Art Conversations

Illustration contrasting a trained artist and a self-taught artist

Trained or Self-Taught: What Makes an Artist Cr...

I spent a year at the Félix Ciccolini art school in Aix-en-Provence before choosing my own path. A self-taught painter's reflection on credibility, diplomas and the value of every artistic...

Trained or Self-Taught: What Makes an Artist Cr...

I spent a year at the Félix Ciccolini art school in Aix-en-Provence before choosing my own path. A self-taught painter's reflection on credibility, diplomas and the value of every artistic...

Illustration on how an artist's personality influences the way we appreciate their work

The Artist's Personality: Does It Change How We...

You love a painting, it hangs in your living room, it makes you happy every day. Then you learn something terrible about the artist. Would you keep it? A reflection...

The Artist's Personality: Does It Change How We...

You love a painting, it hangs in your living room, it makes you happy every day. Then you learn something terrible about the artist. Would you keep it? A reflection...

Illustration for Lenon B's reflection on the essence of art and artistic expression

The Essence of Art: Feel Rather Than Understand

People often tell me they “don't understand art”. My answer is always the same: there is nothing to understand, everything to feel. A reflection on what art really is.

The Essence of Art: Feel Rather Than Understand

People often tell me they “don't understand art”. My answer is always the same: there is nothing to understand, everything to feel. A reflection on what art really is.

Illustration contrasting an art market stall and a gallery, symbolising the artist's dilemma between accessibility and prestige

The Artist's Dilemma: Does Selling Art at Marke...

Is an artist who sells at a market less “serious” than one shown in a gallery? I made that choice for some of my small works, and it cost me...

The Artist's Dilemma: Does Selling Art at Marke...

Is an artist who sells at a market less “serious” than one shown in a gallery? I made that choice for some of my small works, and it cost me...

Street scene in muted grey and beige tones, illustrating the disappearance of colour from everyday life

Why Has Colour Disappeared from Our Daily Lives?

Grey buildings, beige interiors, silver phones: colour seems to be fading from our everyday world. A painter's reflection on why it matters, and how to bring it back.

Why Has Colour Disappeared from Our Daily Lives?

Grey buildings, beige interiors, silver phones: colour seems to be fading from our everyday world. A painter's reflection on why it matters, and how to bring it back.

Illustration of artists of different genders at work, symbolising the breaking of gender barriers in art

The Gender Divide in Art: Women Artists Then an...

Does being a man or a woman change how we look at an artist's work? As a woman painter, I look back at art history, from Artemisia Gentileschi to Yayoi...

The Gender Divide in Art: Women Artists Then an...

Does being a man or a woman change how we look at an artist's work? As a woman painter, I look back at art history, from Artemisia Gentileschi to Yayoi...