Alex Loveless — artist

• Let the wood do the talkingWood is such a wonderful substance. Even scrap wood, such as the shipping pallet that this was made from. I struggle to not cover up the bea…
• The act of creation as an act of worshipI want to talk about creation, or the act of creation — the act of creation as an act of worship. It's not my intention to get all theologic…
• Reclamationsome bits of a used pallet nailed together. Somehow closer to tree that many other representations of wood. Wood, particularly rough, "low q…
• the colours!the human brain exists to perceive the vibrancy of such colours. yeah other stuff too, but mainly because such colours exist and there needs…
• do what comes naturallymy jaw hurts, i think I damaged it. it's warm enough in here that I am comfortable. I found a bunch of old artworks and sorted through them.…
• When I go a wonderin'<p class="video link" <a href=" listen" Listen to the original recording on YouTube</a </p Alex: I want to talk about artistic inspiration.…
• A journeyI don't think too hard about my work. I often only spot patterns after the fact. Golds and reds. In November, what could possibly be the ins…
• A viewI was both terrified and fascinated by the concept of the nuclear bomb as a kid. The BBC made sure the all us kids were. I'm still terrified…
• ice beastit's lives in your head. whatever it is. it sees what you see. it eats what you eat. it wants and yearns as you do. where are you even? what…
• I have two eyesthere's always something isn't there? it's never enough to just sit there and stare into space, your brain has to go and make you explore .…
• avoid the fantasy free zoneit's a landscapen. or a still life? maybe a portrait. or is it just a map. all of the above. track your state of mind here like a mood ring…
• autumn bluesI just like the colours It was a leaf that inspired me, but painting a leaf is too obvious, so I painted something not unlike a leaf. the co…
• introspection in yellow and bluesome things exist nowhere before existing somewhere. it is the artist's task to surface these. this may be of no importance, but the things…
• what are you laughing at?it's not funny but you gotta laugh. It's a joke but it isn't funny. They are laughing, we are laughing. Everyone is having such a fucking la…
• brushes ruinit's an old paint pot containing white spirit where some brushes are left to die. I don't treat my brushes well. I don't mean to be cruel to…
• Art, Experience, Everyone ElseAlex: I wanna discuss art as a manifestation of pure emotion. This relates to a conversation we had earlier. I'm basically trying to figure…
• what does it say?tilt your head and think "what does it say?" Or maybe "it's a bit on the nose init?". They are shapes. They are symbols. Whatever you see is…
• reality is the space between and among thingsa couple of works in progress. The consist of matter and lack thereof. But there is no "lack" in these negative spaces. Unlike painting, whe…
• Beauty/ChaosI found a bunch of bright coloured pens. I dug around in my pile of images and magazines. I just went with the flow. Chaos is my technique,…
• this symbolthis symbol tells your brain how to act. How will it use you and what will you do?
• 2 rainbowstwo rainbows in an orange world, or is it one. An infinity of prisms break the light, from the sun. Is it broken or just dispersed?
• Dramawe look up and only see strange. Thier drama becomes ours, and somehow we relate. It defines us while it crushes us.
• a secret placewoods are strange and wonderful places. Whether they harbour magical beings or not they feel like they should, must. Perhaps they hide in pl…
• there was a placewhere we used to live but it's all dust and desolation now. Morality turned to invasive particulate corrupting all that it touches. Why did…