Angus Taylor
dal 1/10/2005 al 1/11/2005
Segnalato da
1/10/2005
Angus Taylor
Artspace Fine Art Gallery, Johannesburg
Corporeal. ''To be able to call yourself an artist requires that you are constantly contemplating what defines you as an artist, why you create the way you do, and what the more profound motivations are that drive your artistry and vision...'' A. Taylor
Corporeal
Quote from artist:
"To be able to call yourself an artist requires that you are constantly
contemplating what defines you as an artist, why you create the way you do,
and what the more profound motivations are that drive your artistry and
vision. Furthermore, there is the awareness that you are, often
unconsciously, positioning yourself in opposition to certain motivations and
practices.
It was only last year that I realized that I was once again, in my career as
a fine artist, trying to distance myself from the group or, as it is seen,
sub-culture that is contemporary art. There were various reasons for this,
but the three dominant motivations why I see myself as something of an
outsider artist are;
#1 it's my stubborn nature.
#2 too much contemporary work, in my opinion, depends solely on intellect,
the rational and therefore becomes quasi-intellectual, especially when the
artist does not succeed in truly integrating these aspects into the work as
art. (Other, simply poorly executed artworks just look shit.)
#3 this lack of profound concept floods the art world with the nasty
'quasi-conceptual' and reminds me of "other forms of boredom advertised as
poetry" Leonard Cohen. Since I work very much from an emotional point of
view, such work - often without real value or honesty - goes against my
grain. This is true for me especially since there seems, these days, to be
some type of hierarchy in art where the seemingly conceptual genres (which
may often be related to the emperor's clothes) are more highly rated than
those works which are successful both in terms of concept and technical
execution.
These are all subjective and personal opinions; yes, but so are my reasons
for making art.
The type of art that I appreciate enchants and fascinates me with the
execution and the concept behind it. Making work that has been beautifully
crafted but also thought through communicates in various dimensions.
The work I am currently busy with is in part motivated by this rebellion,
although I believe it is also important to transcend rebellion and to this
end I expanded by repertoire to include greater variation and
experimentation in terms of subject matter and material. Works have been
made of granite, electrical light and, as always, metals.
Beauty still offers me escapism. I think I would always have days I want to
escape, and therefore I do need to work, at times, to include the beautiful.
My current strives to remain the most honest expression of myself and show a
preoccupation with some of my previous themes."
For further information or interviews please contact:
Teresa Lizamore
Artspace
082 651 4701
Artspace Fine Art Gallery has been operating for the past five years.
Located in the serene suburb of Fairland, Johannesburg, the gallery has
become renowned for its strive to promote and recognize local art of the
highest aesthetic standards, integrity and diversity.
"It is not impractical to consider seriously changing the rules of the game
when the game is clearly killing you." M.Scott Peck
"In places like universities, were everyone talks too rationally, it is
necessary for a kind of enchanter to appear." Joseph Beuys
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