Context of Practice Study task 6
Direction the art of the people + meaning in visual art [how one feeds into the other]
Contemporary Practitioners
The Upper Class at Bay (2012) Grayson Perry
The Rosetta Vase (2011) Grayson Perry
Exhibition poster (2010) Jonny Hannah
McVouty’s (2015) Jonny Hannah
USA Series - Pacific Park (2014) Peter Blake
Historical Examples
Bellamy Quilt (1890-1) Herbert Bellamy and Charlotte Alice Springall
The Tailor’s Coverlet (1842-52) James Williams
Voyage to Labrador (1935-6) Alfred Wallis
Theorists & Texts
• British Folk Art (Ruth Kenny, Jeff McMillan, Martin Myrone) See if there are more works by the above on folk art, etc. Look at reviews of the Tate exhibition, and comments by other curators • The Unsophisticated Arts (Barbara Jones) (foreword is by Peter Blake) See if there are any pieces of texts from Jones Black Eyes and Lemonade (1951) - exhibition at Whitechapel gallery • Greetings from Darktown (Jonny Hannah) Look for contemporary perspectives on folk art. E.g. Varoom mag article (how the folk style is being appropriated/is on trend) • Illustration: A Theoretical and Contextual Perspective (Alan Male) Relates to the ‘meaning’ part of research • Where is the content? Where is the comment? (Lawrence Zeegen) Relates to the ‘meaning’ part of research
+ more to come
Quotes
‘Every man is an artist’ Joseph Bueys (1973)
‘This is an art mostly by, and for, the working class’ Jeff McMillan The House that Jack Built, essay on folk art
‘The visual arts, music, drama, dance or literature originating from, or traditional to, the common people of a country’ ‘Folk Art’ , British Dictionary definition
‘Illustration influences the way we are informed and educated, what we buy and how we are persuaded to do things. It gives us opinion and comment. It provides us with entertainment and tells stories’ Alan Male Illustration: A Theoretical & Contextual Perspective