The term ‘art’ certainly has a big remit but it’s the underlying aspects that make good art stand out, whether it is a piece of music, a film, a poem, a performance or a painting. For me, a work of art has to initially grab me with some sort of aesthetic emotion, a visceral reaction […]
Swiss artist Jay Rechsteiner in conversation with Werner Geldzahler, freelance curator and art collector, January 2014. Who are you and what do you do? My name is Jay Rechsteiner. I work with different media such as painting, installation, sculpture & video. I also tried my hands on performance and project art such as the […]
For some abstract art provokes a negative reaction. Its lack of representation, or reference to nature or an object, occasionally gives rise to the assumption the artist has insufficient skill to produce a picture or sculpture of recognisable reality; or that she or he has thoughtlessly placed paint or other media on a surface. While […]
London, I’m amazed by this place. I’ve been here almost thirteen years and it’s only getting more interesting and more inviting. When I came here in my early 20s to study Art I was overwhelmed and excited but I’m not entirely sure I knew how to process it all. The work I make […]
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