For the Snip exhibition we have to answer three questions that will go into the catalogue, I found this really helpful as just trying to understand it and talk about it from no starting point can be difficult, I found answering the questions fine because I knew which bit I was focusing on!
Which artists have been your biggest influences during the past year and which of those are continuing to influence you now?
I think Phyllida Barlow’s work has been really inspiring throughout the last year, the scale of her work and the raw finish of her sculptures. I also find her interest in the ‘presence’ of the sculptures being felt, this idea is similar to my own interest in the way the object work in a space and with the viewer.
Do you feel happy with where your practice is at the moment or are there things that you feel need more time to develop?
I think the transient nature of my practice and the way everything always comes together at the last minute makes it difficult for me to feel that a am moving forward and it does make creating art very stressful! I hope that after university I can work purely on my practice and forget about reading and explaining for a little while to see where it leads the work.
If you saw a show tomorrow that you really wanted to apply to, would you feel ready?
At the moment I don’t feel ready to show my work, I feel that my understanding of art and my interest in reading about it has progressed a lot over the past year but I feel that the practical work needs to catch up with these things.
