It’s easy to feel that, sometimes, work ‘gets in the way’ of art. But, art needs that time, and those experiences, to make work that matters.
Art needs life
Author: Matt Shanks
Publishing is Marketing
Publishing used to be more about making the book. Now it’s more about selling it.
Celebrity in picture books
Is there a real qualitative difference between ‘celebrity’ and ‘real’ authors? Or, are celebrities just another way to extend the reach of books?
An addiction to steep learning curves
A journey into art may be about reckoning with how little one knows about oneself and the rest of the world.
What’s illustration for?
If it’s about image-making, then why not stickc with photography or video? What’s so special about illustration?
The worst part of the process
Maybe it’s not that we don’t like something, it’s just that we don’t understand it yet.
For and Against Tradition
The constraints of ‘tradition’ can be useful, but so too is our capacity to completely ignore them
I’ve always wanted to be…
How often do we let the decisions of our younger selves inform the life we live tomorrow?
Tennis is more interesting when the tennis is on
If more people play tennis when the tennis is on, what does art need for people to start making it.
Some people just like fishing
I don’t remember where I read it, but the quote goes something like this: “Anyone could go to their local fish market and buy fish far healthier and tastier than they could catch themselves. Some people just like fishing.” In an increasingly globalised world, almost anything can be outsourced, and yet, we still have a… Continue reading Some people just like fishing