Hmmm... well, delvings & musings

more statements of intent & pornography

It does not get any easier and in fact if anything, it gets harder. ? Well, I think it does if you are not standing still; if you have not put on the proverbial pipe and slippers then you are still not sure what is around the corner. Complacency is not your best friend and the internal eternal conundrum carries you across the choppy seas of doubt and uncertainty. Not the easiest of journeys but as Talking Heads put it : " when I have got nothing to say, my lips are sealed." How can I work out what I have to say if I do not ask questions? Part of the problem is that, the questions are in a state of continuous flux! But then, they should be.

With all of this in mind. 

 Hmmm.. so is it enough that these images are about random possibility?
I believe in order for me to truly engage in an open ended dialogue then there needs to be a sense of the unknown, a certain ambiguity about expectation; that is, I should not expect a desired outcome as this will be too controlled and will not allow for genuine discovery of serendipitous delight - of course, the main problem is that that wonderment applies to a very small section of the whole image! However, I know the answer is out there somewhere, I just have to continue the quest, otherwise there is no point. The image is the by- product of the act driven by a genuine desire to problem solve, period. It is about the mindset, a need to communicate and above all else, the demons that demand that you voice your concerns. It is also important to fuck it up and reflect, because without reflection there is only titivation and decoration. 

Delvings & Musings.. it is vital to delve and to muse, it is an intrinsic part of the creative process. This journey has thrown up so many questions about the process, it's demands and the palimpsest nature of creation. The artist must move on, to not do so is, to.. not ........ breathe. Saying all of this, there have been times recently where I have questioned the whole educational experience, when what is on offer is ..... 

Soft Lowland Porn o'the Borders

Lowest common denominator, compliant and most importantly, pleasant. 
Is this what it really has to come down to?
 Nature or Nurture?
 Lucien Freud or Jack Vettriano?
Turner or Jolomo?
   Reality or Escapism?
? 

Statements of intent

And the purpose of it all?
The awful fire at the Glasgow School of Art highlights the the raison d'être. 
Without an inner voice Mackintosh would not have given us an iconic building and the students within would not be aspiring to voice their concerns.
Without this as a driver it just becomes:
PONOGRAPHY