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why we sleep so poorly in unfamiliar places

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Many of us have trouble sleeping in an unfamiliar place, like a hotel, or a friend’s house for the first time. When we finally do get to sleep, it’s often fidgety and disturbed. New research shows that one hemisphere of our brain stays more active during the first night of sleep—and it does so to keep us ready for trouble. It’s a phenomenon scientists refer to as the “first-night-effect.” A neuroimaging study by Brown University researchers reveals that, under these “first night” conditions, one hemisphere of the brain stays alert. “This half-asleep, half-awake state may work as a way to monitor unfamiliar surroundings,” study co-author Masako Tamaki told Gizmodo. The paper has just been published in Current Biology . Some marine mammals and birds exhibit a more pronounced form of this “ unihemispheric ” sleep. In dolphins and whales, one hemisphere shuts down during sleep while the other remains partially active. This allows the dolphins to sleep, and still surface to take

Digital skills- session two

WIX: we don't need to redesign page- duplicate each page, can view in desktop and mobile mode. (editable separately) The header will appear on every page.. '2019..' on every page too. Decide to change homepage image- click it. switch to mobile view and same rules apply. Save button, will then auto save. preview button allows you to view a cleaner version of your website. Most time spent in menu+pages duplicate/add can drag and drop buttons/ can change text of a button. select in a back space will delete button click image, upload image edit name edit footer at bottom, date ,name social links: building a page-buttons-link one page to another. title/ media/ dimensions/ date pages for paintings add button to link hide the link to paintings add buttons then duplicate page linking pages: don't duplicate pages before happy with design  otherwise will have to change each page!

Jill Randall- writing proposals for sitre specific work

Getting on a shortlist: Have good clear images of work, clearly labelled with title/medium/scale decisions will be made by the quality and documentation of the work selectors will be looking for reasons for throwing away your application so make sure its good. -Misunderstanding of brief and irrelevant experience will be why they wouldn't read your application in full. -Know your site -Do research on site -ring up an organisation and ask questions Research the organisation- have a look at past history and projects. What type of site is it? Find a site which connects to your studio practice. Be aware of an appropriate budget for someone with not as much exoerience working with larger budgets. If  its 2-5000 it could be appropriate. convince them that you can deliver on time and within budget Have good communication skills, you will sometimes be presenting to people who aren't familiar with art. Reliability: convince from projects in level 5 that you ca

Dave Ball- artist talk notes

Dave Ball, artist worked in Berlin. Dave ball talked about his video performances hill walking in wales. Pink wafer installation, talked about his work engaging minimalism. Interview with a house plant influenced by famous interview between Melvin (?) and Francis bacon. Novel- he took text from the novel but changed the name and pronoun Working his way through the dictionary, making a work in response to each word. Currently exhibiting in Oldham.

PDP digital skills session 1

Pdp digital skills sessions- mac suite organising work in a website allows you to resolve work and professionally document it. -resoluting, scaling begin building your website with researching websites of professional artists, whats appropriate and why is it. Look at websites which you think you can replicate, websites which will suit your work. -Reflect on finished works and work and break down towards which you will choose to present on your website. -Documenting photograph the work to a professional standard in order to document them. Plan out your website multiple times in order to start a process of building your website. The focus of the website is for the viewer to see the work and not the website. -Take ten sheets of paper and draw out the pages prepare photos for website on photoshop. -Take ten sheets of paper and plan out each page rough Front page- bit of text artist statement which nails the practice. website tips: simple to navigate & pages don

salford museum and art gallery job

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We are committed to providing the best possible services for everyone and we recognise that to do this we need our most important asset - our employees. Recruiting, retaining and developing the right people with the right skills at the right time is essential for us to help improve the quality of life of Salford residents. We can offer a fantastic opportunity to progress your career by joining a team of over 500 employees located across Salford in this successful and dynamic business. Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment For posts involving work with, or having access to information about, vulnerable people you are required to have an Enhanced DBS therefore you should not apply to work with these groups if you know that you are barred from working with children or vulnerable adults. Please be aware that  some posts are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)  chec

Paula Rego

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Paula Rego is a Portuguese artist known for her paintings and prints which are often based on children’s folktales. Among her most famous works are her  Dog Women paintings, a playful series depicting a magical realist world where women behave as dogs. Rego’s work is heavily influenced by Surrealist artists like Joan MirĂ³ , though gradually her paintings have become more realistically rendered with similarities to the work of the painter Balthus in their strong, clear drawing style and depictions of women in strange or unsettling situations. Born on January 26, 1935 in Lisbon, Portugal, she went on to study in London at the Slade School of Fine Art. Rego’s work can be found in the collections of the National Gallery in London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Tate Gallery in London, among others. She continues to live and work in London, England.  Paula Rego is a relevant artist for my research, she bases some of her work on children's folktales, working to

Shani Rhys James

Shani Rhys James’ new exhibition is called ‘I paint therefore I am’ – a phrase which is an assertion of the artist’s existence in the world that also reflects the repeated use of her own face in her paintings. Rhys James does indeed paint; paint is primary, it is thick, luscious, pigment rich. Red, black and white predominate. And acid green; an almost unreal, alien green that shoots rocket-like from a glass vase, or curls in snake-like tendrils bearing up bright flower heads or bowing under their weight. But to say those greens are not naturalistic is to miss the point, Rhys James’ paintings are not about representation. These paintings are about paint. They are about the performance of paint and the action of the artist applying paint to the canvas.  The subject, or rather the non-subjective subject is paint. Not flowers, although clearly there are flowers. Not jugs, though there are jugs. Nor is the subject the self portrait, though again, these are there too, in abundance. But