by Alan Todd | Apr 28, 2022 | Art, Artist, Artwork, Opinion
Is it relevant or even worthwhile to ask the question, ‘what is the purpose of art?’ For most of history, art has been seen as a utilitarian prop to various social and political entities, institutions and individuals. In spite of the level of belief in its...
by Alan Todd | Apr 22, 2022 | Art, Artist, Artwork, Opinion, Painting, Sculpture
As an artist I find myself increasingly unsure of what is art, what is not, and how to define or even recognise a ‘masterpiece’. Museums are full of masterpieces as chosen by an artistic elite, remnants of long expired artists and the cultures that supported...
by Alan Todd | Apr 14, 2022 | Art, Artist, Artwork, Opinion
Recently, a friend of mine commented that she couldn’t understand how human beings could draw other human beings. It wasn’t a comment reinforcing some archaic moral stance about nakedness, although there is still an element of this pervading society, but that some...
by Alan Todd | Apr 8, 2022 | Art, Artist, Artwork, Opinion, Painting
Recently, an artist friend of mine chose to give me some sage advice – “if you want to sell your paintings then you need more colour”. My reply was that the paintings weren’t about colour but about ideas. He couldn’t see the distinction and nothing I could say was...
by Alan Todd | Apr 1, 2022 | Art, Artist, Artwork, Opinion
In 1980 I was a teacher of art in a high school. For all of the lip service paid to subject equality, art and in fact all of the arts, were essentially a dumping ground for all of those students unable to find their niche in maths, science and English – but that’s...
