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"When you unself-consciously concentrate
on the work...your uniqueness is made visible."
An interview with Joanne Burney
So far, I have been told that I am difficult to classify. I have enjoyed many influences and I call upon whatever I need from them to convey my idea.
What artist, movement, or historic time period has had the greatest influence on your art?
I started out in the Renaissance with books my uncle gave me when I was about eight years old, then fell for the Baroque (Rembrandt), then worked my way through Impressionism, then Cézanne (in a class by himself), Cubism, Fauvism (especially Matisse and Marc), then Mondrian! For portraits, it’s Alice Neel. One of my teachers was an Abstract Expressionist (wonderful) and then I got involved with cognitive and perceptual realism. Along the way, I got hooked on Oriental Art (Chinese, especially the Northern Song, and Japanese, especially Zen).
After mastering your craft, or the technical aspects of your art form, how did you find your own voice — the unique, identifiable signature that sets you apart from other artists?
When I master my craft I’ll get back to you. Meanwhile, I paint. Something about the process of painting determines what the “signature” will be. When you unself-consciously concentrate on the work, something about you comes out; you might say your uniqueness is made visible.
What have been your greatest challenges as an artist?
Reconciling all these influences and interests—and coming back down to Earth after I’ve been travelling in art.