Oliver AshtonGames We PlayThe following is a submission for an MA application in Philosophy, from a studio Artist.Jan 3, 2023Jan 3, 2023
Oliver AshtonMark Bradford: End PapersFor this asynchronous discussion I chose to watch an artist talk by Mark Bradford titled End Papers. I was previously turned off of…Feb 10, 2022Feb 10, 2022
Oliver AshtonCritical Analysis Response Week 9Reflecting on this week’s readings I’ve come to realize that the recurring issues throughout the readings are issues of identity, a strong…Nov 16, 2021Nov 16, 2021
Oliver AshtonCritical Analysis Response Week 8For this week’s critical analysis, I chose to respond to Margaret Olins “Gaze”. I agree with Olins definition of gaze as essentially…Nov 16, 2021Nov 16, 2021
Oliver AshtonCritical Analysis Response Week 7A reward could be offered for a plain language translation of Alpesh Patels Introduction: towards creolizing transnational South Asian art…Nov 16, 2021Nov 16, 2021
Oliver AshtonCritical Analysis Response Week 6It’s been said that you reap what you sow, and if you look at everything through the lens of it being a problem, that is what/how you will…Nov 14, 2021Nov 14, 2021
Oliver AshtonCritical Analysis Response Week 4Whenever we’re presented with questions such as whether or not art history is a global discipline, I reflect on how my brain searches for…Nov 14, 2021Nov 14, 2021
Oliver AshtonCritical Analysis Response Week 3While reading John Clarks Modernities in Art: How Are They “Other”?, he opens by proclaiming that “modern art” isn’t culturally neutral; so…Nov 13, 2021Nov 13, 2021
Oliver AshtonCritical Analysis Response Week 2In reading both Elkins, James. “Can We Invent a World Art Studies?” and Zijlmans, Kitty. “The Discourse of Contemporary Art and the…Nov 13, 2021Nov 13, 2021
