Selection from the shop
Reverie
A while ago, I posted this on my other blog.
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In this book from The Tate about the artist Sir Terry Frost, I found this:
"To look at a painting which gives you the opportunity to have solitude, to be yourself and to be able to wander into reverie, is more than hedonistic, it's spiritual".
Until now I have never 'got' the work of Mark Rothko - I loved his way with paint, but never understood the paintings themselves. Somehow this quote managed to pin down for me their essentially meditative nature.
Which leads me to this from Rothko:
"Art to me is an anecdote of the spirit, and the only means of making concrete the purpose of its varied quickness and stillness. "
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I still find these inspiring and they still inform some of what I am trying to do in my own work, however unsuccessfully. I was prompted to repost them by this post over on Tina Mammoser's blog.
Hiatus
I'm in hospital, posting this via my mobile. This means I won't be able to fulfill any orders. If you have an order you should hold off for now. I don't want to take your money and have you waiting several weeks before I can even send it. If you want to reserve something not available in multiples send me an e-mail in the interim.
I hope to be up and running again in a couple of weeks, but won't know for sure until tomorrow.
I've noticed that my previous post has lost the link it should have had - I'll restore that asap.
Art outside the 'mainstream' markets
Writing on the Fine Art Views blog, artist and critic has this to say:
We must show that there is more than one avenue toward success in art. The reality is that an artist can be extremely successful outside of these high profile art/gallery scenes. The reality is that an artist can (and many do) create significant works of art having never stepped foot within an established art scene. An artist CAN have impact without a blessing from the high profile circles of the art world.
That rings true for me, never having had any formal arts training. It is extremely difficult to get a showing if you haven't been through the standard art school mill and when this is coupled with the emphasis on the London and New York art scenes the effect is deadening. The significance of a work of art is not determined by its price tag or the venue in which it is shown
