Tree Culture

Last week Freefall responded to an artistic provocation set by Johanna Korndorfer from the Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World (CCANW) based in Haldon Forest, Exeter.  Johanna asked the group to think about the words Tree Culture and respond creatively to express thoughts they had about trees.  Admittedly a broad spectrum to start from, but we discussed how we all relate to trees in life, what they mean to us and issues surrounding the environment.

Trees as beauty. Trees under threat. Trees as sources of life. Trees for Oxygen. Trees as homes for animals. Trees as textures or colours. Trees as shade. Trees filtering light. Trees as paper/ as benches/ as beds/ as coffins. Trees as shelter. Trees cut down-Deforestation. Trees roots (that uproot manmade roads?). Trees leaves. Big old trees. Tree stumps. Holes in Trees-what’s inside?  Fallen Trees.

The group have produced paintings, photographs and 3D art to communicate an idea with those who view their work as part of the exhibition in Haldon Forest.

For more information on the exhibition and the task see: http://ccanw.co.uk/activities/schools-exhibition.htm and watch this space for examples of their work.

Leonard Baskin Printmaking

This Thursday Freefall welcomes artist Catherine Cartwright for a Printmaking workshop as part of a project about Leonard Baskin.

A bit more about this project:

“A rare chance to view original prints by printmaker-artist Leonard Baskin and create your own original prints for an exhibition at the University of Exeter. This amazing opportunity has been funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. You will be taught by artist-tutors from Double Elephant Print Workshop and students from the University’s Art Society, and you will experience a variety of printmaking techniques, woodcut, drypoint, lithography. “

 

 

Georgie at Freefall, Image by Sally Trivett

Check out our new Freefall page dedicated to Georgie Daltrey’s Photography.

Georgie will be updating regularly and would like to hear what you think.

Great work Georgie.

Post by Lizzy

Express and Echo Sculpture Project Update

Last Freefall the group worked hard to finish the building and papier-mâché for the Express and Echo sculpture.  All that remains is some painting and the final construction.  It’s certainly going to be a talking point in the office, if not a little scary, as the two heads and hands have now been constructed.  The group was helped by Clare Saunders from the Phoenix and Bee Watson from the Costume Box popped in to add some help with some arty brains for the heads!

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Freefall Pig

Freefall Exhibition of Work Coming in March 2012

Freefall can announce that we will have an Exhibition in March 2012 at Exeter Phoenix.  Featuring the Arts Heroes and Heroines Photoshoot, and Photos from the new Photography Project starting in December with Mr Rob Darch.

Here’s a sneak peek…

 

 

Art Heroine: Helena Bonnam-Carter

Model: Laura Shoebottem (Freefall)

Photo: Josh Gaunt (Syndrome Pictures and Workshops n Docs)

Art Direction: Lizzy Pennington (Freefall Tutor)

Styling: Bee Watson (The Costume Box) and Lizzy Pennington

Express and Echo Sculpture Project

17th November

Tonight Freefall began creating a sculpture designed exclusively for The Express and Echo office.  Marc Astley, Editor of the E&E charged Freefall with the challenge of creating a talking point, and gave the gang hundreds of old editions of the paper as the key material for the sculpture.  Freefall discussed themes and ideas relating the the paper, and we think they’ve come up with a great idea.  Now we have to make it happen!  Check out the hard work and creativity in the pictures from tonight’s Freefall.  I can’t tell you what the idea is yet, but hopefully it will get you talking for the right reasons!

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Ashford’s Supporting Freefall

Top Solicitor Firm ‘Ashford’s’ have supported Freefall, the youth arts group based at Exeter Phoenix, by providing them with their very own laptop. This laptop will enable the group in a variety of different ways including working towards their Arts Awards. With donations like that from ‘Ashford’s', Freefall has a bright future ahead of it.

RAMM packed with posing! 21/7/2011

Kate Osborne, Learning & Skills Officer at RAMM visited Freefall tonight and got everyone posing is fake fur coats for a live photo frame in their new exhibition.

Dapper Sally

RAMM will be reopening on December 16th with two stunning exhibitions, one of which is the Road to Rome, all about the 18th century grand tour. It features as its star item a wonderful portrait of Devon MP John Rolle Walter wearing an expensive fur cloak. It is painted by Pompeo Batoni, the portrait painter of choice at the time.

The coat you see is a replica cloak like that worn by John Rolle Walter. It’s a light moment within the exhibition! The exhibition ends in early May 2012.

We perfected holding quills, music sheets and books to make us look learned. And had the joy of a stuffed toy dog to indicate our wealth. Rather interesting contrast to our visit to the Harvey-Regan exhibition, see our Visual Art entry and you’ll see why!

By Lizzy

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