Circling the Prey - musings on art

Guy Martyr

Tony Cragg, 'Crackerboxes'

Tony Cragg - ‘Crackerboxes’ I recently posted a picture of artist Tony Cragg’s sculpture ‘Crackerboxes’* on my Twitter account: I don’t...

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Circling the Prey - Summary of my art philosophy

SUMMARY OF MY ART PHILOSOPHY, 3rd February 2020 Continuing the theme whether my works of art are valid and engrossing insights into the...

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Musings by the Artist, April 2019

STYLE Commonly, ‘style’ is a narrow formal range, readily identified with an individual artist, and a mark of artistic maturity. Style is...

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A Statement by the Artist, 2013

A statement by the artist 2013 What is my art about? General: An art object is a thing in its own right. An art object is an achievement;...

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Do We Still Want The Shaman Artist?

Do We Still Want The Shaman Artist? Shaman Artist, definition: one whose (evidential) outpourings offer ‘insight’ – an insight whose...

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Some musings by the artist, 2013

A look round contemporary art: Let’s start by bicycle: this is, after all, the age of the bike. The parody of the modern artist offered...

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