That’s a really interesting read Neil. When it’s so easy to change a photograph with an edit button in Lightroom, or an AI filter, preset or text command, I can see the value in resisting the onslaught of AI by painting or drawing or in some other way recreating the image using human creativity. In the same way that learning karate makes us think about our relationship to the space around us, photography, painting and drawing does change the way we see things. This has given me inspiration and I thank you. Also Molochian churn. Nice.
Interesting indeed, and strange. I think I should have gone to New Contemporaries this year, but the smelly sheepskin on a frame last year had done me in, that and the unconvincing approach to paintings on canvas. I still feel a bit funny about paintings from/of photos but at least these have some control of the medium, as well as interesting things to say..
I haven't spoke much to them, but for me it is about the material reality of them growing up in a farming community. The smells are a big part of that.
That’s a really interesting read Neil. When it’s so easy to change a photograph with an edit button in Lightroom, or an AI filter, preset or text command, I can see the value in resisting the onslaught of AI by painting or drawing or in some other way recreating the image using human creativity. In the same way that learning karate makes us think about our relationship to the space around us, photography, painting and drawing does change the way we see things. This has given me inspiration and I thank you. Also Molochian churn. Nice.
Thank you. Glad to hear. People often talk about resisting digital onslaught but painting seems a way of doing so in practice.
Interesting indeed, and strange. I think I should have gone to New Contemporaries this year, but the smelly sheepskin on a frame last year had done me in, that and the unconvincing approach to paintings on canvas. I still feel a bit funny about paintings from/of photos but at least these have some control of the medium, as well as interesting things to say..
Ha! I have seen that sheepskin three times in different places and it is rather ragged now will be interesting to see what they do next.
What was its point?
I haven't spoke much to them, but for me it is about the material reality of them growing up in a farming community. The smells are a big part of that.
I see
As in, literally, what they say about their paintings!