Week 1

How one becomes an artist:

Chloe Brown:

1970’s

• Kate Bush - Strong woman, unknown and unique.
• Art teacher - Gave her confidence.
• The Raincoats - Women can do something.
• Thatcher - Strong and furious but she hated her.

1980’s

• Greenham women's peace camp.
• No real female artist role models.
• Masculine art history, can I be an artist?
• Helen Chadwick - First female tutor.
• Louise Bourgeois - Good for my project.

Michelle:

• Thomas Hirschhorn - Crystal of resistance.
• Continuous experimentation.
• Not knowing is part of the process.
• Marisa Merz Untitled 2011-2012.
• Martin Kippenberger - Mastered failure.

Julie:

• Chelsea school of art - made her passionate just by being there (Prestige).

Hester:

• Gender Bias in art school.

“We can’t do it like that because we are different.”