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Note/Thought - Incidental Salon /October 25, 2017 by Ally McGinn

‘incidental salon’ either a title or an explorational process.

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An ongoing exploration of contextual theory, surrounding my artistic practice. 

This blog was initially created as part of my MA. It includes research done, as well as studio updates.

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It’s all in the details.... #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart
My weight hangs perilous. Inter-reliance. Shifting support. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart
Balance is critical. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart
New work, close to being ‘finished’. Those who follow along and are particularly interested might have noticed that objects (both featured and supporting) appear in multiple ‘artworks’. Meaning that many of the works I share cannot exist together. They are made (composed), documented (preserved), and then reformed (re-presented). This artwork exists, right now, until the next time I go into the studio. This is one of my favourite facets of my process. The constant back and forth of various types of objects. Coming together to create something that exists when it is observed, a temporal composition, that exists only as documentation and potential once the moment has passed. Who knows what these shelves will hold next week, or whether they will even be shelves. Are they really shelves now? Asking the important questions. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart
Hiding. Showing. Changing. Growing. Playing in the studio......weaving a grid with failed and unwanted paintings. Incidental and unconsidered marks given precedence. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart
Artists self portrait. Side note: I may have spent too much time alone in the studio yesterday. Either that or I’m finally acknowledging what all artists eventually acknowledge, that the work is in many ways a representation of the self (even if we were to wish it were otherwise.) This is my self. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart
Studio wall this evening..... Various WIP’s and tests ongoing. A few obsession showing through. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart
I thought I’d share one of the pieces currently inhabiting my studio wall. A landscape WIP. Currently in the stage of addition before I begin subtraction. Representational subject matter comes into my work on occasion. Object painting experiments continue. All objects contained are unwanted, excess, failures, or incidental. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart
New object for consideration in the studio. Tomorrow’s challenge. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart
Considering time in painting. The weight of it. Back to the studio tomorrow, so it’s a day of admin and re-consideration. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart
Accumulation and use. Object painting experiment. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart
I dwell in perpetual potential (2019) Object painting(s). Shelves in waiting. A long pause. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart
It’s easy to assume that everything has been explored. This could not be more untrue. When I grow up I want to be an explorer. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart
Trying to decide if this is a self-portrait.... #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart
Seven days of practice. The collection continues. A month. A year. Tablets filled with the remnants of artistic practice. Each represents a different day in the studio. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart
Preservation. Protection. Packaging. Presentation. Process. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart
It’s all in the details.... #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart My weight hangs perilous. Inter-reliance. Shifting support. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart Balance is critical. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart New work, close to being ‘finished’. Those who follow along and are particularly interested might have noticed that objects (both featured and supporting) appear in multiple ‘artworks’. Meaning that many of the works I share cannot exist together. They are made (composed), documented (preserved), and then reformed (re-presented). This artwork exists, right now, until the next time I go into the studio. This is one of my favourite facets of my process. The constant back and forth of various types of objects. Coming together to create something that exists when it is observed, a temporal composition, that exists only as documentation and potential once the moment has passed. Who knows what these shelves will hold next week, or whether they will even be shelves. Are they really shelves now? Asking the important questions. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart Hiding. Showing. Changing. Growing. Playing in the studio......weaving a grid with failed and unwanted paintings. Incidental and unconsidered marks given precedence. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart Artists self portrait. Side note: I may have spent too much time alone in the studio yesterday. Either that or I’m finally acknowledging what all artists eventually acknowledge, that the work is in many ways a representation of the self (even if we were to wish it were otherwise.) This is my self. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart Studio wall this evening..... Various WIP’s and tests ongoing. A few obsession showing through. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart I thought I’d share one of the pieces currently inhabiting my studio wall. A landscape WIP. Currently in the stage of addition before I begin subtraction. Representational subject matter comes into my work on occasion. Object painting experiments continue. All objects contained are unwanted, excess, failures, or incidental. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart New object for consideration in the studio. Tomorrow’s challenge. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart Considering time in painting. The weight of it. Back to the studio tomorrow, so it’s a day of admin and re-consideration. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart Accumulation and use. Object painting experiment. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart I dwell in perpetual potential (2019) Object painting(s). Shelves in waiting. A long pause. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart It’s easy to assume that everything has been explored. This could not be more untrue. When I grow up I want to be an explorer. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart Trying to decide if this is a self-portrait.... #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart Seven days of practice. The collection continues. A month. A year. Tablets filled with the remnants of artistic practice. Each represents a different day in the studio. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart Preservation. Protection. Packaging. Presentation. Process. #art #studio #wip #photooftheday #artwork #composition #contemporary #sculpture #abstractart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #evolving #fineart #installation #juxtaposition #kunst #representation #painting #placement #contemporarysculpture #emergingartist #unwanted #artforsale #studio #contemporaryinstallation #kunstwork #minimalism #nomination #thisisart
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