Success !

I received two responses last night  to the postcards I sent out, I'm excited about this project now there is some hope of responses !! This week i'm photographing my area from the images on postcards and doors , and I will send 24 postcards by Wed this week. My 6 week plan is going well up to now . I now have to decide what is next if I receive more feedback and responses .

Waterfront Gallery Southport

Today i'm taking one of my pieces to Southport to hopefully put it up as part of "fantasy" theme , I will then see what things I can find in the charity shops in Southport relating to the postcards . I also need to do ALOT of photocopying !!

I live opposite a church hall , which I think would be a great exhibition space for a few weeks or so . It would be a venue with a lot of people coming in and out . The audience would appreciate local images and themes so maybe I could sell some things too !!

Terminal Convention

This is my letter for work experience in Cork.

Firstly my blog, http://amielyncoop.blogspot.com/ is a large part of my project where I document my plans/ experiences so I can respond to them in a creative way.

If I had the opportunity, this post would be a great advantage to my work and would enable me to enjoy work experience in the same field I’m working in. I have ambition to get my work out there and this would be the greatest opportunity to make contacts and to experience an exhibition.

Research / work experience I have volunteered at A Foundation with artist Jacob Dahlgren. I felt inspired by the process of working with the artist and this showed through my work. Working outside of the studio is best for me as I feel I am more, free and can travel to different places for inspiration.

Therefore I feel I would be able to work to my best ability for the Terminal Convention. Also visiting Cork would be an amazing opportunity for me as a person, as I will learn to engage with many artists and build confidence in my own work.

I am familiar with Rosa Barba’s work that is listed as one of the artist’s featuring in Cork. I am interested in her use of text “Lost object A” and materials she uses to convey a message. If I was to be chosen I would be able to advance my knowledge of practising artists and begin to have a global understanding of different art/cultures. As a passionate Liverpool artist I create work from where I’m from because I’m proud of it. By participating in an exhibition with people from all over the world would help me gain cultural knowledge relating to my work.

Thankyou for you time

Amie Cooper

More to send !

I'm a bit disheartened that I haven't had any emails as of yet , hopefully the next lot will be more successful, I have found a charity shop that sells postcards in my area so I will be going there tomorrow or Sat :) wish me luck !!

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No responses so far , I have bids on more postcards on ebay so i'll send some more out in the next couple of days !

Day two STILL no responses !!

Saatchi online blog

http://www.saatchionline.com/amielyn

I am trying to find ways that I can get my work noticed . I try to keep up to date with what is going on in most galleries Saatchi is one of my favourites .

Handwriting insights

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As part of my research I am going to look into the handwriting on the postcards to see if I can find out more about the person , this is a back up plan of resources if I don't get any responses !

Work experience

Email from 26/2/2010  The A Foundation are looking for volunteers to work with the artist Jacob Dahlgren on his forthcoming exhibition there. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a very interesting artist on a major International commission. Jacob Dahlgren (born 1970 in Stockholm) is an intelligent, amusing and visually fascinating artist, whose life merges with his art. He has over 1,000 striped t-shirts. His paintings based on them were on display at Galerie Anhava in 2003. Dahlgren eats tinned food and makes gaily coloured pieces of sculpture from the empty cans. He can made sculptures from IKEA clothes-hangers or a relief from disposable plastic cups. Scales, packaging for beef stock or other products, dart boards and crispbread turn into art in his mind and hands. With each of his works Dahlgren proves to us that everyday life contains material for art. He processes the everyday experience, reminding us that it is worth our while to look around us. In a sense, he still carries on the tradition of constructivism, reforming and refreshing it, and placing it in the present-day context. Dahlgren represented Sweden at the last Venice Biennial and has since then held a solo exhibition at the Henry Art Gallery in Seattle and participated in exhibitions such as "Superabundant" at the Turner Contemporary in Margate, "Stitched and Gathered at the P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center of Moma in New York and "Dangerous Beauty" at the Chelsea Art Museum in New York. At Kiasma in Helsinki he participated in the recent exhibition "Image and After" of works from the collections. Dahlgren has been candidate for the Ars Fennica Prize. Jacob Dahlgren has made several public works of art in Sweden, and his works are in public and private collections both in Sweden and outside the country. Ilona Anhava www.jacobdahlgren.com www.afoundation.org.uk This was a great opportunity I volunteered to go for 4 days , It was inspiring and gave me the confidence in showing my own work . Because seeing how pieces of wood/boards/books look in the context of an exhibition space helped me realise that I should be getting my own work seen , and it was great to make contacts .

Research!

http://www.frieze.com/issue/review/keith_arnatt1/ http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP=XSpecific_MAG.PhotographerDetail_VPage&l1=0&pid=2K7O3R135DY0&nm=David%20Hurn

 http://azurebumble.wordpress.com/2010/09/08/raymond-moore-photography/

 http://www.ssplprints.com/category.php?nameTree=photography/tony_ray-jones http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/clarisse_darcimoles.htm?section_name=new_britannia http://

www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/artpages/ximena_garrido_followers.htm

Another productive day

5 postcards cost 3.50 today and i'm going back on Thurs to buy more , its worth it !!!


Today I narrowed down the postcard search to Merseyside , therefore giving me the freedom to create work , example , Photographs and collages as I can't rely on people responding to my letter. I will still be sending a further 12 a week for the next 4 weeks and see what comes out of it . But the next ones will be based in Liverpool and photocopies not the originals!! With my Uni's address if the reciepient wishes to send the postcard back , which would be great !!!

I've also found this blog about Liverpool postcards http://www.peoples-stories.com/story-discussion.php?i=XJKZADCLWT#add_comment

Which I have commented on !!

I have also got in contact with view two gallery in Liverpool to hopefully sell some work there!

Letters should arrive today !!

I am hoping to have a few responses by the end of the week , so I can print them off and begin to decide what to do with them .

21/03/11

Eventful weekend , think I may have some work experience lined up for March which will be great , Letters should be arriving today and tomorrow as they were 2nd class!! I have been photocopying my postcards and putting them in a s-book so I can keep track of whats going on ! I think I'm going to make a folder with the same copies in so I can present it to people. Going to buy more postcards ad stamps tomorrow , I'm enjoying the process so far because there is lots going on which is how I work best! I really need to hit the library ! I will also be making more collage postcards this week so I will add some more pics :) .

Posted !!

I have sent off 15 postcards all together now :) and I have started a s-book to document each postcard . I have sent the original postcards within these 15 , as the addresses are not local to me , I will now hunt down postcards that where posted in my area and photocopy them.

Getting involved and being productive!

http://posterous.com/posts/new/2588131#media

Part of my project is trying to get further in the art world with work experience and getting my work seen , this is another blog which I joined through uni .

Documenting

Collage Postcards

I have started to create my own postcards from my own memories , using photos and photocopies and drawing on top , this will be a small project whilst waiting for reply's from the letters I am sending today!

Recycling

This is one process I really enjoy making ,  It's made out of recycled paper and PVA glue on board/canvas. It started as a hobby/therapy as by rolling the paper into sticks it gave me time to think , a lot of people have said it looks like a mini city, which I think fits as i'm in my own little world when it is created.
At the moment I am making a large one like above in white paper and another using magazines .

Using text in past exhibitions

http://www.flickr.com/people/lettersexhibition/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lettersexhibition/1956364637/

100

100  more postcards bought sending 3 out tomorrow :)

Something to aim for !

Placements are available for 5 Fine Art Students to act as assistants to the Palais de Tokyo Artists in the development/installation of their work.  Terminal Convention will be an internationally significant art, film, music and discursive event featuring some of the worlds leading and emerging international artists, musicians and academics. The project takes place 17-27 March 2011, and is set in the former Cork International Airport, Ireland and Cork city centre music venues.

Static will provide flights and accommodation.

If you wish to apply:

1)     Please could you familiarise yourself with the Terminal Convention Project by looking at the Terminal Convention website at www.terminalconvention.com

2)     Please could you also familiarise yourself with the Palais de Tokyo’s Pavillon project by looking at their website www.palaisdetokyo.com, and clicking on Pavillon (there is an English translation bellow the French if you scroll down. Also open the pdf. By Ange Leccia and read this too.

3)     Submit a written statement (no more than 500 words) which gives your reasons for wanting this placement, what you can bring to this placement and how this placement will enhance your main Fine Art Practice.

Please submit your applications to Elaine McNeill  by Fri 25^th Feb 2011

The Letter !

Dear Occupier,

I am a student of fine art studying at Liverpool John Moores University.

I came across this postcard (enclosed) originally sent to your address.

I am currently working on an art project towards an exhibition held in Liverpool and would like to invite you to take part. All I need is your response to this letter via e-mail. With a few lines about if you know of the family that received this postcard?  Or you are the recipient? How it made you feel to receive it?

My actual art work is based on archives and memories. No personal information will be passed on.  It is just between us!

This exhibition will be my Final Degree Show and I would really appreciate any response.

If you are interested in attending to see my final piece I will gladly provide details in response of feedback.

Thank you very much for your time.

A.     Cooper

Leading up to week 5 !

As I have set out a 6 week plan , I have bought some envelopes and stamps ,  I just can't decide if to send the original postcard or a photocopy ?????

Getting on with it

11/02/11

Today I have purchased 40 more postcards from ebay, only cost £4 all together bargain !! So going to buy some stamps and envelopes and but together a general letter and hope for a response within the next 6 weeks . I'm going to put my email address as a form of contact , this is then something I can archive and show to my tutors for assessment but also a way of documenting my work for any finished pieces.

PostCards

10/02/11

Today I set myself a target of 6 weeks to try a few ideas out and gain work experience . As a art student I thought that I should be making art 24/7 instead of getting my name out there and experiencing the outside. So after meeting with a local artist today I came up with a plan . 

I collect postcards that have been used/written on as a hobby , which have been sent to people in the uk within the uk and abroad , so my project in now to find the people who live in the house addressed on the back of the postcard and wait for a reply. To back this up I will find the houses locally and take a photograph of their front door which  could be displayed with the image of the front door.

So my first target was to start this blog ! one down 6 to go ......

Amie