Paintings, drawings, the visual arts of 2D
What is Art? Some ask this philosophical question after Duchamp’s famous upturned toilet. The modern art that’s popular today, what gets in the galleries and museums, is often more likely to be conceptual or abstract. But the problem with such art, as Tom Wolfe points out in his essay The Painted Word, is the ambiguity. The Artist’s Statement is … Read more
After years of chasing after atmospheric art, after being wowed by Turner, the smeared, palette knife works of Erin ward, Louise Balaam, etc. Like Plein air painting years ago, I’ve noticed it all tended to look the same. Now I now yearn for something else. Form. After years of delighting in lost edges, I now … Read more
Zen Master Dogen writes, ‘To study Buddhism is to study the Self; to study the Self is to forget the Self.’ Who are we? What are We? We are obsessed with finding ourselves. To seek that essence, that fundamental core of what we are. The search for the Self is both illuminating and mystifying. To … Read more
I have never looked much at street art, but some of what I see some I like. I enjoy it because it’s not the art of the establishment, the galleries, ateliers, museums and critics. There is a down to earth grittiness, like grunge fashion. It is rough loose, a realism, even when some have become … Read more
I use traditional media in my art for many reasons. Digital art has much going for it, being more accessible than traditional paint and brushes. There’s no need to buy and store all those supplies, and it’s easier to distribute the art: But for all that, I still prefer traditional media in creating my work. … Read more
Fanart in the art community is controversial. While many people create art about films and TV characters they love, there’s an acknowledgement it’s copying other people’s ideas. Questions arise: ‘is this art?’ Is it plagiarism? Should we create fan art or art of our own? I find the controversy a little overplayed; I’ve never done … Read more