Ants
Goulburn, AUSTRALIA
Essentially i am your stereotypical ‘australian’ blond haired, blue eyed, country bred, divorced, with a 4 yr old son, male’ who has allways had a passion/ obsession for art. Art in all its myriad of forms. My personal journey in ‘art’ has been very organic in that it grows, is a direct/indirect response to the vicissitudes of the ‘bits n pieces’ of daily life.Art has taken me on various journeys that have been well outside the forementioned definition. Unfortunately it is a reality that one has to work- i tried the proveribal ‘starving artist’ bit, Uni= rice & noodles etc, & have not got off my but enough to create sales as such, so i am only a part time ‘artist’ who is interested in the theory of art but not-if you know what i mean. i just like to paint, escape to my shed & make a mess. Although i have recently broke my techno virginity- i have been playing with a digi camera, sent my first email last week & learning to play with tech tools, lets see where it goes……..
Journals
Art is....
Art is / Passion & possibilities, experiments & excursions, responsive reflections, instant/laboured, complex & layered, affirming, physical (paint big!!), fragmented & consuming, an allegorical narrative, the everyday, moments, happy accidents, honest & direct, distant, the ‘bits n pieces’,structured/cluttered, a language, organic/fluid, inspiring, an escape, R…
