We are asked to read an article on the Tate website, make notes, and highlight any artists we might want to look into further.
This is not the original article, as it has been taken down, but one detailed in the course errata. All the same, it was a very useful introduction to many artists who use text in their work, and the different types of text usage. Here are some notes I made:
‘Found’ Words: Printed Packaging, Labels and Layers
- Add visual interest to work
- Kurt Schwitters added bus tickets, sweet wrappers and other scraps to his works
- Pop