Summary: <p>Does art need a gimmick to succeed? If art has a quickly recognisable ‘hook’ does that make it easier to sell? </p> <p>This week Alice has been learning the value of taking detours - Louise is in flow with her work and both have been working together to share a free art workshop with Nicholas Wilton which will show you the three most powerful principles you can use to transform your art. Sound good? You can find out more here:</p> <p><br> <a href="louisefletcherart.com/art2life">louisefletcherart.com/art2life</a></p> <p><a href="alicesheridan.com/art2life">alicesheridan.com/art2life</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>We explore the difference between artists who have settled on a process and/or subject matter that works for them, and those who are continually searching. Perhaps there isn’t as much of a difference as we are assuming. Our discussion ranges from pop art to cubism and from Damian Hirst to a colour-blind Yorkshire farmer. Perhaps it's not that art needs a gimmick to succeed - but that it needs a story, so that others can relate to it.</p> <p><br></p> <p>We also answer a question from a listener, who asks "How much do you concern yourself with contemporary, 'critically relevant' art? How do you navigate the call to innovate versus just following your own pleasure and intuition?"</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Mentioned</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.pinterest.co.uk/annie5068/richard-snowden/?lp=true">Richard Snowdon</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Murphys-134005-Oil-Soap-32-Ounce/dp/B0006ZHCK0/ref=sr_1_1?adgrpid=52572840469&hvadid=259039775658&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1006832&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=47493556324689021&hvtargid=kwd-298894893060&keywords=murphy%27s+oil+soap&qid=1555280645&s=gateway&sr=8-1">Murphys’ Oil soap!</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Submit a question at <a href="bit.ly/artjuicepodcast"><em><strong>bit.ly/artjuicepodcast</strong></em></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Find shownotes on </strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.alicesheridan.com/podcast"><u>www.alicesheridan.com/podcast</u></a> </p> <p><a href="www.louisefletcherart.com/podcast">www.louisefletcherart.com/podcast</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Follow us on Instagram </strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/alicesheridanstudio/?hl=en">@alicesheridanstudio </a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/louisefletcher_art/">@louisefletcher_art</a><br> </p> <p><u><strong>Credits</strong></u></p> <p>"Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)</p> <p>Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License</p>
