Of course as soon as you mention things have ground to a halt, then today I have had the conversation to start work on the revised drawing I think I called it no.9.
Its the biggest mosaic I made in over ten years. Logistically challenging. I will enjoy starting this. Cartoon preparation tommorrow.
I want to show you my favourite bit. I also used it in a little logo I made aswell.
'The councilors have agreed the design, I will discuss it with you soon, I bet your wondering which one'.
Correct….So where has this project gone to……nowhere yet.
But other projects have moved along a bit and I noticed something when preparing for them.
Where do you look for your inspiration? Google, your book collection, films, libraries, music? well yes but. Generally speaking I look backwards into history, then go North, South, East or West.
The co-ordinates for the inspiration for this project are:
time in years -0943
direction SSW
distance 50m
No seriously history provides so much, yet I find it difficult to explain just how much. Even the medium I will be working in is totally geared for a long life. It may well still be there after I have died and the town is again undergoing another change. Art really does record and provide information and inspiration for the future. Just that it is so hard to see and understand that. Tacit knowlege of society in an artist added together with a long time gap ……thats part way to a description.
Rob Turner's art is about places. His studio work is about the landscape around his North Kent home and his commissioned work is about the history and heritage of towns and landscapes all over the UK. Rob has described himself as both a 'landscape artist' and a 'map maker', but not in the traditional sense.
