -- the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.

Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

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Artist’s website’s

A list of artist’s websites I have found  during my research studio 2B project ‘Regain’ that have either been useful during this project or I think will become a source of inspiration for further projects;   Photographers;   http://mirukim.com/ http://www.alanduggan-photography.co.uk/#urbex_reports_uk  http://markblundell.photoshelter.com/archive http://raissavenables.com/private_spaces/index.html http://www.lauramcphee.com/nol.php http://sallymann.com/selected-works/southern-landscapes  http://www.hedison.com/ http://jillenfield.com/ http://www.imogencunningham.com/page.php?page=archive http://www.adrienbroom.com/#a=0&at=0&mi=1&pt=0&pi=20&s=0&p=-1 http://marilynbridges.com/pages/_index_ancient.html http://www.candice.co.uk/#!fashion/c22j5 http://valeriebelin.com/works http://www.nannahanninen.com/pages/home.php http://www.refendi.com/#mi=1&pt=0&pi=4&p=-1&a=0&at=0 https://alexiasinclair.com/

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The Home and the World, Laura McPhee, ?   “Kolkata’s extraordinary domestic architecture (particularly the 18th and 19th century houses of the zamindars of North Kolkata, a caste of landowners made rich by the Company) tells the story of past and present, of the evolution from colony to independence and beyond. The houses were built by Indians for Indians (rather than by the British for the British) and they follow their own unique architectural conventions that reflect both domestic customs and religious use. The households I photographed consist of unusual amalgams of internationally derived architectural styles overlaid by details of family life and personal history seen in the objects that adorn the rooms. These spaces speak to the vicissitudes of economic life and of time, to incipient globalization, to the blending of history with contemporary living, to family and changing traditions, and to the long and complex material and political relationship between India and the west” - Taken from Laura McPhee’s website   To me this house just proves that my work has a place, Nature and Humans can live peacefully as one, we can live among nature and lord knows that it’s relaxing.   

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‘Chamaizi’, Marilyn Bridges, 2007   Although I find Bridges work fascinating, I believe this is sheerly due to the ancient monuments that it depicts. I find the lack of colour difficult to understand in this instants as it leaves the image dull and although it is obviously not a bad photo if I was to see this in a gallery I would not remember it beyond leaving the exhibition. Because of this I have decided to stay clear of black and white in my own images for this project, as I believe colour adds life and meaning to these kind of images.