In an article on sustainability in art Allen looks to the state of mind of the artist rather than the objects produced. This set me thinking [as does all of his writing] about my own practice.
Today I re-read Joan Kee’s book on Korean contemporary abstract art in the light of seeing Jonathon Kim’s work at the West Thebarton gallery and on the back page of the recent edition of Artist Profile.
In 2020 I embarked on a deliberate attempt to use time as an idea.
This is a blog post excerpt about the post. It is a great little summary of what you are about to read.
I went back to my time making films as a way of understanding what I was trying to achieve. Image and spoken text in film need not relate at all.
Do I measure myself against the past? Yes and no. I am conscious of everything that has gone before me and the approaches and successes of artists. I’m also conscious of the huge volume of art being put online across the world every day, every hour. It is simply intimidating. For all of that though, none of those artists are me.