Tim Renshaw
Lecturer in Art
Department of Art
University of Reading
United Kingdom
Biography
Dr. Tim Renshaw is currently working as a Lecturer in Art in the Department of Art, University of Reading , United Kingdom. Responsibilities: • BA Art, PhD Art. Module convenor for BA Art Studio 2 Areas of Interest: Tim's research interests are in the relationship painting has with the spaces of modern architecture. He also has research interests in building design that anticipate modern spatial design. He is also interested in the idea and form of the notebook as a method of looking and thinking and in particular the idea that a note can be a speculative means to re-plan , un-plan and open up unintended potentials in an existing architectural form. Developing methods of un-planning through processes of painting and then thinking about what this may means for the relationship an embodied subject has with a space is an ongoing concern. Tim is also part of the curatorial group Outside Architecture and is interested in the design of a group exhibition as a further means to un-plan an individual work. Awards and Residencies: 2007 Cocheme Fellowship, Byam Shaw School of Art 2002 London Arts Board Award 2002 Rome Abbey Fellowship 1997 Arts Council Purchase Award 1993-95 Winchester Fellowship.
Research Interest
Areas of Interest: Tim's research interests are in the relationship painting has with the spaces of modern architecture. He also has research interests in building design that anticipate modern spatial design. He is also interested in the idea and form of the notebook as a method of looking and thinking and in particular the idea that a note can be a speculative means to re-plan , un-plan and open up unintended potentials in an existing architectural form. Developing methods of un-planning through processes of painting and then thinking about what this may means for the relationship an embodied subject has with a space is an ongoing concern. Tim is also part of the curatorial group Outside Architecture and is interested in the design of a group exhibition as a further means to un-plan an individual work.
