So, here I am, after two years of academic hiatus, studying at Nottingham Trent on a course that draws closer to my tastes in modern art than Fine Art actually does. At this point I am still racking my brain on an academic inquiry that would work to inform my creative practice. My only problem is that I have not been creatively active for said two years, and it has rubbed off into my daily habits, especially since I just worked most of that time and got fiendishly drunk in between.
I went to look at this course back in April (a pretty dramatic and horrible time, and the addition of a massive urge to change my life again and, well, actually become inspired). I was no longer prepared to take up Fine Art again because, well, I see no sodding point with it in terms of trade and career prospects (a pretty big deal to me, that). Not to mention that I was also burned out by the end of my BA degree. My art practice now is a secondary thing for my spare time, which is often occupied by other, less productive but more fun things.
Anyway, less of that: here is the piece of work that convinced me to throw all of my saved up tuition money at. It is the kind of artwork that I would like to make due to its engagement of the audience. It is titled "Play?" and it is by a previous student of Interaction Design. It is a good example of the intrinsic methods used to encourage a spectator to be a part of the artwork.
Follow the link here: http://vimeo.com/13287250
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