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Saturday, 26 February 2011

Organised Creativity

Last week my partner and I visited a talk by Sue Lawty, the artist behind the hugely successful worldwide World Beach Project. Using interactive media largely based around Google Maps, people from around the world can create a piece in thier local beach using stones and upload it for the internet. The collection is officially housed at the V&A musuem in London but can be seen from anywhere on the web (click here for a preview)

Its a simple premise, based on the idea that we all love to be beside the sea nad have a real sense of relaxation and peace there that it is nice to share.

I asked my partner, poet Gareth Durasow, what he got from it and he said he liked the idea that the way Sue was creative was very organised and exact. She spoke of a piece of her called 'Calculus', whose dictionary defination meant infinitesimal change. Each stone was laid with absolute precision and had tiny changes that cascaded to make the mood of the piece. What he enjoyed about this was that it moved away from the concept of the artist being 'chaotic' 'expressionate' 'abstract' and generally what we think of as more right brained. In her artwork, and his as a poet, the focus was on being logical, perfect, almost mathmatical about the application of words or medium. A contradiction to common thought, is was eye opening to open the can on the numerate left brained artists working in order and precision and creating sometimes outstanding detailed pieces because of it. Here is a collection of what I think are left brained artworks for your perusal.


Thursday, 17 February 2011

6 Week Creative Writing Course In Huddersfield

Creative Writing Course, Huddersfield
for beginners and improvers

Tuesdays 1pm until 3pm
8th March 2010 to 12th April 2010


Week 1. Creative Exercises: unlocking the imagination
Week 2. Short fiction: creating characters
Week 3. Short fiction: building a narrative
Week 4. Editing techniques: how to refine our writing
Week 5. An introduction to writing poetry
Week 6. Writers' forum: sharing our work

*course content may change according to the interests of the group.

Course costs £60.00

Highfields Centre, Edgerton (a ten minute walk from town centre off Halifax Road)

For more information or to confirm your place please contact Gareth at gdcreativewriting@hotmail.co.uk
or call 0785 3320 152


About the course leader

Gareth Durasow is a professional writer and workshop leader. His plays have been produced by the award-winning theatre company Horizon Arts and south asian arts organisation Manasamitra. His poetry has won prizes at Ilkley and Huddersfield literature festivals and appeared in numerous magazines. He currently teaches creative writing in Wakefield and has taught at Bradford College.