Based in Worcestershire in the UK, I studied Fine Art at Newcastle University and am now a practicing artist.
Spending a lot of time traveling, I love skiing and surfing as well as my new found love for motorbiking.

This August I will be riding my motorbike 8,000 miles around Europe in aid of UNICEF, the RNLI and Help the Aged.

Arts & Humanities > Making Art What makes something great art

3 of 30

Before I begin, I will offer an early apology. I am a visual artist, using words, images, objects and sometimes simply ideas to create my works. I am therefore going to take full advantage of this title in a selfish bid to discuss something that fascinates and frustrates me on a day to day basis. The first question, to which there is no real answer, is 'what is art?' The second question that then follows naturally is 'what is GOOD art?'

As a contemporary artist I have spent many years studying art history in order to gain a full understanding of how art has reached the place in which...

More..