Welcome to the first What Artists Like, a new artist-led series, created and edited by Masters Artist Nicola Wiltshire that shines a fresh light on the New Blood Art collection.
There is a long history of artists supporting artists. Whether it’s through sharing exhibitions, work spaces, or collecting each other’s work, artists are often the first to notice when someone is making waves.
“Degas is so passionate over Cezanne’s studies, what do you think? “
Camille Pissarro in a letter to his son, 1895.
Van Gogh famously sold only one painting during his lifetime, but he was very involved in the Paris art scene. He swapped work with many of his contemporaries, including two sunflower paintings for ‘On the Banks of the River, Martinique’ by Paul Gauguin, who was already well-respected at the time.
And then we have Matisse and Picasso, who were famous rivals. Towards the end of his life, a bedridden Matisse asked to borrow Picasso’s ‘Winter Landscape’ to study. Matisse refused to return the painting and it hung permanently on his bedroom wall until his death in 1954.
As an artist who collects, I’m so fascinated by these stories and curious about how our taste shapes the work we make. I’m excited to oversee this new series for New Blood Art and to delve into the question: what do artists like and why?
We hope this series will flesh out the wonderful artists who are represented by New Blood Art, allowing you to experience them beyond their photos and Artist Statements. Each guest Artist Curator will nominate the next, which will help keep things fresh and hopefully lead to some exciting re-discoveries.
I’ll go first to get things rolling, with my selection of works I’d love to live with. And I’ve nominated Errol Theunissen as the next Artist Curator, so keep your eyes peeled for his selection (read now What Artists Like #2)
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