by Alan Todd | Dec 29, 2024 | Art, Artist, Artwork, Opinion
When the internet came online in the 90s there was a wide-eyed belief about the amount of space available for data storage and operation on a personal computer and what it would take to fill it. Essentially it was seen as a limitless void. As a complete...
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...
by Alan Todd | Jun 7, 2021 | Art, Artist, Artwork, Opinion, Painting
Censorship has always been associated with totalitarian regimes and dictators intent on having control of the message. It goes hand in hand with propaganda. What such regimes assume is a belief in the power of words and image to enact or foment change. Fear is...