http://riddoch-art.com Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:47:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Extract: What could be his goal? It could only be coherence - a brace against dissolution. He had a lyrical dependence on oneness. But there were no points of reference. Time did not pass in recognisable units. Could the blink of an eye become a cockroach? They could exist anywhere. ... http://riddoch-art.com/archive/fluidity/ The archetypal motif of man and beast reappears throughout art history and in many different cultures. The human/animal bond is deep and instinctive – we are interdependent for survival and companionship. Studies have shown definite physiological health benefits may result from pet ownership. Yet we have a tendency to anthropomorphise ... http://riddoch-art.com/archive/humananimal-bond/ Extract: Alice said softly: ‘He put his soul there. You can see the tracks of it. Bare and brisk in the soft slow sand. He put his soul there. But they couldn’t see it and they didn’t care.’ She lost herself in grief and remembrance. She wallowed in loss and ... http://riddoch-art.com/archive/dancing-in-chaos/ She arises fresh from sleep - fair, bright and brilliant. Though solitary by nature she is a kind and gracious friend. She can taste a scent on the breeze and unlock its secrets. There are eyes everywhere and they are all on her. http://riddoch-art.com/archive/cats/ Autumn suggests change and the passing of time. Autumn leaves fade and the colours blur at the edges. Colour is expressive of meaning, and expression is the end result of thought. It’s about forming images and ideas in the mind and getting lost within the imagining. Art can find beauty ... http://riddoch-art.com/archive/autumn/ Artists have a history of responding to the issues of their time. Perhaps this is inevitable. Seeing something in all its complexity and detail forces a confrontation with reality. Goya responded to his horror of war with graphic images. Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ was a visceral response to the devastation of war ... http://riddoch-art.com/archive/sustainability/ Balance and unity are important elements to consider in an artwork. Balance may create a sense of formality, or informality, as required by the subject matter. Radial balance establishes symmetry around a central point, such as a spiral. Unity within a work of art relates to the wholeness achieved through ... http://riddoch-art.com/archive/balance/ Cicada’s crisp chant shatters the silence yet Takes small part in the running of thought’s dark stream. Which flows past blindly as consciousness bends double And finds no peace in chatter, or in things. These merely distract from the fractured self Struggling to find meaning, and to disclose The sad foetal burden; it is as though To ... http://riddoch-art.com/archive/hidden-ground/ Creating a work of art can be like trying to form an alternative universe, albeit in a small way and with limited materials. It has something to do with the artist’s unfolding consciousness and the attempt to communicate the imagery of the spirit. With luck something worthwhile struggles free. The ... http://riddoch-art.com/archive/image/ Extract: It is as they that the shimmer exists. Not as I. They cannot reproduce without the other. But the other does not come to the ice and snow. Not anymore. So the shimmer must wait in the ice and snow. The shimmer must wait. Until now. This other are weak and ... http://riddoch-art.com/archive/37/