Stuckism

Q          Where does your art fit into (or relate to) your awareness of other contemporary work? Can you place yourself with some area of art history or "movements"?  

A           "Stuckism" came about when a critical mass of artists were finding they weren't fitting in with the majority of what was being shown in contemporary galleries and museums.
             The recent art world fashion is for a conceptual type of work where the crafting & making of something is less important than the idea, resulting in installations of breakfast cereal or the actual contents of someone's bedroom on a gallery floor, explained by a sheet of text. This is not my cup of tea.
             Artists don't usually choose to place themselves in a particular movement, I certainly don't; critics and others make those distinctions in order to pool together individuals so they can talk about them. In addition to "Stuckist" my work has been also called "Magical Realism" and "Baroque Pop." Only time will tell which will stick.

Q          What artistic style or school would you say you belonged to and why? Was that a conscious choice or did your style just develop that way? Why did you choose that style?  

A          Stuckists don’t all work in the same style or use the same themes or subject matter. We all choose to be painters, but not as if rock & roll, television, cars, cinema, jazz, and the whole 20th century never happened.
            I've heard I have a painting style, but I don't do it on purpose, it just comes out that way, like how my voice comes out of my throat.

Q          It has been stated that Stuckists paint their life, mind and soul with no excuses or pretensions. How is this true for you personally? 

A          My work is what it is, it's not pretending to be anything else. Each picture is a complete statement on it's own. It's not a pair of underpants pinned to a gallery wall claiming to be about something else, something that needs 3 sheets of closely spaced type to explain.

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