A visiting friend yesterday said – ‘I see your horse trees in the fields here!’ What lovely words to hear, as though horse trees have become a thing! At art school in the 80’s, I made a large, 3d, interactive canvas (you could put your head inside it through several holes and see more paintings)…
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Form and the Formless
Cartoon of me at art school In contemporary art anything goes! Artists have ultimate freedom! No rules! Break rules! Push boundaries! Explore! Create! Be original! Be daring! Be courageous! Be bold! There is no paradigm, no truth that holds art together. Unlike music which has an agreed set of notes and scales, a…
Surviving Art School and Constructive Criticism
Cartoon self portrait of me at art school in the 80’s! One of the things you learn at art school is how to survive constructive criticism and turn a negative into a positive, a creative solution! This is why for many art school is an ‘abusive’ environment and many art school graduates…