| Description | Hardback black sketchbook dating from undergraduate course at University of Newcastle Upon Tyne containing sketches, collages, notes and designs towards freestanding constructions, three-dimensional canvases, multi-panel paintings, canvas folding techniques and various self-analytical notes/poems/titles. Imagery including abstractions, figure used for scale, Egyptian architecture and sculpture, a Keir Smith hand outline, landscapes and architectural images. Includes references to "Icarus", 'The Scream', Edvard Munch, (1893) and J.M.W. Turner. Also includes two extensive passages of text - "The explorer..." [By Keir Smith?]. Recurring influence by the Egyptian temple, "Karnak". Other by Keir Smith references include: the "Cloudracer Series"; potential titles and placements; "Corner piece (Sideways Creep)" and "Low Level". |