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Art Direction & Design

I've called this tab 'Design' but that is just an economy with letters. It is much more than that, it always has been. I have been...

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Oct 3, 20245 min read

Creating logos, managing brands, being a guardian of a brand.

I have created many logos and below are a few of the ones that went out into the world. Of course when you start creating a logo there...

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Oct 2, 20241 min read

GradFest - Showtime!

I've been studying at Norwich University of the Arts for a total of six years. Year 0, through my three year Fine Art BA and for the last...

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Sep 6, 20242 min read

Made up maps

As part of my research into maps I was fascinated at the amount of inaccurate versions that have been produced historically. To follow...

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Aug 22, 20245 min read

Loopy drawings

I had never originally intended to create drawings from the collated loops, it was always going to be a sculptural thing. However, I...

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Aug 10, 20244 min read

Thinking sculpture

Sculptural decisions When I decided to turn my recorded walks into a three dimensional piece of work I wanted to how a sculpture was...

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Aug 7, 20246 min read

Presenting time

13/06/24 - Duke Street, Norwich University of the Arts. In June the Part Time Yr2 MA Fine Art Students were asked to present to all of...

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Aug 5, 20243 min read

MA Symposium

07/03/24 - The Forum, Norwich. From my notes taken at the time that I feel are relevant to my practice. Mark Selby - PLAY (Keynote)...

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Aug 5, 20247 min read

Interim Show - The Real Thing

Because we had already exhibited in a smaller space as a Taste/Tease Show a lot of the groundwork for this show was already in place....

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Feb 16, 20246 min read

Interim Show - Part 1

The first issue was where were we to exhibit our work. Several locations were discussed - Space at the University, The Old Shoe Factory...

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Feb 15, 20248 min read

Turning Point

After our group tutorial where I felt I had hit a wall creatively and was struggling with my current line of investigation a comment...

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Dec 10, 20237 min read

Barbican Trip

Although this trip was more than just to the Barbican due to the sheer size of the Re/Sisters: A Lens on Gender and Ecology show it...

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Nov 17, 20235 min read

Group Crit time

I felt totally unprepared for this session. I had many questions about my practice and where I may wish to take it. Are the 3D prints...

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Oct 30, 20238 min read

Putting on a show

As part of the Award Specific Unit (ASU), the penultimate unit of my Masters in Fine Art we are looking at not only how to exhibit our...

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Oct 21, 20233 min read

MA Year 2 - Manifesto revisted.

The beginning of the end. My journey at Norwich University of the Arts has just two more units and then I will have finished a six year...

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Oct 20, 20236 min read

Slimeposium

An MA student led symposium. Here are a selection of the talks from the Norwich University of the Arts MA student led Slimeposium held at...

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Aug 16, 202311 min read

Inspirational trip to Cambridge

Kettle’s Yard I have visited Kettle’s Yard before and relished the balance and harmony present and the thought taken in curating the...

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Aug 12, 20239 min read

Inspiration to print & paint

When I started to document the outcomes, especially when going in really close to the objects I could see possibilities to take to print,...

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Aug 7, 20232 min read

3D Prints.

I have eventually started to have my 3D images printed, after a few technical problems with the actual printer. It is quite something to...

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Aug 7, 20234 min read

Bronze cast.

Although I am intending to cast from the 3D printed items I also had the opportunity to see what would happen if I took one of the...

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Aug 7, 20232 min read

CARL DURBAN

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FINE ART STUDENT

MA Fine Art Graduate from Norwich University of the Arts as a mature student.

Sculpts. Paints. Creates. Walks. Lives in Norfolk. Visits Cornwall. A lot.

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