I have a new work and websites up at Daniel Turner Painting and The Centre for Shamanic Research
Thanks for looking.
This Hydra Made Of Text
Mostly writing about art, mostly. I'll be sticking my neck out as much as possible. Feel free to chip in.
Monday, 3 October 2016
Sunday, 14 December 2014
Statement
I have a statement to make
This is the first thing I have written for public consumption in a while
I am going to give you more information here than I usually would
I am going to try to find a way to explain what is going on for me; how it impacts what I am trying to achieve
I do not cut the classical figure of the diligent painter; I am a family man with a job not particularly art related to make ends meet
I have a home studio which gives me time to interact with my family
I am not ambitious in any way other than I want to keep trying
When I get time I try to make paintings and understand why I work the way I do
Is this important information? I don’t know and I don’t know how it affects the work I make; how it looks
The Tutor and the word
A great tutor gave me a mighty word. The word has allowed me to work in the fractured studio time I am lucky to have
The word itself comes later
I tried to treat painting the same as I had other media and this was a mistake
You can’t consciously paint the subconscious for obvious reasons
I didn’t know how to proceed
I began to paint small to help me relax
The small paintings were not about anything other than applying paint, making moves, and painting
These were my best works
It’s not about small painting and though the size of a painting raises questions these questions are not about painting
Sometimes you make the biggest leap when you aren’t even trying
I didn’t know that at the time. This also raises a difficult question
The word was intuitive
Intuitive enabled me to keep making work
Time away from painting is as important as time with it
The finished paintings could be seen as my subconscious and conscious agreeing on a good place to rest
I sometimes make work that is not directly connected to the act of painting
You could consider this statement one such piece of work
A statement about statements
Painting seems to be one of those things which evades simple explanation
I never expected to come back to painting
Funny how the subconscious works
(This statement is not static. It may be added to and subtracted from over time.)
I have a statement to make
This is the first thing I have written for public consumption in a while
I am going to give you more information here than I usually would
I am going to try to find a way to explain what is going on for me; how it impacts what I am trying to achieve
I do not cut the classical figure of the diligent painter; I am a family man with a job not particularly art related to make ends meet
I have a home studio which gives me time to interact with my family
I am not ambitious in any way other than I want to keep trying
When I get time I try to make paintings and understand why I work the way I do
Is this important information? I don’t know and I don’t know how it affects the work I make; how it looks
The Tutor and the word
A great tutor gave me a mighty word. The word has allowed me to work in the fractured studio time I am lucky to have
The word itself comes later
I tried to treat painting the same as I had other media and this was a mistake
You can’t consciously paint the subconscious for obvious reasons
I didn’t know how to proceed
I began to paint small to help me relax
The small paintings were not about anything other than applying paint, making moves, and painting
These were my best works
It’s not about small painting and though the size of a painting raises questions these questions are not about painting
Sometimes you make the biggest leap when you aren’t even trying
I didn’t know that at the time. This also raises a difficult question
The word was intuitive
Intuitive enabled me to keep making work
Time away from painting is as important as time with it
The finished paintings could be seen as my subconscious and conscious agreeing on a good place to rest
I sometimes make work that is not directly connected to the act of painting
You could consider this statement one such piece of work
A statement about statements
Painting seems to be one of those things which evades simple explanation
I never expected to come back to painting
Funny how the subconscious works
(This statement is not static. It may be added to and subtracted from over time.)
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
STATEMENT
daniel turner painting
Statement
Hello, I have
a statement to make
I am a normal
guy; I try to be honest about what I am up to
This is the
first thing I have written for public consumption in a while
I am going to
try to find a way to explain what is going on for me; how it impacts what I am
trying to achieve
I do not cut
the classical figure of the diligent painter. I would if I could but I can’t;
currently
I am a family
man; I have a job, not art related, to make ends meet. I have a home studio; it
gives me time to interact with my family
I am not
ambitious in any way other than I want to keep trying
When I get
time I try to make paintings and understand why I have settled on making work
the way I do
Is this
important information? I don’t know and I don’t know how it affects the work I
make; how it looks
The Tutor and
the word
A great tutor
gave me a mighty word. The word has allowed me to work in the fractured studio
time I am lucky to have
The word
itself comes later
I tried to treat painting the same as I had
other media and this was a mistake
You can’t consciously paint the subconscious
for obvious reasons
I didn't know
how to proceed
I began to
paint small to help me relax. The small paintings were not about anything other
than applying paint, making moves, and painting
These were my
best works
It’s not about
small painting. The size of a painting raises questions but these questions are
not about painting
Sometimes you
make the biggest leap when you aren’t even trying
I didn’t know
that at the time. This also raises a difficult question
The word was
intuitive
Intuitive
enabled me to keep making work
Time away
from painting is as important as time with it
I sometimes
make work that is not connected to painting
You could
consider this statement one such piece of work
A statement
about statements
Painting
seems to be one of those things which evades explanation
I never expected
to come back to painting
Funny how the
subconscious works
Time....it will get away from you
I have work to post. I have had the luxury of time. This luxury gave me time to realise I needed to do as well as think. When you are granted time it takes time to adjust. Not having to do but rather just doing. It has been difficult but I am finally adjusted. I don't know if anyone is still out there. That is strange comfort in itself. Just to reiterate this is about work in text or not painting. No mysteries here?
The honest fruits of doing and thinking coming soon.
The honest fruits of doing and thinking coming soon.
Thursday, 23 January 2014
Friday, 7 September 2012
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