Writing, essays, posts and articles
SELECTED ESSAYS AND WRITING (click on title to download)
The topological consequence of being // and the space between us (2020) – a brief illustrated document explaining the original knot variation works.
Known unknowns, conceptual spaces and the numerical aesthetic; art and mathematics searching for a singular truth? (2021) – an extended essay which formed part of Bullock’s fine art master’s degree thesis.
Smartphones, social media and the rise of the ultra narcissist – a case of Lacan’s lament? (2020) – reflecting on the effects of mobile phone use today and the culture of the ‘selfie’.
A brief treatise on knots (2022) – an overview of all strands of Bullock’s knot works; painting, sculpture, photography, film, sound.
The Propaganda Paintings (2024) – a one-page background explanation of the Propaganda Paintings.
CATALOGUES AND PRESS RELEASES
The Nightwatchers emerge from the shadows (2024) – the birth of the Nightwatchers.
Catalogue of works and editions (2024) – a comprehensive collation of Bullock’s art practice.
Who feeds the machine? / The Propaganda Paintings and other works (2025) – an inclusive presentaion of Andy Bullock’s most ambitious project to date looking at the increasing use of AI and deep-surveillance technology in all our lives, and in particular its use in digital propaganda.
ONLINE ARTICLES
The Nightwatchers – a cautionary tale for our digital age?
Dawn of the new Gods? The ‘Singularity’ approaches …
One major technological advance that George Orwell failed to predict …
ART PROPOSALS (yet to be realised projects – interested parties please email)
Autoerotica – this ambitious large-scale installation of sculptures made from cars and components is a poetic requiem for the petrol engine.
The Last Resort – a multimedia installation concept from Bullock’s ‘Legacy’ works looking at all aspects of the anthropocene and in particular the loss of arctic ice and its consequnces.
Intruder – a poetic, large-scale landscape based work focused on the devastation of forests and woodlands worldwide; and its effects on indigenous species; animals and humans.
Requiem – an installation designed to highlight the devastating effects of the melting ice caps on the indigenous inhabitants – originally proposed for the COP26 summit in 2021.
Arrival – a landscape based sculptural installation originally conceived during the Covid-19 pandemic to highlight our vulnerability to invasive viruses.