Thursday 31 March 2011

12-Pages Online Project Space Call for Submissions - Issue 6

TBC ARTISTS' COLLECTIVE has announced an open call for submissions to the sixth issue of 12-Pages, under the theme of

MOVEMENT

Please forward all submissions to paul.mendez@tbcartistscollective.org by 30th April 2011.

MOVEMENT is the title of New Order's 1981 debut album. Released just eighteen months after the suicide of Ian Curtis, it represented the action of the remaining band members to regroup and evolve, capturing both the detritus of what had occurred and the seeds of what was forthcoming.

MOVEMENT implies performativity. Whether it incorporates the whole body, as in the case of dance, or just part(s) of it, artists have investigated the effects of movement in their works since natural dyes were first used on cave walls. The drawings of Henri Matisse, for example, uncover a lifetime's approach to his stated desire to 'reconceive in simplicity'. The direct and honest marks left by him are testament to his belief that drawing is the most intimate means of artistic activity - that it is 'like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.'

The need to make marks, record our experiences visually, or indulge our desires to leave a physical impression on the world is part of our make-up as human beings. The simple movement of mark-making instruments across a surface and the traces left behind is as old as humanity itself, and will endure forever as a record of what has been, and an anticipation of what is to come next.

MOVEMENT (Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus) NOUN 1 an act or the process of moving. 2 a group of people who share the same aims or ideas: the women's movement. 3 a trend or development. 4 (movements) a person's activities during a particular period of time. 5 a main division of a musical work. 6 the moving parts of a mechanism, especially a clock or watch.

SYNONYMS 1 motion, move; gesture, sign, signal; action, activity. 2 transportation, shifting, conveyance, moving, transfer. 3 group, party, faction, wing, lobby, camp; division, sect, cult. 4 campaign, crusade, drive, push, initiative. 5 development, change, fluctuation, variation. 6 trend, tendency, drift, swing, shift; march. 7 progress, development, change, advance, improvement. 8 part, section, division; act.

WORD LINKS
relating to movement - kinetic
fear of movement - kinetophobia

Please respond as you wish to the Movement brief by 30th April 2011. 






 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
  • Send all images as JPEGs, minimum 72-maximum 150dpi, min 400Kb, max 1Mb
  • Send all text documents as .doc, unless presented as a 'drawing' or 'image' in PDF format. Limit body text to 3,000 words
  • If the contributing artist has a clear idea as to how their word should be displayed, the desired layout should be submitted as a PDF. The editor's decision is final.
OWNERSHIP
  • 12-Pages does not accept previously published material, and does not expect works commissioned for 12-Pages to be used elsewhere before publication of the issue concerned
  • The contributing artist retains full rights to their work. If the artist wishes to reprint or publish the work in future, TBC Artists' Collective asks that the relevent issue of 12-Pages be credited
  • Due to the high volume of submissions received, TBC Artists' Collective can only enter into correspondence with those whose works have been accepted, and cannot give critical feedback on submissions.
  • Editor-in-chief has final say over all editorial decisions.

Monday 7 March 2011

Saturday 5 March 2011

TBC at Tate

Laura Davidson poses with Athanasios Argianas' Coil Studies II (the width of your hair) at Art Now Live

On Friday 4th March TBC Members Laura Davidson, Paul Mendez and Charley Peters attended Art Now Live at Tate Britain, a programme of works that explore storytelling and participation. During the evening's live art events, Laura Davidson posed with Athanasios Argianas' work 'Coil Studies II (the width of your hair)'.

Friday 4 March 2011

12-Pages Online Project Space Call for Submissions

TBC Artists' Collective has announced an open call for submissions to its March 2011 12-Pages project. Applicants are asked to submit a new work under the theme of PINPOINT INTROSPECTIVE, guest-edited by Elizabeth Oniri.

All responses should be sent to eoniri@yahoo.co.uk by midnight, 31 March 2011 to be considered for inclusion within the April online issue of 12-Pages.





PINPOINT INTROSPECTIVE
"To understand ourselves as humans, artists and global citizens we are sometimes required to take a look at our inner selves. This self-examination is essential with regards to our mental health, helping us to better understand how and what we produce not just as artists, designers and wordsmiths but also as humans.


For some years I have worked in a museum, which has had a strong impact on the way I research. I have come to realise that learning from the past can sometimes help us to understand the future, and why we set certain standards within society. Thus, for this issue of 12-Pages, I would like to ask contributors to use the inspiration gleaned from a pinpoint introspective, to create new work."
Elizabeth Oniri

SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES

Style for online publication
·      Send all images as JPEGs, minimum 72dpi, max 150dpi, min 400Kb, max 1Mb
·      Send all text as .doc, unless presented as a ‘drawing’ or ‘image’ in PDF format. Limit text to 3,000 words.
·      If the contributing artist has a clear idea as to how they want their work to be displayed, submit the desired layout as a PDF. However, the editor’s decision is final.
·      Issuu.com is the current publication host for 12-Pages. There are no page number limits (within reason).

Style for potential print publication
·      Send all images as JPEGs, min 300dpi, min 1Mb
·      Text guidelines as above
·      Send to editor or info@tbcartistscollective.org via WeTransfer

Ownership
·      12-Pages does not accept previously published material, and expects exclusive rights to such material prior to the relevant issue’s publication
·      Post-publication, material can be re-printed or published, crediting 12-Pages and the relevant issue where possible.
·      Editor-in-chief has final say over all editorial decisions.