For me, my work is a mirror of my life. That is certainly true of a lot of artists, in particular Tracey Emin whose work relates events from her life.
I find it fascinating the way her contemporary Gillian Wearing-a naturally shy personality-has found her creative outlet by being a voice for other people.
It seems most artists subject matter reflects their own personalities, however both Emin and Wearing’s approaches reflect and record the times in which they live.
More and more it is apparent to me that it’s the collective whole that produces the bigger picture when one looks at the emerging art scene, as is so evident when looking back at what has gone before and seeing past works in their own context.
