Drawing Without Direction

Yet more evidence that when your mind is getting as cluttered as your desk, it's time to change tack. Putting pen to paper without any intention is proving again and again to be fruitful.

Wandering Minds Rediscover the Good Stuff

So maintaining the momentum with regards to letting the mind wander seems to be working. This reaction to long train journeys and days dedicated to the tax return is a positive one. Ideas I'd forgotten about are bubbling to the surface.

Play at Work

I'm a firm believer that letting your mind wander and your fingers play are of great benefit to productivity and creativity. I've been guilty of letting that slide towards the end of last year. So these little studies will be on the wall of my studio throughout 2016 to remind me of the importance of play. I hope you all take some time to allow the awe and inspiration in during 2016 and watch the creativity flow. Happy New Year.

Kinetica

There was some great work to be seen at Kinetica this year, hosted at The Hospital Club. With some insightful lectures and intriguing work it's no wonder there has been a fair amount of model making in the studio of late. There are still a few pieces on show if you're in the mood for some interactive art.

Salisbury Ceramics Open

The Salisbury Ceramics Open is on until Saturday 14th November. So if you haven't seen it there's still time. With such a broad range of work in such a beautiful setting it is well worth setting aside an hour or so to soak it all up. If you happen to have the pleasure, don't forget to vote for your favourite piece which will recieve a prize at the end of the exhibition (hut hum!).

Click here for further details.

Elbow Room Preview

So the final touches are being made for the preview tonight. All is going well and we're very excited to see you all to bask in a wordy, arty, cakey (yes cakey), drinky evening in a lovely gallery in Battersea...all topped off with some live music.

Click here for a link to the facebook event and the details below also.

'Ice' at the Salisbury Ceramics Open.

I ventured down to the Salisbury Arts Centre on a glorious autumnal day yesterday to install 'Ice' as part of the Salisbury Ceramics Open. The private view is this thursday from 6pm. It would be great to see you there but in the meantime here are some behind the scenes photos from the installation. What an amazing venue. For more details click here.

Slight Sight

'Slight Sight' series at Nesta Gallery Autumn Show

I am exhibiting my 'Slight Sight' photographic series as part of the Nesta Autumn Show tonight. It would be great to see you there and join us for drinks and nibbles from 5.30-8pm. Click here to register your attendance.

Contemplation of Landscape

An afternoon full of contemplation and the restorative powers of the landscape as a meditative tool...... One of the most relaxing applications in recents weeks. Thinking, feeling and writing while revisiting 'The Breath Beneath'.

Light Experiment from Alexandra Carr Artist on Vimeo.

Some early developmental experimentations into some projection work.

Water and mountains installations from Alexandra Carr Artist on Vimeo.

This video is about boundaries between conflicting states of matter and the significance of the platonic solids

Lorelei from Alexandra Carr Artist on Vimeo.

This project is a collaboration with musician Gwyneth Herbert in which music, art and science come together. In direct response to Gwyneth’s album, developed during an artist residency for Aldeburgh Music, I explored the science of cymatics as a live, interactive performance. The project was a symbiotic blend of time lapse photography, video and sound responsive kinetic works. The core of the visuals were created by using the live double bass feed to vibrate liquids, powders and a combination of materials.

Aurora Borealis from Alexandra Carr Artist on Vimeo.

A video posted by Alex Carr (@alexcarrsculptor) on Jun 22, 2015 at 2:02pm PDT

Treating myself to a little playtime. #art #paper #patience #obsession #repetition

Hypnagogia from Alexandra Carr Artist on Vimeo.

This video is about perception and states of consciousness