by Alan Todd | Oct 10, 2022 | Artist, Artwork, Opinion
I’ve gone through life as an artist believing that there is a higher purpose to Art – something over and above mere existence. I’m not talking about religious revelation, metaphysics or existentialism but that intangible, immeasurable quality where paint or any other...
by Alan Todd | Sep 17, 2022 | Art, Artist, Artwork, digital art, Opinion
Once upon a time I had a conversation with a West Australian artist who enjoyed a great deal of success in his home state, nationwide, and had at least one book written about him. His name is seldom heard these days. His house, and a covered walkway to the...
by Alan Todd | Aug 26, 2022 | Artist, Artwork, Opinion, Painting
Federico Garcia-Lorca wrote that ‘at the heart of all great art is an essential melancholy’. Melancholy ……….a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause. He was writing as a poet, but any number of blues musicians would probably agree...
by Alan Todd | Aug 5, 2022 | Art, Artist, Artwork, Painting, Sculpture
Once a year during August every South Australian artist puts up an exhibition, takes part in a group show or opens up their studio to the public. This year i’m opening my Vanilla Sky Studio each weekend
by Alan Todd | Jul 28, 2022 | Art, Artist, Artwork, Opinion
A recent opinion piece promoted the idea that ‘Australia could unleash a cultural renaissance by paying artists a living wage’. [Lauren Harris, July 20, 2022]. With caveats detailing just who an artist is and is not, it is an idea worth pursuing and as Harris...
