tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70470707165583257692024-03-19T04:43:45.387+00:00The Black SeriesTHE BLACK SERIES: 16 – 18 July 2 - 6pm
Opening Friday 16th 6pm onwards
Südbalkon gallery, Hamburg, Germany
www.südbalkon.orgAmanda Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296504751393053938noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047070716558325769.post-74706316597228790702010-08-09T18:31:00.004+01:002010-08-10T18:28:44.974+01:00Here is a link to more of my work!http://popcornaut.blogspot.com/Paul Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00578350634443184899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047070716558325769.post-29762912678574596492010-08-06T08:58:00.005+01:002010-08-10T07:41:19.090+01:00Going homeSome times I have to be reminded of my manners... My participation in this project would not be possible without the support of my family and friends, the Suedbalkon crew - and last but not least Paul - THANK YOU ALL. Its been a enjoyable and empowering experience..If anyone out there wants to keep up with my developments (or give me a show lol!) check out www.blackstudioart.blogspot.comAmanda Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296504751393053938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047070716558325769.post-41397338640898507632010-08-05T21:00:00.003+01:002010-08-06T09:12:06.400+01:00Untitled black series 2009 Amanda FrancisPaul Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00578350634443184899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047070716558325769.post-40317558603573582942010-08-05T20:32:00.005+01:002010-08-06T09:13:25.877+01:00Envelope Drawing 2010 Paul JonesPaul Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00578350634443184899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047070716558325769.post-61998249351527969282010-08-05T20:20:00.006+01:002010-10-05T09:09:45.474+01:00Envelope Drawings 2010 Paul JonesPaul Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00578350634443184899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047070716558325769.post-23202236295119804962010-08-05T20:13:00.006+01:002010-10-05T08:48:46.842+01:00 Envelope Drawings 2010 Paul JonesPaul Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00578350634443184899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047070716558325769.post-90769117522865183112010-08-05T20:12:00.004+01:002010-10-05T08:59:19.879+01:00Envelope Drawings 2010 Paul JonesPaul Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00578350634443184899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047070716558325769.post-77912096656724412032010-08-04T16:47:00.003+01:002010-08-05T08:02:41.454+01:00I will post images soon.but what I would like to back up a lot of what Amanda has said, in that taking Black Series to Hamburg was such a good experience and went so smooth because of all involved including family and friends thank you.Paul Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00578350634443184899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047070716558325769.post-25638273466551781882010-08-03T07:36:00.017+01:002010-08-06T10:10:00.614+01:00I experienced technical problems and was unable to document the entire show - hopefully Paul will send them from rainy Jamaica. You may have noticed (from the original map of space) that there is a new addition... a kind of bump that appeared for the show. I thought it could be a sort of heterotopia, Paul might disagree with me though...Black star Wallhill 2009 installation viewuntitled_Wall Amanda Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296504751393053938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047070716558325769.post-49440563846650260082010-08-03T07:20:00.006+01:002010-08-03T07:34:46.738+01:00TwilightBlack star (detail) 2010 Paul JonesIntuition cuts in when one has to make something urgently. I can’t talk for anyone else here – we all have our own ways of doing things… I never really manage to do all the thinking research and making in the same sitting. It’s more like cycles for me, times when I can’t make, I read or look at someone else’s work. But when I want to make my own, I can’t look Amanda Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296504751393053938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047070716558325769.post-60737500234128505142010-07-28T07:51:00.015+01:002010-07-30T07:52:32.113+01:00Visit to Falckenberg Collection HamburgOn the night of our opening we visited the Falckenberg collection... but to confuse you the work featured was from the Reininghaus Collection Cologne. There were some brilliant works - I was drawn (of course) to the work that litterally had bells and whistles! We had great fun in immersive installations by John Bock and John Kessler. Each dealing with violence and mortality in very humourous waysAmanda Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296504751393053938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047070716558325769.post-42684555634024336992010-07-21T08:22:00.006+01:002010-07-21T08:33:42.802+01:00Homemade boxesWe had a pa system at our disposal… now I can string up a regular domestic stack job – but this was serious soundman stuff. I love music and looked forward to attaching my ipod. First problem was where to put it? It was a substantial bit of kit, we spent about an hour (well it felt like it) trying to find a place that wouldn’t interfere with the show. We didn’t succeed, in the end we built a Amanda Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296504751393053938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047070716558325769.post-91371149248279562342010-07-21T08:07:00.001+01:002010-07-21T08:09:48.002+01:00Amanda Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296504751393053938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047070716558325769.post-61188271627257163612010-07-20T11:05:00.007+01:002010-07-20T17:30:34.001+01:00To reduce stress levels - I had decided not to make new drawings for the show, but to experiment with installation. My new drawings are developing a different character anyway, but I think this show will help to resolve them in some way. Paul was more open to the space and its dictates. I’m a bit of a worrier - I need answers and tried to have them all before I got there… Wot I didn’t tell you, Amanda Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296504751393053938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047070716558325769.post-18936871575181508302010-07-19T10:49:00.008+01:002010-07-19T13:39:43.161+01:00The vibesPaul and Tilo getting deep into computers at 2amWe had dimensions, (but apart from it not being a pristine gallery space) I didn’t know what to expect. my experience of working in industrial spaces has usually entailed clearing lots of pigeon shit - they're not my favorite spaces. I was pleasantly surprised however, it was an office in its former life and so quite intimate in scale - it had a Amanda Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296504751393053938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047070716558325769.post-58059581010502404112010-07-19T10:00:00.010+01:002010-07-19T13:59:35.052+01:00The SpaceSübalkon (located in Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg) translates as South Balcony. Apart from the fact that there is a walkway on the complex, I think (I could be corrected here) that the name also refers to the position of Hamburg on the cultural map in Germany. Sübalkon is run by an association of artists, musicians, writers and techies (and more) and is what is referred to as an ‘off arts’ space in Amanda Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296504751393053938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047070716558325769.post-87924467544545286132010-07-12T10:23:00.003+01:002010-07-12T12:41:19.110+01:00Unity'Zoltan' from Unity Larry YoungAmanda Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296504751393053938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047070716558325769.post-65011853654342531862010-07-12T09:30:00.007+01:002010-07-12T16:22:38.215+01:00ComponentsAs I said before the work is moving into a slightly different direction… Instead of thinking of each drawing as a singular entity, I’m starting to think of them as communities of marks. A couple of years ago I came across the work of Anna Maiolino. With a portfolio of politically engaging work (from the 70’s onwards), Maiolino’s current practice plays with the dynamic between subjectivity and Amanda Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296504751393053938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047070716558325769.post-64386996052768099372010-07-10T09:33:00.005+01:002010-07-11T09:49:51.220+01:00Pieces...It’s hard to know how much truth/editing is required in this blog business... I’m not a very good performer, I feel more comfortable with the truth (all though I know it’s not often the most attractive option). If I were to tell you that my show is still literally in pieces – would that be sensible?Well my show is still in pieces, plus a bit of laziness on my part has created more work (I wont’ Amanda Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296504751393053938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047070716558325769.post-20846324027030440302010-07-08T21:09:00.011+01:002010-07-09T07:58:16.450+01:00detail of work
<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Paul Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00578350634443184899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047070716558325769.post-22268945300643821992010-07-08T10:44:00.015+01:002010-08-06T10:07:51.105+01:00To be clean...That cleanliness isn't just neatness, its about finding a space to occupy too - sometimes that entails wiping the desk clean. With all that cleaning, history has a hard time asserting itself. I'm not a very good historian - the past feels like some other persons story not mine. But contrarily, I feel rather aware of my traditional 'studio practice' - in a rather grand old building. Its cool in myAmanda Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296504751393053938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047070716558325769.post-32824005904760983932010-07-07T17:54:00.003+01:002010-07-08T09:17:24.005+01:00Richie+Hawtin+-+DE9+TransitionsAmanda Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296504751393053938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047070716558325769.post-77661671349997655242010-07-07T17:36:00.005+01:002010-07-08T09:15:41.578+01:00Finished surfacesI’m into highly finished surfaces and other polished items, sounds etc. I’m kinda neat and that’s a part of my personality, this permeates through the work – I find myself spending a lot of time and money and looking for the ‘right thing' - exactly...I’m trying to make a light box as part of the show. It maybe self-explanatory but the drawings featured in this blog are backlit. I’ve played withAmanda Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296504751393053938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047070716558325769.post-51453220050801130862010-07-06T14:48:00.003+01:002010-07-08T09:20:04.040+01:00Untitled_Posing as an Anomaly002Paul Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00578350634443184899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047070716558325769.post-48192462671791837242010-07-06T14:36:00.004+01:002010-07-08T09:21:01.885+01:00Untitled_Posing as an Anomaly001Paul Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00578350634443184899noreply@blogger.com0