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If you think you understand reality, dream on
My new work is about the right to dream and the right to imagine. Charlie Brown wears a heart on the outside, and Snoopy understands the internal workings of it. Our friends should know the diffe...
Read moreOnce upon a time I was a party animal. Well more of a lapdog than a wolf. I sort of fell apart when the party peaked, but I was party animal nevertheless. Then my conscience got the better of me ...
Read moreOn the outside looking in is not a place I always want to be. I sometimes want to be on the inside looking out. But where is the inside and who decides? It’s not as though the gallery always has ...
Read moreThe colour of money is not always green. But it is green in American comic books that sort of set the standard for what goes on in pop art. This was before pop art took inspiration from Japanese ...
Read moreSerendipity is one of the most trusted brands, um, worldwide. By its very definition, serendipity brings us closer together. There have in all probability been thousands of businesses, books and ...
Read moreRegarding Dobby, my all-time favorite elf from the Harry Potter movies, I thought, “right what do I have in common with Dobby that makes me see a kindred spirit when he arrives on the scene?” We’...
Read moreI still like to spend real money
Loyalty cards depress me because they are a reminder of a time when one counted coins and literally stored them in a jar under one’s bed. The plastic card is a frugal saving of sorts that really ...
Read moreWhen art movements die do artists go down too?
It’s a big privilege and an equally huge frustration to be named as a member of an art movement. That’s why I’m comfortable being called a Neo-Pop artist instead of just a pop artist. I’d love it...
Read moreWhen artists use terms like ‘art market’ and ‘art industry’ it’s seen as undermining of the vast contribution art has made to the development of civilizations. Artists are expected to turn out th...
Read moreThere was a crass joke that did the rounds in the dark ages which basically said that if God had wanted gays he would have created Adam and Steve. Well, the Steve the bigots were referring to was...
Read moreMaking art for normal humans is abnormal
It’s not enough to simply say that the universe is an art gallery, when it’s actually a commercial art gallery. Everything creative is for sale. It’s kind of frustrating that ideas are luxuries f...
Read moreArtists have to be good hunters — as Carson McCullers wrote, ‘the heart is a lonely hunter’ and that describes mine almost perfectly. Most of the time the point of the exercise as an artist is to...
Read more Can I put you on a pedestal? In praise of the humble plinth, I now see a number of modern magazines and websites running stories with plush photos about how the plinth is enjoying a resurgence. ...
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