In response to ''anti matter', I tried to examine the legitimacy of the artist as a maker of artwork in a world already saturated with objects and images.
''Why is it important to create an original piece of work''
'' How does artwork acquire value''
These two questions are very important and introspective to me as a painter. I have always appreciated and respected artwork that is highly skilled and probably taken a very long time to make. I would question why a very detailed painting gained less recognition than a 'painting' with a single brush stroke; or a blank canvas.
Why do people spend hours trying to create a story out of loose 'paintings' or installations but advert to the detail and skill in a figurative painting. We are moving towards immaterial art, yet we only approach it in small steps. I find that Art is becoming less skilled. People are willing to pay to see a dark empty room; which they saw before they left the house but are reluctant to do the same to skilled paintings which are not easily made.
E.G Marcel Duchamps '' Air de Paris'' . As its name suggest it was a vial with air. From a molecular point of view, air is not considered nothing, and when it is displayed in a gallery it seems to be gaining more attention than I expected. Especially when it got broken! The piece seemed to still hold its value even though the value it was holding was lost.
''Why is it important to create an original piece of work''
'' How does artwork acquire value''
These two questions are very important and introspective to me as a painter. I have always appreciated and respected artwork that is highly skilled and probably taken a very long time to make. I would question why a very detailed painting gained less recognition than a 'painting' with a single brush stroke; or a blank canvas.
Why do people spend hours trying to create a story out of loose 'paintings' or installations but advert to the detail and skill in a figurative painting. We are moving towards immaterial art, yet we only approach it in small steps. I find that Art is becoming less skilled. People are willing to pay to see a dark empty room; which they saw before they left the house but are reluctant to do the same to skilled paintings which are not easily made.
E.G Marcel Duchamps '' Air de Paris'' . As its name suggest it was a vial with air. From a molecular point of view, air is not considered nothing, and when it is displayed in a gallery it seems to be gaining more attention than I expected. Especially when it got broken! The piece seemed to still hold its value even though the value it was holding was lost.
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