I asked my girlfriend advice on how to keep a blog interesting (as she is a very successful gobshite and had best read blog on chortle comedy website) – she said to be honest- and to tell people everything.
So here is a little bit of a story. In my first year a painted very bad paintings. Very bad. I was happy and content in a relationship that was leading to dreams of a 'nice' house with 'nice' things and so on- you know the type. I was painting very bad paintings.
During the summer between 1st and second year this 3 and a half year relationship finished- to be more precise i had the piss ripped out of me- was cheated on and made to look like a tool… i was a mess.
I didnt want to go back to uni- what was the point? everything was worthless- bla.
But i did go back.
And i was angry and depressed- i produced work about the whole thing and about who it had turned me into- i left painting behind in search of faster forms of expression. I started trying to execute ideas when they first freshly came into my mind- i was producing better work- a lot better.
I haven't looked back- i am loving working with art objects/installation/video/process.
Dont ever be content.
Be challenged.
I will carry on with my story between other blogs.
Thanks for listening =)
ps. sorry for bad photo- camera troubles.
