Long conversations with the artists on ArtLab: where the work starts, what it costs them, and what they want it to do. One artist at a time, in their own words.
7 conversations in the archive

Discomfort is generative when channelled, and confusion is, for me, an inspiration rather than an obstacle.
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It's easy to burn out in this industry, easy to believe the value of your work comes down to the professional opportunities given to you.
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For me, the extraordinary is often already inside the ordinary. Sometimes the only thing that needs to change is the amount of attention we give it.
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After my life underwent an ultimate collapse, art chose to be reborn within me.
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Creating paintings is a way to make something that's going through the same thing as me, experiencing the same thing as me.
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The impermanence of the artwork should not be perceived as a limitation or a weakness, but as a strength.
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I want to make things I like. I want to use colour, my way. That freedom is what makes my work mine. It’s what makes me unique.
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