WHEN PEOPLE PRETEND TO BE ROBOTS On 12th January 1938, the German inventor Albert Creuziger demonstrated his latest innovation at the Savoy in London. Rupert the Robot could perform the kinds of everyday human activities that suddenly become impressive in the hands of a non-human and people marvelled at his ability to put on a …
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Draw, Sleep, Repeat
When I decided to embark on a project that would involve me drawing the same object 100 times, I thought it would be an interesting exercise to give me added insight into my creative processes. What I didn’t expect to be saying upon its completion is that it is one of the most interesting and …
In Repetition…
(Originally published 19th June 2019) In April, I started taking part in the 100 Day Project on Instagram. As discussed in my previous blog post, I am very interested in Peter Dreher’s ongoing project, Every Day is a Good Day, which is a philosophical as much as an artistic undertaking. I was fascinated to discover …
Painting Invisible Pictures
(Originally published 19th April 2019) In 1974, the German artist Peter Dreher (b.1932) decided to make five or six paintings of the same, empty, drinking glass. Embarking on this project came about from the desire to make “an invisible picture.” According to Dreher, a painting, once repeated, immediately “loses its relationship with reality,” and so …
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