OK - I've been busy working on the Mural. More of which in other posts. But first here's a run through of teh last few days which have been mainly about going around the 2011 Folkestone Triennial stuff.
23rd June (Thurs)
Spent most of the day dropping piles of mural leaflets and postcards in shops and cafes. Lots of positive feedback from people about teh mural
Went to Triennial Preview evening (invited as a 'fringe artist'). Stopped off at the un-completed fountain (sorry - 'interactive water feature') about thirty blokes in yellow hi-vi's working on laying blocks filling in cement, washing down etc. Apparently they have been granted 24hour building work permission to get it done in time - good luck to them...
On to the Quartehouse for the preview and a presentation and slide show by Andrea Schlieker (Triennial curator). Interesting stuff - I think that the Colour of Water is going to be one of the more interesting pieces. I'm not sure about all the film stuff. Also wondering how many are likely to become permanent pieces... presumably the mermaid, Strange Cargo's plaques - but what else? Most of the others seem to involve looking after on a daily or continuous basis.
Then went on to preview evening of local artists' work at Chimaera Gallery. Nice stuff in there - poster type prints of an all-American sporty girl in mini-skirt - nice to look at... But the piece that I really like, is also not exactly serious, is a series of eight paintings forming a continuous strip of surreal and humorous subjects. A Frisian cow with the white only half way up like half full bottle of mlk, Dali's soft clock, leaves turning into lips, two tap-heads umpiring a cricket match and so on. Would look good in teh foyer of a company HQ - light hearted, can keep visitor's attention trying to find all the quirky things in there. Phil G is working on more of these to make an even longer series.
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