The S and the C (Not forgetting that cross also means angry)

These symbols can be reinterpreted endlessly:

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As you know, I have been somewhat fixated with Beuys & Malevich of late and I hope this has inspired you guys to have a look at their work.

In my readings about Joseph Beuys I have sensed that some feel that his ethos has not been perpetuated and carried forward by other artists. The question is how do you follow Beuys?

The humanity of the man, his almost fanatical adherance to his own methods and themes, his groundbreaking ideas about art, his courage, his politics; looking at his work you could almost feel that it's all been done, nothing left to say.

I feel that I am not enough of an artist at this point to address this challenge but I am sure I will refer to it and return at a later date. In the meanwhile I shall continue to find inspiration in his oeuvre and explore further how he has been an influence on artists working today.

I firmly believe that one must diversify ones practice, this is an age of breaking down barriers between genres. This site itself is an example of this. Being able to make visual work and within moments make it available to an audience
is something I find thrilling. The internet has set me free.

I want to see some challenges from you guys.

Where do we go next? ( I feel that you may be thinking I have pushed myself forward a little too much and I want to see some comeback)

Do you want to change things? Start afresh? Or is there enough to keep you interested following this thread. As I say in terms of this particular project we could continue with the S & the C almost indefinately and something that interests me is this continuation of addressing one subject over an extended period of time.

I have been doing this quite a bit in my work with The A-Z of Anger Management. Looking at my family history and how events in the past can still affect us many years later. I'm expecting to continue this project for some time to come as I am continually making discoveries and to some degree living out the process. I'm an angry man, but my anger is repressed, stamped into place by my own fears about anger and a response to my upbringing and early conditioning. My father was an angry man and this affected me deeply. It has taken many years to emerge from the shadow of my fears.

Now that my Dad is no longer around I feel a strength of purpose in addressing these issues which I feel are not unique to me. Male aggression is and has been the driving force behind how we have shaped our culture. War and rape, fundamentalism and peadophilia; so many aspects of our lives are coloured by these issues and so many more. Sometimes I feel guilty for my gender. Every time I go outside I have to face up to this guilt and I wish so badly that I didn't have to. So perhaps by making my series I am performing an act of self analysis. We are all victims of circumstance and no blame can be apportioned. But we do have choices. Choose peace.
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