Apology

I realize my posting has dropped off a little lately. I have been spring cleaning and picking up different parts of my life, relaxing into myself again.

Self Destruction

There are times, when everything is going particularly well, when I start going on a self-destructive bent. I’m not aware that I’m doing it, I just stop trying.

are we trying to be the brand?

Groove, by minxdragonSo Hirst has his glass boxes, medical stuff and ridiculous spot paintings (no one want his swirl pictures, it seems…), Emin recycles her biography ad nauseam, Rachel Whiteread populates galleries with mouldings, Anthony Gormley populates the world with mouldings of himself, and so on…… But too much variety doesn’t sell as well as one solid brand, as any ad man will tell you, and art practice now has been poisoned by money. Ironic that so many artists consider themselves above the grubby world of commerical art, isn’t it?

The Body Beautiful Vs The Body Grotesque

I have two very disparate styles and visions with my work – the body beautiful and the body grotesque. The comments I have received from different people seem to fall within the two camps. some people enjoy the exploration that all women are beautiful and sensual and others enjoy the heavily psychological and emotive works.

the sculptr blog

The Sculptr Blog has presented a great review of my blog and work, go here to read it. Thanks guys! The added bonus is that Jennie has also listed some great work on our site.

Top 5 Posts – Experimentation

so enjoy!Like Paper The concept emerges and the finished resultThe first image is my interpretation of ‘street’ I am particularly, um, pleased I guess, at how it turned out, it communicates the horror of our accident very well.Expressionion of PainThis is what happens when you are depressed and painting…. I don’t know why, since I progressed to more contemporary styles I have felt that my work has exploded into a whole new dimension and I don’t really want to look backwards…. you don’t know when it will hit or how, you don’t know why it happens and I don’t think you can force it, it just has to happen.

On the Edge Re-dux

it is hard to let your inner self take over, to let something personal come out like that…. My works are often quite personal, but slightly superficial, not that deep because I am afraid to let it all out – how do I show it?… I will lie there and watch my pencil – it moves on it’s own, I am completely detached, watching it fly across the page, and the things that come out surprise me.