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Alison vs. Fox

Alison's work relies almost solely on the accidents of physics and chemistry. This results in an image which has random beauty but is close to many similar images used for decorating pencils to floor covering. Alison has some talent and an eye for color but she is unlikely to go beyond accidental patterns which look attractive. I believe this is due to the screwed up philosophy and creed she learned in art school to which she is religiously attached. She has been led to imagine that anyone who knows there craft and has a basis in classical rote (drawing perspective painting technique etc.) ends up doing little more than candy boxes and portraits of Barbie dolls. This prevents her from taking a close critical look at fine work and forces her to praise work which is on or below her level while reading endless tomes on theoretical nonsense instead of learning her craft. In other words the usual for today's talented art students.

Fox who has no artistic talent or ideas has figured out how to schmier around and create a surface somewhat beyond flat color. Fox who relies on his mind, hand and eye in an attempt to create something new unfortunately never got beyond doing imitations of 1950's Modern Museum fodder. Even the names of his paintings, which he imagines are creative, are pathetic. However, unlike Alison he is desperately searching for the main requirement of Modern Academic Artistic success, namely a new even uglier put-on.

I suspect Fox will probably have better luck than Alison. Although Fox is 30 years behind the times as far as originality is concerned, his stuff still in fashion. While Alison produces pretty patterns that have appeal, Fox is wisely on to producing a steady stream of fashionable ugliness. Fox also knows the market and has connections. All Fox really needs is a fashionable space to hang and some nincompoops with a bit of money who have missed out on the last thirty years. If he manages to beat his fellow schmierer at this game he's in as long as the fashion holds.

Alison doesn't realize that her brand of furniture store modern doesn't make it with artzy fartzies who have money to blow. It's too attractive. Nor does she have the phony manners necessary to impress any artzy fartzy who really counts. Her short fuse will almost guarantee her no end of failure in trying to cultivate a paying clientele.

Take a good look at their web sites and compare their work. Look at other web sites and decide for yourself whether Alison's or Fox's work shows any superiority beyond average art student. Then ask yourself if are any of your teachers any better?

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Alison, why are you takeing pictures? Is it an attempt to bring history into meaning? Are the pictorialist photographers haveing a resurgence into abstraction vs there tableoux's, pastorial images?

There is a history to photography and part of that is photographers attempting to identify photography as an art form seprate from painting. Your photographs seem to be poseing as paintings. Adam Fuss did some amazing abstractions in photography that are photographs not paintings. Also i think you need to work on lighting in your photographs.

Any way it is just an opinion and I do like your paintings.

okay what ever

I think the photographs are stunning. I've looked into the Bow Arts Trust a while ago (possibly you suggested it here), thanks for letting us know about the Open Studios! Will definitely visit.

I agree with you. Generally I'm not into abstract art - but the irony of realism fused in with the abstract (caught on CAMERA) is well executed in Alison's work. The compositions work well for me too.

I like it!

What the hey. They look like crumpled up burned piees of plastic to me. Oh

Some seem to be raw oysters... some might be raw chicken.

In any case, well done (the photos, not the subjects.)

I think she is a better painter then photographer oh well but the photographs are a good start