Although my work hasn’t particularly been reflecting of abstract-expressionistic work, or that of Performance art, André’s tutorials have most definitely made me think about my application of paint. The way I apply paint, and the visceral nature of paint has allowed me to change my mark making techniques in order to allow me to create the tactile qualities I am looking for in my work. I am more focused on what materials can do to a painting, such as applying products such as soil or flour, in which I brought forward to our performance to play with the nature of thick, natural paints as opposed to fluid, running paint on the other side of the performance, and looking at how these would harmonise in the work. I also think different mark making techniques will be vital to the work in future, using different materials such as sticks, rags or even windscreen wipers to create different textures in my own work.
I also think it as guided me in my sculptural work as well as my paintings. I have started to look at expressing a portrait through touch and feeling the figure as opposed to photographical work or life drawing. I think that this touching o the face and the process that goes into the sculptures can be somewhat a performance within its own right, and the sculpture being a product of the performance afterwards.