Outlook 8 Studio

WALLMATTER-MY NEW EXHIBITION AT OUTLOOK8 GALLERY SL

Jenny Davis — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:11:46 +0000

WALLMATTER is my latest exhibition at Outlook8Gallery in Secondlife.Ive added a few pics as a preview but if you want the whole experience please check it out at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Malt/102/12/25 Its free to join..

I have 1 day left in beautiful Paris before heading back to Australia , When I get back I will be updating the blog with lots of fun stuff and art resources for you … How toos, works in progress,video, business tips , gifts etc …

I’m also setting up my online gallery so you will be able to purchase my real life artworks and other exciting things

Keep checking back

A BIT ABOUT MY VIRTUAL WORLDS

Outlook8 an interactive gallery space on Malt Island in Second Life.Malt island is created by Malt Design in Paris France.

About Outlook8

I created Outlook8 gallery space because I was searching new ways of expression in a 2 and 3d form . I wanted to include motion and viewer participation. It was also the perfect way for me to connect with my daughter who lives on the other side of the world from me.

The whole space is the actual artwork not just the images on the walls. The avatar Genivieve Caproni is the 3d moving piece. As a visitor, you can interact with my pieces through conversation, movement, play and dance.

Genivieve can sell you art, talk about anything, just ask her. She can also take you shopping for fashion, a new hairstyle, funky furniture, or a take a stroll in the park go for a boat ride and so much more…..check it out at

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Malt/102/12/25

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PARIS STUDIO IN A BOX

Jenny Davis — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:20:16 +0000

Fresh from my temporary studio in Paris….. It has been an interesting challenge creating from my make shift studio in Paris .Ive had to work differently from my usual larger pieces. Pieces have become more intricate and detailed.I even created some more hand made books and collages using whatever I could find .I am enjoying re-cycling everything I can get my hands on….I just sent back to Australia 5, 7kg. boxes of junk ,collected from the streets and stuff that lovely people have given to me to re-use in my art.

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MEET THE TENANT PROJECT

Jenny Davis — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:49:35 +0000

MEET THE TENANT PROJECT

Over the past 3 months I have been living and making art in Paris. I came here to finish off an arts project I started 2 years ago.

Meet the Tenant project began in in the Summer of 2007,when I ventured down into the underground area of an apartment block in Asnieres sur seine. I sensed the presence of past lives lurking within the walls and this became the starting point for my project.

Within days I had massed hundreds of images, video, photos and drawings. I took them back to my studio in Australia and have been working on the project ever since. I edited the videos into an 18 minute piece and printed out some of the photos. Developed a storyline which keeps changing, and created a proposal ,to be performed . (See 1st draft below)

Today back in Paris 2010 I’m still no closer to resolving this project its forever ongoing and not sure where it will end up and its driving me mad. Why am I an artist???.

Proposal No.1 $10,000 – Jenny Davis 2010

“Go to Paris, from Australia & live in an underground space for 7 days and document everything that happens.Video, photographs,drawings, whatever, all things created become yours, you own the experience, everything including my clothes, shoes, food containers ,implements etc…I will deliver them to you. The art piece is… The whole thing…. you can do with it what you want”

(Due to sub zero temps. this project was canceled and may be performed at a later date)

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PREPARING FOR A SITE SPECIFIC ARTWORK

Jenny Davis — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:50:01 +0000

Every artist has their own way of preparing before creating. In this blog entry I would like to share with you what I do, before creating a site specific artwork.

A BIT ABOUT MY CREATIVE PROCESS

Capturing the wholeness of a space is most important for me.

For creating the work, or idea, I need to physically spend a lot of time in the space where I will be creating the work. Not only, do I need to consider the site visually, I also have to feel it, hear, the silence, the noise, touch the textures, and take in the aroma of the surrounding layers of the environment . This helps me to capture the realness and essence of the space.

All random ideas and thoughts are recorded. This may take the form of written notes, quick drawings, paintings, photos, taken at different times of the day and night. I may also use video and sound.

Sometimes my response is so strong, I will have a basic idea working around in my head before I get back to the studio. I then work out how Im going to take my idea into reality. Working with the creative process allows me to be more spontaneous in my approach to the making of the work. The materials I use can be randomly chosen as I go along or, I will purposely choose a material that will express my ideas.

How do you kick- start your creativity?

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LEFTOVER TRASH BOOKS

Jenny Davis — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:20:12 +0000

HANDMADE LEFTOVER TRASH BOOKS I have heaps of travel catalogs that I hate to throw away so I recycle them into notebooks, journals and artist books .I make each book cover as a separate collage piece – OOAK.

I re-use all my jotting and doodling paper I keep beside the computer so when I get a pile I create a book. In my books you may come across scribbles an idea a thought budgets old exhibition invites artist postcards catalog covers pages botched print- outs advertising materials junk mail magazine cut-outs-stickers wallpaper tags and baguette bags from Paris computer keyboard keys old cheque butts and more……I wire bound them with my binding machine and sometimes I join them with punched holes with ribbons , wire,cord just whatever is around.

They can be used for doodles and sketching to jot things down ideas thoughts lyrics words travel or artists journal whatever u want…..

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HOW TO STRETCH A CANVAS

Jenny Davis — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:16:14 +0000

When I first started painting, the thought of stretching my own canvas was frightening, but after a few attempts of stretching a canvas it came to me automatically. I was able to make canvases for half the price of store bought ones. Also, stretching your own canvas can trigger off the beginning of the creation through the hands on process of doing it yourself. Hope this helps.

How to Stretch a Canvas Materials and equipment

Pre- made stretcher frame

Canvas material cut 10cm approx larger than your stretcher frame

Canvas staple gun

How to Stretch a Canvas

First of all lay your canvas on a flat surface wrong side up then lay your stretcher right side down on top of canvas. Pull the sides of your canvas up and round to the top of your stretcher.

DIAGRAM 1 Secure the 4 points with staples or tacks to create a diamond shaped wrinkle in the canvas. Check diagonals and adjust the stretcher for squareness before going further. DIAGRAM 2- Secure the canvas to the stretcher with staples approx. every 6 cm. around the edge, working from the center points outwards. Pulling the canvas as you go. Continue working out to the corners in this pattern. DIAGRAM 3-Do not overstretch the canvas. When applying tension, the canvas pliers should not be forced to pull the canvas in place. The tension of course will become greater as you work towards the corners. FOLD- the corners under; leaving no exposed tab that maybe caught and damaged. Staple or tack excess canvas that wraps around to the back of the frame. HINT- Once finished and your canvas and is not as tight as you would like, fill a small spray bottle with luke-warm water and spray the canvas on the back. Once dry your canvas will be as tight as a drum. Happy painting!

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WHAT ARE THE SIGNS YOU ARE AN ARTIST?

Jenny Davis — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:50:00 +0000

What are the signs that you’re an artist? (I’m not telling which ones I identify with, except to say I’ve never dunked a brush in my coffee — well I dont drink coffee

The highlights in your hair are from your palette and not Clairol.

The only piece of new furniture you have in your home is a $2000 easel.

You butter your toast with your fingers, just to feel its texture.

You think about taking a picture to a show.

You go to a show where the pictures dont move

You are over 50 and still have no health insurance.

Your family takes out a life insurance plan on you for less than $5000.

You know what shade of green the lichen on the trees is.

You can’t find a nice outfit for your date because everything has paint smears on.

Your date ends up with paint smears on her/him.

You’re late for the date because you suddenly knew exactly what that detail of your latest painting needed and just had to fix it while it was fresh in your mind.

You chose to buy that new Russian Sable No. 6 Round instead of a Big Mac, a Large Fry, a Milkshake, Desert, and five litres of petrol.

Your favorite home repair store refuses to work with you to repaint your house, because you rename all of their paint swatches and you get upset that they don’t carry the exact nuance of raw umber you had in mind.

You purchase a ton of books, and most are blank inside.

When viewing a sunset, you think in terms of cadmium yellow (light hue), salmon and gold, a tinted teal mixed with gold for the water….

” There are Prussian blue fingerprints on your phone.

You stay awake late at night wondering how to render on canvas the dimly lit shapes and the shadows in your room.

When you go out, you are always stopping and gazing at the world around you.

You travel far to sketch a place of scenic beauty.

You clean your brushes in your coffee.

You carry pencils instead of pens.

You have watercolor swatches on cardboard in your pocket.

You explain your deplorably bad housekeeping by saying, “it’s a work-in-progress..

.” You do judge a book by its cover.

You bought paint instead of food!

You paint more than you talk.

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“INTERCHANGABLE ART”

Jenny Davis — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 05:34:00 +0000

LATEST NEWS
Welcome
Lately Ive been spending time developing art that’s affordable so everyone can enjoy it. Usually my artworks cost$100’s and $1000’s in the galleries, so I understand not everyone can afford to buy a piece at those prices . So I created a new series of abstract paintings for you at much lower prices“INTERCHANGABLE ART”

DOUBLE TAKE

interchangeable art by Australian Artist Jenny Davis

Basic kit consists of 2 lots of interchangeable art paintings mounted on card + frame

I will also be listing INDIVIDUAL art refills of your choosing for the interchangeable art frames

Discover different looks for your home
Original
Contemporary

Vibrant with a touch of spirit

ABOUT INTERCHANGEABLE ART
One advantage of interchangeable art is found in its very name. Interchangeable art is well suited for people who frequently change the décor of their homes or who may want to move a piece between rooms.

The paintings are all original pieces created using professional artist’s acrylic paints. I use a variety of papers, watercolour, handmade, recycled and acid free
Each painting is signed by the artist
Each painting is one of a kind and would give a stylish accent to any room
Each painting will sit on its own as one piece or many could be massed together

BASIC KIT

1 acrylic painting mounted on card in your basic frame (as shown in single photo)

1 acrylic painting mounted on card I will send from what you see in the photo to slip into your frame when you want to change the look

1 interchangeable art metallic frame with a black matt finish, glass photo cover with black velvet-covered back and stand. Paintings can be displayed portrait or landscape using the stand.

The paintings are 3″ x 2″. Outside dimensions of the frame is 6.75″ x 5″ x 0.7″
Your interchangeable art is individually packed with scratch-resistant foam against the glass, wrapped in tissue paper and then inserted into a bubble wrap before being inserted into the individual frame box.

I also offer *FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE*on all items at

STRAZZ

JENNYSPORCH

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SOME OF MY FOUND OBJECT SCULPTURE

Jenny Davis — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:24:00 +0000

DIARY ENTRY 2005

“The surfaces tell the stories of History’s children.

I traveled the surface of the battles of Napoleon and Hitler’s slaughter.

The senseless bloodshed of scores of the Holy wars . As I entered the borders it invaded my skin, then, seeping into my soul, I saw where it happened over and over again. It clings to me and will stay.

In England I saw a ghost in nave in Canterbury Cathedral and visited the wonderful sea side village of Rye and the nearby weird, bizarre but wonderful Dungeness.

And the fantastic museum in Maidstone where I was the only one ,creeping through the old corridors. I loved its ancientness.

In Spain, I felt the genius of Dali, Gaudi , Miro, Picasso and Antoni Tapies.

The magic of Don Quixote, Flamenco, the dance and Catalan language.

I had fun with Tarrentino’s, Pulp Fiction in France and the beautiful city of Paris with its beautiful goldness, but no toilets. I fell in love with Venice , Florence and the Renaissance. The architecture cathedrals and more.”

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COLLECTING & 4 NEW PIECES 2009

Jenny Davis — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:26:00 +0000

Title-”Figure it Out “

Med.- Acrylic paint found wall paper screenprint on canvas

Size-40×30cm

Title-”Yes You Can”

Med.- Acrylic paint found wall paper screenprint on canvas

Size-40×30cm

Title-”Looking Out Paris”

Med.- Acrylic paint found wall paper screenprint on canvas

Size-40×30cm

Title-”Walking in Asnieres”

Med.- Acrylic paint found wall paper screenprint on canvas

Size-40×30cm

COLLECTING

Collecting can become so addictive, especially for an artist. My found objects and things are the inspiration and starting point for most of my artwork and ideas.When I see something; it can trigger of an instant idea and give me a vision to work with.I think this is why I love museums too as display and arranging objects are an important part of my work.

I have been collecting since I was born. I used to hide stuff under my bed in boxes as a child .As an adult I’m still putting stuff into boxes and plastic bags and other strange things. I view my collections as arrangements. They are all art installations scattered around my place as well as material for use in my arts projects

Walking through the streets to the local shop I always come home with something foot trodden. A piece of paper, packaging, a bright piece of plastic, glass all will be used in my art eventually. When I travel overseas (much to the sometimes embarrassment to friends and family) I pick up off the ground, bottle tops, lolly papers, wires bright bits of plastic, even if an item disturbs me I’ll bring it home.On a tour once in Europe the whole busload of passengers collected bottle tops for me.

My stuff may brood for years in a dark space or cupboard till I come across it again sending me off on another project. On my last trip to Paris I came home with 15 kilo of junk. I collected baguette bags, bits of string, stones, free ad cards, labels from food items, torn posters, a book and papers from a bin.

All sorts of ephemera is precious to me. I collect found photographs, as they tell a story about people and places I’ll never know about.I make up my own stories. I collect found images, negatives, scientific stuff,equations, wire,tin,bones, animal skeletons,fur, hair,watches, old mobile covers, eye glasses, shrivelled things,found numbers and fonts from keyboards, magazines and advertising,boxes, packaging,all sorts paper, vintage clothes, fabrics, wall papers,shells, driftwood, snowglobes, toys, childrens books and so much more.

I go to op shops,cities,airports underground spaces ,beaches, garage sales, friends houses and sometimes, find stuff on EBay though, part of the fun and attraction for me is, the actual finding of a material that is discarded and thrown away. I like to recycle it into something else or, just show its beauty, as it is.

Collections of stuff are also extremally important for future generations, for History. 100’s years from now someone may come across my piece of fabric, wallpaper ,lolly paper, box ,bone etc that will give them information on of how we lived in our time, in our place.

Collections are also portraits of those who love to glean….. Check out Andy Warhol’s boxes and boxes of stuff he collected over his life time http://www.warhol.org/collections/archives.html What do you like to collect?

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