Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Picture noise

Dropped into Waitrose today to buy a few treat items and took part in a survey about their new posters. I had to confess that I had not noticed a single one. Further reflection on the bus home was that technology has allowed the production of pictures in fantastic numbers but resulting in a pollution of anodyne public images in our world today.

It takes an exceptional image to stop me in my tracks ... the rest are background noise.

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Sunday, January 20, 2008

Visiting 'The Oxford Open'


Sunday lunch time and the 'Modern Art Oxford' gallery was heaving. A lot of people were interested in seeing this eclectic exhibition. I saw on the 'Review Board' in the restaurant that the local papers have publicized the exhibition and its' events but the national papers have given this exhibition a miss.

I think considering how very over subscribed it was the hanging was sympathetic. I was peeved to note that when it suited them they allowed some over-sized pieces. The catalogue only gave the artist's name and that of the work; I would have liked to have the media included. The quality of work, generally, was very good but not brilliant. I have done better but I am still thrilled to show my work. I hope to have another opportunity in the future.

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Thursday, July 19, 2007

Stella Vine

Went to see the Stella Vine exhibition at Modern Art Oxford
having only ever seen reproductions was prepared to scoff. I was surprised to find that some of the stuff was very powerful but most of it was the sort of thing I painted when I was 16 years old. She may improve as her career develops but for the moment I am the better painter!

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Friday, February 16, 2007

Arts Council Debate

Arts Council England have produced an on-line debate/consultation on the future of public investment in the "ARTS".

I have, in the past, done the research,found subsidery sources of support/income, written a proposal for funding for a project and recieved "advice" from the 'ARC + Advise' advisor at OVADA in Oxford. The bottom line was that I had no status as an artist so would be unlikely to receive any significant funds for my work. So I have gone back to producing work which has a realistic chance of paying for itself direstly.

Lindesay Irvine asks in The Guardian's art blog:

"So why is ACE so keen to find out what the broader public wants? It may be that this is a more or less cosmetic exercise, designed to make an inescapably elitist organisation appear "accountable". The press officer I spoke to was keen to stress that this was a "deliberative" exercise, that other "stakeholders" such as arts professionals will also be consulted, and that it's way too early to say exactly how much influence public opinion will be given."

I feel that, for good or bad, judge the work not the artist.

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