One final piece of artist research.

I have speaking to our very own Taz at uni, and discovered that her practice is involved in participatory art.

Here is an example of a project that she developed and implemented. It's called 'The Blue Blob Interactive Art Project':

"The Blue Blob project is an interactive art project created by Taz Lovejoy during her Fine Art Degree at University Northampton with the intention to inspire creativity and in an attempt to reach communities all over the country and break down the barriers surrounding art by engaging all in simple creative fun.

 

The project provides a free ball of blue plastercine packaged with instructions, asking anyone interested to try their hand at creating their own miniature blue sculpture. A key feature of this project is not only the form created with the plastercine but the location in which the sculpture has been photographed. The project is geared to exploring the colour blues interaction with different environments and with that in mind many that have already participated have developed interesting locations and reactions to the concept."

 

Taken from: http://www.theblueblob.com/

 

This project is similar to mine in the fact that it is asking people to participate by breaking down the common barriers that surround art, and engage in fun and enjoyable activity, but in a more personal context.
 

Here are some of the pictures of the sculptures that have been sent to Taz. (These have also been taken from the above website):

 

 

These images are rather pixelated because they have been taken on camera phones. This was the intention of the artist to make the process and the concept for accessible for participants, and indeed moving with the technological trends of the time, whereby camera phones are now widely available and can be used an immediate means of communication, and indeed art & expression.

 

A great discovery and another link to some more participatory art. Thank you Taz!   :-)