Thursday 5 July 2007

A manifesto - Michael Newberry

Stephen Hicks recommends "A visually rich online video: Michael Newberry’s artistic manifesto, based on a presentation he gave at Rockford College, Illinois."

Based on what know of Michael's work and his writing, this is a You Tube video I'm looking forward to. Below is an example of his work, Absorption (and here's an interview I did with him a few years back).

Of the painting Newberry says, " There is a magnificent feeling of exhaustion after a gruelling day of demanding creative effort. It feels like every nerve your body is finely wired and sensitive to the vitality of living. Absorption is a painting of that moment." He's chosen to glorify productivity by depicting the moment when productivity ceases, a brilliant conception.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Looks like something you'd see on the side of a black panel van.

Where's the buxom lady with a sword, whose breast are bursting out of her leather halter neck?

Insider

Insolent Prick said...

Please resist the urge to post pictures of naked men, and instead to post more pictures of chicks fingering themselves.

Greg said...

Considering artists wouldn't know a hard day's work if it bit them on the arse why does it have to a 'creative effort'. Why can't he be an exhausted coal miner or shearer?
Yes, I've seen shearers with pink towels.

Anonymous said...

Greg Bourke said: "Considering artists wouldn't know a hard day's work if it bit them on the arse why does it have to a 'creative effort'. Why can't he be an exhausted coal miner or shearer?"

Ya? Let’s compare. A hard day of painting feels like I have fucked all night, solved problems of higher trigonometry (try rotating forms on a 2 dimension surface), and ruthlessly took a further step towards a long term goal. By the mindlessness of your post, I doubt you have the fortitude, intelligence, or skill to negotiate 3 minutes of my day.