#087: Solidarity

An image of a pedestrian giving a thumbs up to a passing car flying a Ukrainian flag.

#084: Search for artists unknown

Perform a web image search that will find artists and art you are unaware of.  

You could search for artists of a particular nationality, gender or sexuality, for example “artists from Gabon” or “transsexual artists in Denmark”; or for subjects you have not seen in art so much, for example, “geese in art” or “paintings of timbuktu”; or throw in an era of time, for example “16th century female artists” (searching for any art movement plus women will probably show you something new, something largely hidden by histories); or a medium of art you are less familiar like “sculpture.”  Any search term, or combination of terms, you can think of that will find you something new.

Even if you need to change your search terms a few times to get at what you want, you will probably still find art you haven’t seen before on the way.

Find the work you like, learn more about the artists, follow them (or an account about them) on social media, find galleries or websites that show their art.

And why not share your findings on social media using the hashtag #artijustfound - share photos, links, information, spread the word.

#083: Self-portrait VIII / Joint self-portrait IV

Cover a wall large enough for the task with corkboard and place on this maps of every country you have lived in or visited.  In these place a pin or other marker in every town you have been to.  Depending on space and detail you want, you could use regional maps for some, or all, countries.  If you have less space, you could try this with a world map and mark each country and major city.

You could form a joint-self-portrait with others by placing different colour markers for each person.  

#082: The Silence of the Image: An Exhibition

An exhibition of famous works of art spanning all eras and regions of the world.  None of the works are present at the exhibition.  Instead, each is replaced by a digital screen upon which is written details of the work and a description of it.  The descriptions vary in detail, from long descriptions to basic information, and even nothing at all.  Everything can also be heard read aloud by pressing a button, using headphones or accessing the exhibition through an app.

After: Alexander, H. (2020) The silence of the image.  Available at: https://www.typefi.com/silence-of-the-image/ (Accessed: 30th November 2021)