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Jo McGonigal

Jo McGonigal’s practice and research engages with emergent debate on new materialism and theories of the haptic in relation to painting. By taking painting apart and focusing on its physical components, she examines how the material components of painting affect the experience of the viewer, not what the painting means but what it does.
In addition to her own practice McGonigal has worked as an arts professional for over 20 years including: curating projects for FACT, Liverpool, and Liverpool Biennial; establishing Corridor8 (an international journal for art & writing); and lecturing in Fine Art at Leeds Metropolitan University and Manchester School of Art at Manchester Metropolitan University.

I like some of McGonigals work. I really like that fact that she studies a lot about the subject matter she is portraying. I also really like how she varies between space and architectures or something playful and fun. I really like the idea of being simple with art and keep it bold. I think I would like to try and do something like these within my own practice




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