Andrew Livingstone
Andrew explores the integration of digital media and ceramics in his artwork; juxtaposing new and traditional elements. Andrew is Leader of CARCuos the Ceramic Arts Research Centre and MA Ceramics Programme Leader at the University of Sunderland, The National Glass Centre, Sunderland.
Dr Andrew Livingstone
Born - Birmingham UK 1967
Live and work - Roker, Sunderland Tyne & Wear UK
I work as an artist and I am also a Senior Lecturer and both Leader of CARCuos Ceramic Arts Research Centre and MA Ceramics Programme Leader at the University of Sunderland, The National Glass Centre, Sunderland.
http://admc.sunderland.ac.uk/admc/
Education
PhD University of Ulster 2008
MA University of Ulster 1995
PGDip University of Ulster 1994
BA(Hons) Camberwell School of Art 1989
Artist Statement
My work uses a range of media which acknowledges the interface between both traditional practice and new media. Continued exploration aims to challenge and expand contemporary locations in respect of the traditional positioning of ceramics. The integration of digital media and new technologies has become central to my practice where new media is often positioned and juxtaposed with more traditional elements.
Investigation focuses on interpretation and reaction to situations both as a result of direct and indirect experience. The challenge to material structures and familiarity are positioned centrally as is the search for innovative outcomes that explore both process and visual significance. This often includes elements and situations that represent both micro and macro visual perspectives which in turn explore frameworks within both local and global culture.
The notion of visual complacency is a recurring event where the reading of the ‘familiar’ presents strategies for investigation. Using installation and new media, familiarity with material, artistic process, and the hand of the maker, are continually exposed and reconstructed to offer new interpretations. The position and relocation of familiarity can be evidenced in several works including ‘The Deconstruction of Trade’ 2005 and ‘Tacit’ 2006 where the duality of new media with traditional practice presents an extended vocabulary for both visual and cerebral inquiry. These notions are expanded in more recent works such as 'The English Scene' 2008 and 'Surfeit 621' 2011.
