Each Wednesday at Purchase College we have a visiting artist come and give a talk within the Visual Arts building.  These like at any arts college are up and down and some inspire and others barely keep you awake.  Tonight was a talk by Brock Enright, his talk did not fall into either category as to be honest he is not one to quantify.  I am left inspired, depressed and in a point of reflection for Brock creates work that is by no means original and fully embraces the avant garde.  Talks like...
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One of my days a week here at Purchase is actually spent in Manhattan looking through the art world first hand.  Yesterday was spent in Chelsea which is a law to itself with every other door being a gallery.  Unlike other cities I have been to with large art scenes this gallery structure is different with no other real business tied to it.  If you are in Chelsea I guess you are stating your claim as being in the art world.  Quite a different feel one that I am no where close to getting my hea...
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My current Field Trips professor, Sarah Walker, suggested I check out Jeffrey Schiff's body of work after I had to a short presentation of where my current practice was at.  Really appreciate the link as his work is really intriguing and developed.  Much to contemplate and digest.  Here is a couple of works as well as the link to his website  




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Just about settled into my new college here in Purchase New York.  I am here for the next four months as part of an exchange program.  I guess my goals for coming on exchange were to learn some skills which I am not able to learn presently in Edinburgh.  These new skills might in turn become incorporated into my practice in the following years.. The two main electives here that I hope to gain a new perspective on are: Sound and Interactive media and Interactive installation: Hacking the every...
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