Author Christopher ODonoghue

Two Travellers – Final Blog Post

Framing Statement The purpose of our piece was to experiment with the idea of perspective, with regard to how history influences how a painting is viewed. Our performance took place in the Usher gallery, where we would take our audience… Continue Reading →

Aesop’s Travellers

While looking at wider opinion on the nature of truth and perspective, I happened upon an Aesop’s Fable: that of the Ape and Two Travellers. While travelling through a jungle, two travellers happened upon a community of apes, ruled by… Continue Reading →

Mona Lisa’s Selfie

    When questioning the role of originality and the nature of artistic reproduction, we have found John Berger to be a great influence. In his 1972 documentary series, “Ways of Seeing”, Berger examines the way that tv and the… Continue Reading →

Modern Art and Media Accessibility

A quick google search of The Usher Gallery in Lincoln brings up a series of images of the building, both inside and out. Because of this, anyone with a computer can get a pretty comprehensive impression of the gallery, as… Continue Reading →

Leaving Evidence

                On our last visit to the museum, our task was to create a performance centered around the peeling of potatoes. In order to make this performance relevant to the location we were… Continue Reading →

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