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| The Debate. 2013 |
If you have been following my art practice, The Debate,
2013 could be an image you think you may have seen before. I have said
previously that 2013 is going to be a year of renewal. A chance to sit
back, look over previous works, redo some if I feel that I could do
better. The Debate is one of those works that I felt needed a
bit of tweaking. In previous versions I had fictional characters
surrounding the debate. I believe this new version with 'actual' people
gives a stronger depth to the image. Also re-shooting on the better
quality camera and different lighting has given the image a better
atmosphere than the previous versions.
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| The Debate. 2011. |
I don't have any qualms about revisiting old images to see if I
can improve. Others may say something like 'you have done that before,
leave that to history, move on, etc''. For some of my works, yes, I will
move on. Others, I look at and 'face palm' and think 'what was I on?'
and 'you idiot'. But that is the nature of the beast. as artists, we
grow, our tastes refine, we learn by our mistakes. I see some of the
artwork that I have produced in the past not as blunders that should be
forgotten but initial sketches for a greater works that as yet to be
realised.
