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 | Jan 28, 2022 | Art, Artist, Artwork, Opinion
It never ceases to amaze me just how much people are threatened by art. A common hyperbolic comment is ‘awesome’. Awe, according to any dictionary, is that state of mind on encountering an all-powerful being, a god-like figure. Some artists may be treated as gods by...
