Artists Profiles
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Chris Oddie
1. What is your favourite work of art?
I like to return to a couple of paintings; Velazquez’s Rokeby Venus and Rembrandt`s Self Portrait, at the Age of 63 for the pure admiration regarding, skill, tactile quality of brushwork together with the technique of handling the medium to such a degree of excellence.
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| The Rokeby Venus |
2. What artist has been a constant inspiration though out your life?
To isolate a particular artist (s) is quite difficult, as previously mentioned I do admire the baroque period (1600). I am inspired likewise with German Expressionism, latterly Abstract Expressionist representing gesture, action and aesthetic expression.
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| Willem de Kooning |
3. If you could have any work by any artist to hang on your wall who or what would it be?
An arduous task to restrict to anyone painting or work, I would base my synopsis on technique and application of brushwork, painterly quality; engaging `close-up` and `at a distance` such techniques as chiaroscuro, sfumato likewise lost and found edges. Although not conclusive leads me towards paintings: Rembrandt`s A woman bathing in a stream(1654) and Pollock`s The she wolf(1943) although in layman’s terms the images may seem a world apart, however they are analogous in my opinion with regard to portrayal of emotion, sentiment and tension.
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| Jackson Pollock - The She-Wolf |
4. What would you describe as art and not-art?
Definition of art: `The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination`. In my opinion, without being generic, pompous or stating the obvious art it is simply `as to what the viewer brings`. by that I mean if listening to a piece of music or reading a novel and so forth it is the person`s psyche, curiosity their understanding of their world. `Non-art`, provocation or jumping on a bandwagon `art` as we know it has been around since human existence mark making; an expression or communication, we are all duplicating what has been before so `art` is simply `art` whether drawing with charcoal or a camera it is a form of our existence who we are, what we are and we chose to communicate, connect with ourselves and others, although I do believe art at times is exploited to make a fast reward, unfortunately that is the pop world we live in.
5. Who would your ideal collector be?
Saatchi and or simply anyone who appreciates and connects with my work.