Current Research Topics

Under the guidance of Jo Volley, Malina Busch, Honorary Research Associate 2014, developed a series of research workshops during the Spring Term, 2014 to explore the following Materials Research Topics:

Colour Methodologies: Josef Albers and the Slade Print Collection

An Exploration of Violet Pigments

Making Coloured Ink

Unstretched: Working with Flexible Surfaces

Materials Research Project workshops for the Autumn Term 2014 include:

Contemporary and historic approaches to the artist’s palette (with Malina Busch)

Gilding (with Ian Rawlins)

Glue (with Gary Woodley)

Gesso (with Jo Volley)

Paul Robinson – Winsor & Newton

Clay (with Ed Allington)

Iron Gall Ink (with Jo Volley)

Materials Research Project workshops for the Spring Term 2015 include:

Colour Methodologies: Hans Hofmann (with Malina Busch)

Adhering Colour: Contemporary Approaches to Dye (with Malina Busch)

Phosphorescent, Fluorescent, and Interference Pigments (a collaborative workshop with Jo Volley, Malina Busch, and Antoni Malinowski)

Grounds (with Jo Volley)

Brushes (with Ian Rawlins)

A Comparison of Hofmann & Albers (with Malina Busch)