by Alan Todd | May 5, 2023 | Art, Artist, Artwork, digital art, Opinion, Painting
One of the frequent discussions in the history of art surrounds the idea of Decadence. There is an assumption at the base of it that art is cyclic, rising to a point of major achievement and then falling away again into crudity and sentimentality. The high is...
by Alan Todd | Mar 27, 2023 | Art, Artist, Artwork, Opinion
Last year I spoke to an artist who had had to remove and rehang her exhibition three times until it was out of the view of offended pensioners using a community centre. She took her dilemma to a radio station and received a sympathetic reception but in the end,...
by Alan Todd | Jan 28, 2023 | Art, Artist, Artwork, Opinion, Painting
Is the idea of artistic legacy merely vanity on the part of the artist or a societal need to position artists in the greater narrative? Probably both, although the needs of the market more than likely outweigh both. A signature proves that you were the one who created...
by Alan Todd | Dec 28, 2022 | Art, Artist, Artwork, Opinion
This week I saw a film of a Chinese family who make endless copies of van Gogh paintings for the likes of Wall Mart. In one scene an order for 800 copies of one of his flower paintings was being met and the discussion was about quality of brush work. What van Gogh...
by Alan Todd | Dec 18, 2022 | Art, Artist, Artwork, digital art, Opinion
An ex Australian Prime Minister once stated that ‘life wasn’t meant to be easy’. There was at least a hint of ‘protestant’/Catholic work ethic to this and a desire not to extend the welfare state any further. He had little to say about the Arts, unlike his...
