“Franz Kline once said to Philip Guston in a conversation “You know what creating really is? To have the capacity to be embarrassed”, which I think is absolutely true. You need that capacity to just keep painting with a reckless abandon…”
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“Franz Kline once said to Philip Guston in a conversation “You know what creating really is? To have the capacity to be embarrassed”, which I think is absolutely true. You need that capacity to just keep painting with a reckless abandon…”
Read More“I genuinely enjoy noticing something like weeds growing through the paint of a double yellow line on the road – these beautiful, almost poetic details are everywhere and are strangely uplifting and reassuring if you take time to see them.”
Read More“The natives believed that photography steals part of the soul. Photography steals but gives back in a new way, lightening parts of the soul, making them visible…”
Read More“My work is made with what I can only describe as love – the marks I engrave all need to be considered and crafted… I hope that the time they take and the thoughts and ideas that go into them somehow build their own depth and quiet power…”
Read More“Buildings are like anchors in time. The structures and their form are a constant manifestation that passes through the years rooted in place… We can perform archaeology on buildings in a way that we cannot do with memories.”
Read More“I realized my art opened some personal doors that connected me with my past emotions and that questioned me… And that meant a big healing process for me.”
Read More“To be unapologetic as an artist is to truly explore things that you feel very personal to and not really care what anyone else thinks… In terms of what did it take? A lot of life experience and therapy haha!”
Read More“I really do think the ambiguity lends a lot to my work… if I were to lean too heavily on the research behind [it], I’m in danger of over-intellectualizing and disappearing ever so gracefully up my own arse.”
Read More“I am constantly searching for something… It’s like a scratch I can’t itch. It’s a constant searching and refining. It’s a search for perfection, where the search is the driving factor, the perfection less important.”
Read More“The audience is a huge part of my work. There’s a real sense of exclusivity in the art world with conceptual art distancing itself from the masses. I hate this bubble. I want everyone, not just those in the art bubble, to appreciate my paintings.”
Read More“Pamela Anderson’s huge tits, Britney’s shaved head moment… Britney in GENERAL, the Spice Girls, TLC’s hairstyles, Lil Kim’s outfits… just to name a few examples of how those acts of rebellion and fashion have shaped my artistry.”
Read MoreAn interview with representatives from Global Mental Health Peer Network and South African Federation for Mental Health.
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