by Alan Todd | Jul 24, 2021 | Art, Artist, Artwork, Opinion
Having to go cap in hand to the Medici family no doubt rankled Renaissance artists but thoughts of broader cultural concerns or the place of the artist in history were of little interest. Such concerns were 19th century inventions. Prior to this the artist was...
by Alan Todd | Jul 18, 2021 | Art, Artist, Artwork, Painting, Review
During July 2021 my exhibition entitled phenomenon is at the Main gallery in Halifax St in the city of Adelaide. The. In that a phenomenon can be described as an event as opposed to something large and impressive, each work in the exhibition presents a moment in time...
by Alan Todd | Jul 18, 2021 | video
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by Alan Todd | Jul 13, 2021 | Art, Artist, Artwork, Opinion
It has been a long time since I considered what constitutes ‘fine art’ or even ‘art’ and I’m surprised that the debate still continues or that anyone still feels the need to define either. There has always been an exclusivity to definitions that favour an academic...
by Alan Todd | Jul 3, 2021 | Art, Artist, Artwork, Opinion, Painting
Why am I not surprised? Yet another attempt to sound intelligent without doing any actual work popped up in my weekend newspaper. I remember a book from the 60s that listed the ten things you should memorise about art and artists of note so that you could sound as...
