Edward Burne-Jones : An Angel Playing A Flageolet angel day turning by greg thompson & donal mcgraith Angel Day Turning is a provocative work of art on the iconography and meaning of angels. A collaboration between philosopher Donal McGraith and artist Greg Thompson, Angel Day Turning uses text and imagery to explore many of the … Continue reading New Title: Angel Day Turning
Category: Art
Intersystems and Andy Warhol: Some comments on the nature of the 1960s and 70s avant-garde
Donal McGraith, October 14, 2020 For a brief introduction to Intersystems, the avant-garde “arts collective and multimedia performance group” founded in 1967 see this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mills-Cockell#Intersystems Michael Hayden went on to be quite a successful artist. I don't know what became of Dik Zander and Blake Parker. This Musicworks review of a boxed set of the … Continue reading Intersystems and Andy Warhol: Some comments on the nature of the 1960s and 70s avant-garde
The Art World Reflects The Sleaze Of Extreme Wealth
Donal McGraith, August 20, 2020 I am not really clear how this all works. China seems to make everything. Apple products are made there and the employees are essentially indentured, pretty much slaves in a Dickensian nightmare. China now has this ruling money class who buy art and live in wildly expensive condos in gated … Continue reading The Art World Reflects The Sleaze Of Extreme Wealth
My Artist Statement
posted by Donal McGraith, July 30, 2019. In my art I am always aiming for irritation. I want the viewer to doubt my competence as they should. I am not competent. Or I chose not to be. There is little difference. I make bad art and I embrace it. It is art because I say … Continue reading My Artist Statement
