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Those dreadful artist statements..
After much consideration I finally finished my artist statement. I’m not the only artist who has a problem with the whole statement thing. Visual arts -as the name suggests- are to be enjoyed and more importantly to be understood visually. They’re not there to be debated through words. That of course isn’t completely true all … Continue reading
Escapism in art – is creativity itself a form of escapism?
Those who follow my work know that I mostly paint fantasy/surreal and children’s book illustration. These genres mostly fall under what can be called escapism, especially fantasy as its main and maybe only purpose is to create complete worlds and creatures that exist in fantasy only (or in folklore). Most (visual) art produced nowadays exist … Continue reading
What makes “good” art?
I was asked this question by a friend about a year ago and it occurred to me again the other day while painting with watercolour after much time using only pen and digital brushes. The question then took me by surprise but after a short consideration I answered; “the amount of time it takes to create it..”. … Continue reading
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