Saturday, October 11, 2008, 05:31 AM GMT [General]
“My images demand attention”. They
are drunk with colour, which activates the
emotive content and enigmatic drama theyoffer. I want the viewer to be overwhelmed by their saturation.An
ambition for the work is to produce imagesthat are difficult to be indifferent to.
Even though thecolour is highly charged there lies a psychological
edge tothe painting, whether
as a portrait or invention, which worksin conjunction with the colour to add to its
presentation. Iwant
the viewer to be reduced to silence in experiencing thework, where the image takes over and words becomeredundant.
In this current work I have reduced my
palate and have begun toexplore situating the figures in more invented spaces.
I believe theystill
contain the psychological and emotional field that interests mebut with a more
coherent delivery. Although I have reduced thepalate of the paintings, the colour is still there and
is best experiencedfirst
hand, particularly in some works, where it seems to be seepingback in through the
darkness.
I found this article about you on the Internet. Has anything changed? I guess this global credit crunch will make it even harder to sell art?
Barry
Lessons in the art of survival
Last Updated: 12:01am BST /06/2001
Even Stephen O'Driscoll, a figurative painter who is this year's Saatchi Fellow at the Royal College, faces an uncertain future. The £10,000 bursary has enabled him to stay on at the college for a third year, but it does not mean that he has joined Saatchi's stable of artists. The connection has led to his inclusion in an exhibition held by the Saatchi Gallery in Shoreditch, which opens tomorrow, but he knows that his future lies mainly in his own hands. Endless networking at exhibition private views beckons.
Self-help is now the order of the day, and both colleges and students recognise this as never before. It is simply not enough to hope that a dealer will come along and pluck a student from obscurity. The Royal College now teaches commercial studies to all students and provides a business advice scheme to help them after they graduate. It is also getting dealers increasingly involved in its courses. "Our teaching team includes visiting lecturers who are curators or gallery heads," says Graham Crowley, professor of painting. "We work closely with people who run the kind of gallery that has a policy of discovering emerging art." [1]
Hi Steve,
BarryI found this article about you on the Internet. Has anything changed? I guess this global credit crunch will make it even harder to sell art?
Barry
Lessons in the art of survival
Last Updated: 12:01am BST /06/2001
Even Stephen O'Driscoll, a figurative painter who is this year's Saatchi Fellow at the Royal College, faces an uncertain future. The £10,000 bursary has enabled him to stay on at the college for a third year, but it does not mean that he has joined Saatchi's stable of artists. The connection has led to his inclusion in an exhibition held by the Saatchi Gallery in Shoreditch, which opens tomorrow, but he knows that his future lies mainly in his own hands. Endless networking at exhibition private views beckons.
Self-help is now the order of the day, and both colleges and students recognise this as never before. It is simply not enough to hope that a dealer will come along and pluck a student from obscurity. The Royal College now teaches commercial studies to all students and provides a business advice scheme to help them after they graduate. It is also getting dealers increasingly involved in its courses. "Our teaching team includes visiting lecturers who are curators or gallery heads," says Graham Crowley, professor of painting. "We work closely with people who run the kind of gallery that has a policy of discovering emerging art." [1]
[1]. www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/...
11:59 AM GMT