Outputs (160)

The etching revival and the photogravure: A graphic aesthetic for photography (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper demonstrates the influence of the Etching Revival in Britain on fine art photography at the turn of the Century by focusing upon two photographers: Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882-1966) and James Craig Annan (1864-1946), who made photogravure (... Read More about The etching revival and the photogravure: A graphic aesthetic for photography.

The printed reality exhibition (2009)
Exhibition / Performance

Curated by Paul Laidler The Printed Reality Exhibition was a curated show of photographic works by seven artists presented as a gallery instillation. The exhibition was conceived as a way to bring together the physical exhibition space and the digita... Read More about The printed reality exhibition.

Pictorialism through a plastic lens (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The aesthetic utilised by the early pictorialist photographers in their attempts to get artistic photography recognised as one of the Fine arts, rather than merely a method of mechanical reproduction, was one which relied on the use of soft focusing... Read More about Pictorialism through a plastic lens.

High tech / low tech: The utilization of printmaking techniques in the production of contemporary enamelled jewellery (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This poster presentation will outline the potential for printmaking techniques in the production of innovative and contemporary enamelled jewellery forms. It represents one strand of technical research within the overarching practice-led project Inno... Read More about High tech / low tech: The utilization of printmaking techniques in the production of contemporary enamelled jewellery.

Printing 3D dielectric elastomer actuators for soft robotics (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

We present a new approach to the fabrication of soft dielectric elastomer actuators using a 3D printing process. Complete actuators including active membranes and support structures can be 3D printed in one go, resulting in a great improvement in fab... Read More about Printing 3D dielectric elastomer actuators for soft robotics.

Image analysis of surface elements reproduction quality in 3D ink-jet printing (2009)
Book

Three-dimensional ink-jet printing described here is powder-based rapid prototyping (RP) technique. It is based on conventional ink jet printing technology, with basic build materials being powders and binders (inks). Designed or captured 3D object i... Read More about Image analysis of surface elements reproduction quality in 3D ink-jet printing.

The ubiquity of moods: Commentary on Stanghellini and Rosfort (2009)
Journal Article

Philosophy is often caricatured as one of the most disconnected and anaemic academic enterprises. Yet in philosophers’ own accounts of what drew them to the problems they have sought to address they answer, typically, in two broad, passionate, ways:... Read More about The ubiquity of moods: Commentary on Stanghellini and Rosfort.

Documents of contemporary art: Situation (2009)
Book

This anthology forms part of the aclaimed Documents of Contemporary Art series and traces the evolution of the term 'situation'. Defined as a unique set of conditions produced in both space and time and ranging across material, social, political and... Read More about Documents of contemporary art: Situation.

Political studies in the UK: A twenty-first century health check (2009)
Journal Article

This article consists of a short summary of the notable historical shifts that have accompanied the emergence of political science as an academic discipline in the UK. We provide an assessment of the state of the discipline today, focussing upon curr... Read More about Political studies in the UK: A twenty-first century health check.

Methods of structuring databases and digital archives to provide narrative and contextual pathways through historical texts (2009)
Book Chapter

A conference paper presented at Networks of Design, 3-6 September 2008, University College Falmouth. The design of textual databases to act as archives or information repositories is dependant on a number of contributory factors which this paper aims... Read More about Methods of structuring databases and digital archives to provide narrative and contextual pathways through historical texts.