Opinion
When Too Much Art Is Too Much
God this is tedious, my wife observed, and I had to agree – what is with Australia’s obsession with art? Everywhere you look in the media it’s art, art, art.
By Andrew Frost
Opinion
I, For One, Welcome Our Celebrity Overlords
“Celebrities are our sun gods and we don’t really need to see them brought down to our level by ill-advised forays into art. I, for one, accept my celebrity overlords but I’d prefer them to stay where they are.”
By Andrew Frost
Opinion
Is the Art World Full of Posers?
“It was blunt but to the point: is the art world full of posers? I had to think about that for a second…”
By Andrew Frost
Opinion
Some Questions for Artists
“What do you say when you’re not a painter? Say you’re a video artist – how do you explain that to your accountant? Your mechanic?”
By Andrew Frost
Opinion
How to Not Make it as an Artist
“In the modern fibre-optic world of today, every artist is busy professionalising their practice, building a personal brand across multiple media platforms while synergising their opportunities.”
By Andrew Frost
Opinion
This Is Tomorrow
“By the time I was in my teens in the mid-70s, the optimism of the 1960s had faded into the dystopian grime of the late Cold War.”
By Andrew Frost
Opinion
Happy Little Trees
“I had never heard of Bob Ross when I first encountered his smiling face looking out from the ranks of recommended TV shows, but I am sure my reaction to him was typical of the reason his show is now so popular.”
By Andrew Frost
Opinion
Regional Art Galleries: Giant Sheep, Contemporary Art
“Not every country town or city thought to build a permanent local gallery, or if they had, many didn’t survive to the present day. To travel around to experience Australia’s wealth of regional galleries is to be presented with the architecture of make-do.”
By Andrew Frost
Opinion
All’s Fair
“It’s an oft-repeated truism that the art market is the largest unregulated money market in the world.”
By Andrew Frost
Opinion
More Grand Designs
“Architecture is about order and standing in the landscape for decades, maybe even centuries, whereas art is usually too unruly and ephemeral to be left out in the rain or in direct sunlight. Architecture has permanency; art doesn’t last.”
By Andrew Frost
Opinion
PAY ME
“I have always believed that everyone has the right to be paid fairly, and on time, and on principle I understand and support artists who just say no.”