Alison Sharkey
The lecture was led by Alison Sharkey, a fine artist (liked to be referred to as a visual artist) and i found the lecture eye opening in the sense she exposed all the true and negative facts of being an artist in the modern day. I found some of her artwork very visually appealing, especially her train tracks with over grown grass and painted trees. I had never thought about what happens to artwork, i have been naive in thinking its just sold or exhibited whereas Sharkey enlightened me to the fact in which after artwork is sold it 'disappears' and so it must be a good sum on money to be worth selling. She also mentioned her passion for working in the public eye which i can relate to. She briefly mentioned she likes it as along with the immediate reactions, viewers opinions vary alot and express their feelings towards the piece more openly.
Alison Sharkey also commented on her degree experience and how her aim was to b able to manipulate and use paint. Similarly i want to expand my knowledge and expertise withing apint as i have been restricted to using acrylic paint. I would love to develop my skills working with oil paint and other materials.
Similar to Sharkey i believe the environment in which i am currently living and working within will have a huge impact on my work, which is a key reason as to why i moved to study in Falmouth. I found he bright lights of London appealing to work in but to study art i felt i needed to escape to a more peaceful environment.
Below are a few examples of Alison Sharkey's work
http://www.alisonsharkey.com/
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