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Sunday, February 06, 2011

Interview with Alan Macdonald





q)Who are you? Where are you from and where do you live now?

a)My name is Alan Macdonald. I was born in Malawi to Scottish parents and now live in Carnoustie, Scotland.

q)What is it that you do? What media do you use?

a)I am a figurative painter and I work with oil on board and on linen.

q)What do you think sets your work apart?

a)I try as far as possible to be myself. It's a hard thing to do because those innermost parts of yourself have a tendency to run away and hide when they know that they are going to be exposed to scrutiny by others. You have to make a leap of faith. However, if you succeed, your work will be unique.

q)How long have you been showing your work for? Did you have a “big break?”

a)I have been showing my work for 25 years. I suppose my big break was in Gallery 47, opposite the British Museum in London. You are supposed to rent the gallery, and as I couldn't afford to do so, I offered to redecorate the space in return for a week's free rental. From there I was spotted by other galleries, and it all seemed to grow from that point.

q)What are some things that have inspired you?

a)I have been inspired by so many things it is difficult to select a few. I suppose early on when I was a child I was very inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's drawings. Later I was excited by the freedom that plant illustrators had... they could cut away as much or as little of the plant as they wanted, have dotted lines coming out to boxes with abstract cross-sections within, write lists on the page... in other words, within the strict boundaries or their discipline, they were free.

Abstract painting then helped to free up my working processes and learn to trust my instincts. Conceptual art, comics, wrapper design, music... these are but a few.

I suppose the biggest inspirational boost came from visiting the Prado Museum in Madrid. All those magnificent dark paintings... the person who went in was not the person who came out!

q)hat have you been working on recently?

a)ecently I have been working on a portrait of my Mother on a Vespa. The painting has been going on and off for a year now and finally I think that I am getting there. I am also doing three large works for a client in London as well as some smaller work for myself. I am learning to marry observed reference with imagined forms in a way that I haven't yet achieved... and it makes me very excited!

q)o you listen to music while you create your work? If so, would you give some examples?

a)listen to classical music mostly, from BBC Radio 3. I like the variety and unpredictability of what is coming next... rather than selecting my own music to play. Although it has to be said that I prefer silence or my own choice when they decide to play Benjamin Britten's choral music!

q) you do work in any other media? Other projects not necessarily related to your main body of work?

a)used to experiment in other media, but now I stick to painting.

q)hat advice do you have for artists looking to show their work?

a)e main advice I would have is to remember to be true to yourself and to be brave. Keep the faith and work hard. If you get better every year and don't give up... it is a matter of time before you are surprising even yourself. I used to get laughed at for saying that if something really special happened in my work, I wouldn't have to promote it... that the word would get out and things would happen of their own accord. Well, in the end, that is just what happened to me.

q)o you have any upcoming exhibitions of your work that you can mention?

a) April 2011 I will be showing at the Dallas Art Fair with Stewart Gallery, and I will be having a solo exhibition at Galerie Rademakers in Amsterdam in May 2011. Also in 2011 I am scheduled to participate in an exhibition of British painting at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington.

q)here can people see more of your work on the internet?

a) websites are:

www.alanmacdonald.net

www.messagefromthedarkside.com

There are many more sites with my work on that can be found easily with a google search.

Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Interview with FIUTORAMA





q)Who are you? Where are you from and where do you live now?


a)I AM AN ART ARISTOCRATIC I live and work in Milan and Venice I like to call: FUTURIST ARTIST .


q)What is it that you do? What media do you use?


a)MY WORK IS BASED ON THE POETIC Picasso. REAL STEAL STEAL STEAL YET .. It 's obvious that all art forms ARE NOW KNOWN MEANS OF OBSOLETE WORDS IN THIS PERIOD .. follow a theme BIZARRE: DESTROY EVERYTHING ' MI CAPITA IN HAND, OF COURSE I'm talking about my work. .


q)What do you think sets your work apart?


a)As I said before MY PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE obliges me not to comply with codes and rules. SEEN FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW THE ANARCHY AND A logically entails no RESULT OF PRODUCTION AND ALL .. 'PLAYED BY THE CASE AND .. STRESSES EXPERIENCE.


q)How long have you been showing your work for? Did you have a “big break?”


a)NO. I AM SO PRIMITIVE ARTIST EVEN WHEN I THINK OTHERWISE .. since I was 8 years old with EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCE EVEN LESS OF THE TIME .. AND CONVENTIONAL 'PROBABLE THAT MANY HAVE ARRIVED DAMAGED MY WORKS IN PLACES AS' fervor to arouse REMOTE ABOUT .. MY WORK


q)What are some things that have inspired you?


a)SURELY THE WORKING PAPER ON THE FARM OF MY FATHER AND ESPECIALLY THE STUDY OF ARCHITECTURE ...


q)What have you been working on recently?


a)I WONDER IF IT IS OFTEN 'ALREADY BEEN DONE EVERYTHING ..

IN THE MATTER WHAT ATTRACTS ME BY SO AND VISCERAL 'PERCEPTIONS OF VIOLENCE ON THE HUMAN BODY AND EXPRESSION OF THE FORMS OF THE FEMALE BODY PROBABLY .. I'm going through a romantic ..


q)Do you listen to music while you create your work? If so, would you give some examples?


a)Tell the truth ': a piece of music as a reflection of the unusual A PENETRATION WILL' NOT AWARE OF BEING ALIVE .. SO 'LISTEN MUSIC .. ESPECIALLY KNOWN SONGS OF JAZZ ARTISTS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR 50 .. Chet Baker. . Gene Krupa .. ETC ..


q)Do you do work in any other media? Other projects not necessarily related to your main body of work?


a)REPEAT: IN ANY WAY MY STAY OR WILL DO ART 'SUBSTANCE IN A STUDY OF THE EXPERIENCES OF MY LIFE .. NOW MORE' THAN EVER HAVE GONE BEYOND THE BEYOND PAINTING BEYOND FASHION SPECTACULAR NEW FORM OF MEDIA .. THIS IS 'THAT .. .. WHERE ARE IN ALL ABOUT MY WORK


q)What advice do you have for artists looking to show their work?


a)BE CAREFUL.............................DO NOT COPY TOO


q)Do you have any upcoming exhibitions of your work that you can mention?


a)Monday, February 14, 2010

at the association

Dynamic Circuits Association

Via Giovanola, 19 / c Milano MM2 Abbiategrasso

h 19> Opening of the exhibition micro ²

to follow> Video screening of the winners of the competition The real immaterial


q)Where can people see more of your work on the internet?


a)You can follow the link: http://facerama.tumblr.com/

The website will 'IN DIRECTION OF OTHER TOPICS ABOUT MY ART .. THANKS