Wednesday 3 February 2010

Letter Three from Brian

I started a new project today . It is paid work. I am working with Old People and Top Primary in Bolton, Lancashire on a project where the young teach the old about texting and electronic communication and the old teach the young about written communication. I am going in as an actor and calling myself Old Man (OM). I dont think that any of the ream saw the Hindu reference. This amused me. I have to follow the agenda prescribed by the Client - Bolton at Home (A housing association with a high regard for the arts as communication tool and therefore when we get going on the pilot I expect to take as my subject Climate and Environment.

Another day passes without much time for training. However i did manage to watch an interview between Nigel Lawson ( no belief) and Am expert (total belief) and jotted down phrases which i might use as the inspiration for pictures. These included:

The Heat from Cities
No time on our side
Sceptics should be welcomed
Dissenting scientists.

On the top of the bus back from Leeds I drew with a figure which is a landscape when viewed horizontally and a figure when looked at vertically. I will have several of these on the go on the 24 Hours Day. Drawing on the top deck of a bus is not easy. The Japanese brushes are such a joy to work with but the rocking of the bus sends the strokes all over the place

Thrive
Brian

2 comments:

Falguni said...

Dear Brian,


Your letters provide much information about the way the project if flowing.Good work,good documentation.Inspired by Reinhold's efforts we have started a blog and I hope within a shorttime it will take its shape.
Falguni
Wishing you success

Reinhold Behringer said...

Thanks for your comment, Falguni!
I saw the new blog that you and Kiran have set up, and I am following it - have not very much time to read lately, but it is great to see these parallel efforts!