Really enjoyed the Maggi Hambling talk at UCS today – glad I decided to go. The video of her installation War Requiem was very dark and emotional. I liked a lots of things that she said:
– “Great art takes you to an unknown territory” – (she referred to Rothko amongst others).
– “the importance of drawing”
– “make your work your best friend”
– the fact that she isn’t into isms
– also that she destroys a lot of her work
– the fact that it takes time to get better at art
– she stands up for painting today
