This is the first official entry related to my course. This piece is for my design module and is a five site specific evaluation. I have picked five installments and will discuss their relationship between the art and its place of existence:

1. The first site i have picked is the youth centre in Snenton (Nottingham). It is a youth program that helps young people discover music art and sports in the community and is also a graffitti art hot spot. Artist from all over the UK and beyond stop here to add their work, there are over 50 pieces dotted around the basketball courts and every other week they change and a new piece is put up. I have chosen this because it is great example of art meeting its environment. Its a centre for young people and the art is somethng they can all relate to from they own lives but shown in a controlled and respectable way. If yoou do get the time to go down take a camera because it does take you back the amount of colours and crazy graphics that are spralled all around you!

Snenton Youth Centre (Ed Walsh)

2. The next piece i have chosen is more traditonal. Although not a "classic" installment it is a architectual art piece and an iconic symbol to England. Big Ben stands tall on the Tames and the reason i have picked it is because of its relationship to the country. When standing on the Thames river you can see the new city and its sky scrapers in the distance, which symbolises the modern Britain, but standing proud is the tower of parliment that demands the respect of any tourist passing by. I like it because it capturises the history of our country and beauty of the architecture around.

Big Ben (Ed Walsh)

3. The third piece/site i have chosen is not even intended to be a installation of any form but i think is quite relavent. The cranes that stand over Nottingham city are hard not to miss they are scattered across the city taller than any building. I look at the cranes and think that they are such a perfect symbol of the city at moment because Nottingham is a city truly on the grow. When i first came to Nottingham there weren't any around and everything was quite peacefull but suddenly everything kicked off and Nottingham is now a hive of building activity. Above all the mayhem stand the very tranquil cranes that are like silent giants helping to boost Nottingham in many areas. As an installation i think these cranes are perfect for capturing the mood of Nottingham at this time!

Nottingham City Cranes (Ed Walsh)

4. The fourth piece I have chosen is the monument waterfall outside the Cardiff Millenium Centre. The centre itself is quite a strange building but does fit in with the development of Cardiff Bay. I like the waterfall statue outside the building because of the ideal that it takes the old water from the bay and brings it together with the modern atmosphere of the new bay - its sort of like a symbol of old and new but in a refreshing non-patriotic way.

Cardiff Millenium Centre (Ed Walsh)

5. The finally installation is the "another place" sculptures by Antony Gormley. I really like the way these pieces come and disapear with the tide and i think he has captured the effect that art work can have on the beach. Besides the artistic point of view practically these art pieces really help reguvinate the area in liverpool which is why I chose these for a site specific evaluation.

Another Place Sculptures (Anotony Gormley)

This first entry is a tester to get used to the whole blogging business!

A bit about myself:

My name is Ed and im 20 years old - currently living in Nottngham, was born there but grew up in Newport S.Wales. Since being in Notts I have discovered a new love for arts and media, mainly music and film.

I am an aspiring M.C in the local and UK hip-hop scene which i find to be a great outlet and hobby. Alongside my musical dabbles i also promote/run a night called AMBUSH which is currently where most of my dedication and hard work goes (outside uni of course)!!

I have to juggle all these things together with university - as i am studying multimedia at Notts Trent Uni - along with having a girlfriend and very active social life! Its quite hard belive me!

I have alot of ambition in what I do so hopefully you will see me popping up in some form or the other!