by Alan Todd | Sep 19, 2021 | Art, Artist, Artwork, digital art, Opinion, Painting, Review
Not that long ago I could define Abstract art as work without a formal, recognisable subject and essentially, centripetal. Dictionary.com describes it as ‘A trend in painting and sculpture in the twentieth century. Abstract art seeks to break away from traditional...
by Alan Todd | Mar 28, 2021 | Art, Artist, Artwork, Opinion, Painting
Is ABSTRACT art for its own sake still a valid art practice? Hasn’t it all been done? Every day I see another painting derived from the mystical connection between the inner workings of a human mind and a canvas – that endless quest for the ‘god particle’ of physics...
by Alan Todd | Nov 30, 2020 | Art, Artist, Artwork, Opinion
Civilisation has always been measured by its art. What we know of ancient Greece, ancient Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, ancient Meso America comes from the monuments they left behind. All of the great civilisations rose and fell but for each there was an artistic...
by Alan Todd | Nov 16, 2020 | Art, Artist, Artwork, Opinion, Painting
I hear people refer to work as abstract all the time. Sometimes it’s simply a lack of understanding and sometimes it’s a derogatory term suggesting that any work that doesn’t imitate nature in all its detail, is not art. There are two aspects to consider here. The...
by Alan Todd | Sep 14, 2020 | Art, Artist, Artwork, Painting, Sculpture
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. What struck me was the phrase ‘activating the space...
