Luke Jerram

Artist Luke Jerram reproduces bacteria and viruses like Swine Flu, HIV and E-coli in glass. Named ‘Viral Sculptures’, Jerram created some of the world's most deadly viruses and bacteria in glass. His sculptures and photographs of the viruses - including Smallpox, HIV, E-Coli, H1N1 (Swine Flu) and SARS are designed to contemplate the global impact and history of disease. The works were created to interrogate our perceptions of how viruses are depicted by science and the media. This overall effect is what I hope to achieve with my prints of viruses and bacteria, making a overall replusive thing look appealing but still look like a deadly disease.

Viruses

Swine Flu

MRSA

Meningitis

E-coli

AIDS

Exhibition Visits

I went to see a retrospective of Bridget Rileys work at the National Gallery. I was a bit disappointed by how small the room was. I suppose that what you get for a free exhibition. I had seen a lecture she had done a few years ago and it was nice to be familiarized with her work again. As always her work is inoffensive and pleasant. Other than that there is not much more i can say abou it. Just as nice as the last time.

I visited the display of portrait drawings by Michael Landy at the National Portrait Gallery. The exhibition focuses on sitters from the art world, some of whom came to prominence 1990s as part of the group popularly known as Young British Artists. Selected from a larger group of drawings of friends and family, this is a project that occupied Landy for over a year – he drew someone every day, for eight hours, seven days a week. I enjoyed the detail that went into his work. It was interesting to see the difference in drawing styles, in drawing his partner the lines were more confident an d bold, and where he suggests the poser moved around a lot the lines are softer and more delicate. I love the idea of drawing someone every day, for eight hours, seven days a week. I would imagine the process would become almost like automatic drawing. And the sheer actually amount of work to show from the process would be stagering.

Illustration Personal Project Research

Victoria Gertenbach

Stephen Campbell



Karen Grenfell

Darrel Morris

Kate Toms