Ajay Sood
I am grounded in figurative work, and use drawing as the basic structure to understand a subject before painting.
Here are some of the principles I believe in:
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- Nature is very difficult to re-create and improve on
- The process of drawing and painting is much more than recording observations
- Capturing and displaying energy and emotion is what art is all about
- Form is important; it’s the easiest thing to which people relate because it’s recognisable
- Art can be over-intellectualised and pretentious
- Destruction is as important as creation, and often requires more courage
- The best art comes from the best materials, just like the best music comes from the best instruments
- Technique is important but it needs to become second nature otherwise it looks artificial
- Good pictures look spontaneous even though they have a lot of toil behind the improvised effect
- Some of the best results are accidental
- Accidents don’t just happen; you have to create the conditions which allow them to happen
- Pretty pictures are nice to look at for a day; meaningful pictures can be looked at forever
As I continue to learn I will add to this list.
Studied:
1983-85 Ontario College of Art (Canada)
2006 Heatherley’s School of Fine Art
2009 Studio Hugo Grenville
2005-2011 The Prince’s Drawing School, London
Exhibited:
~ 2002 Reigate College
2002 – 2005 Bletchingley Centre, Surrey