UP THERE

This is a lovely, interesting short film about painting commercials on the sides of buildings.

Moving back and forward from a painting is so integral for me, so often I’ll work on something that up close or on its own will look great but standing back looks rubbish or just doesn’t sit well with the rest of the work.  But half way up a building in a rig……

The Curse of the Mona Lisa

Being an artist massively excites me, but whenever I have thoughts about being involved in the Art World/Art Market it makes me feel a bit sick. Here is Robert Hughes’ fascinating documentary on money’s involvement in Art and the commodification of Art works. (found via Mark Vallen’s Art for a change blog)  It may not be on youtube for long so check it out while you can, it’s well worth it.  If you only have a few minutes now, one of the highlights is watching collector Alberto Mugrabi squirm under the questioning of the mighty Hughes in part 11.