Artwork

FEAR OF THE DARK…AND THE LIGHT

For a week I’ve manned an exhibition of my work at Port Adelaide and had only a handful of people call in. If I had to categorise them the majority were local artists intent on sharing their practice via pictures on their mobile phone. I’ve seen water colours,...

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THE CULT OF THE NEW AND THE OBSESSION WITH NOVELTY

Much has been written about the idea of originality in art but in the end just what does ‘originality’ mean? Before the 20th century it wasn’t a term much considered. Artist studios were places where apprentices went to learn from the master and with the advent of Art Schools, nothing much changed. The cult of originality is a 20th century obsession and yet it ignores or neglects that much great art was produced within the western tradition using traditional techniques.

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The Proustian Process

The Proustian Process

The equivalent of Proust’s cahiers are my note and sketchbooks. I record, interpret and examine continually both as a painter and a writer.

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