POST SCRIPTUM English__ Feb 2021
POST SCRIPTUM - Independent MAGAZINE OF LITERATURE & ARTS - English version. POST SCRIPTUM - Niezależne pismo artystyczno-literackie tworzone przez polsko-brytyjski zespół entuzjastów, artystów i dziennikarzy. Zapraszamy do lektury.
POST SCRIPTUM - Independent MAGAZINE OF LITERATURE & ARTS - English version.
POST SCRIPTUM - Niezależne pismo artystyczno-literackie tworzone przez polsko-brytyjski zespół entuzjastów, artystów i dziennikarzy. Zapraszamy do lektury.
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Do you make a living out of your art?<br />
Yes, I do make a living from my work, it is a very<br />
fortunate situation, so I never take it for granted.<br />
You draw lots of beautiful women – mainly faces.<br />
Who are they? Do people pose for your art?<br />
Do you use models?<br />
I don’t get shy or strict about subject matter as it<br />
is the act of drawing itself that interests me, so the<br />
faces are posed, not posed, inspired from other<br />
media, or made up. The journey is exciting for me –<br />
– not the destination.<br />
Where do you work? Do you have a studio?<br />
I work in two studios – one for larger works which is<br />
not too far from my home, and one smaller studio<br />
for smaller drawings which is in my back yard.<br />
I can guess that book lovers could be shocked that<br />
you draw on book pages. I know that you only use<br />
old, damaged books. But why books? Where did<br />
the idea came from?<br />
I got the idea to draw on book pages many years<br />
ago when I saw that the local charity depot was<br />
throwing away mountains of unwanted old damaged<br />
and torn books, these were usually donated after<br />
a house clearance and were deemed too tatty and<br />
discoloured to sell. I collected a lot of these books<br />
and drew on them.<br />
You once said that you create your art on vintage<br />
book paper because of its fragility: “the wind may<br />
blow them away at any moment”. Shouldn’t this<br />
bother you, that your creations will not stand the<br />
test of time?<br />
I did not mean “literally” blow away. I just meant<br />
that the works I want to create have an ethereal<br />
or fragile look to them, I was drawn to the masters’<br />
drawings from history with their weathered look,<br />
this is pleasing to me and this was my intended<br />
meaning. I may have worded it wrong which is<br />
something I do often but not intentionally. Other<br />
than that, I believe nothing is everlasting. Anyway,<br />
it’s just a matter of time before things decay and<br />
break down to the elements they are created from.<br />
Many works in museums need constant upkeep<br />
which is in itself a vital discipline. Works look fresh<br />
and everlasting because of these individuals who<br />
restore and refresh the masterpieces continuously.<br />
My works are sprayed with UV resistant fixative and<br />
I always recommend UV glass on framed works.<br />
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