Artist Sue Williams A'Court answers a few questions

SUE WILLIAMS A'COURT
www.suewilliamsacourt.com
Can you describe your practice in a few words?
I blend painting collage and drawing exploring the notion of the visual sublime; reimagining Landscape to summon a state of mind rather than a location.

What is your earliest memory of art?
Every morning with my sister 2 hours before school drawing at the kitchen table.

Have you shown your work in a non-white cube space before?
I have some new work up as part of a features wall at Browns East flagship store in Shoreditch.

What does this sort of space bring to your work?
I think it suits the work to be in a more intimate space and the Brown's customers are very culturally aware, so I hope they appreciate it.

Does the environment in which you exhibit your work change how your work is percieved?
Different spaces bring a variety of audience with possibly different expectations.

What is the future for art outside the gallery context?
It ia essential to connect with those people unlikely to go to art galleries.

What is the future for art?
to continue to refect the current time in all its uniquely human facets - as a counter to AI.

If you could meet one artist living or dead, who would that be and why?
Rodin - In 'RODIN on art and artists' I found the way he spoke about art inspirational.

What is your greatest weakness?
No being able to 'let-go'.

What place does portraiture play in your work?
In my portraits I hope to provoke the viewer to reflect on perception and the ambiguous boundary between inner and outer world.

Who have been the main influences over the years, both in historical and recent terms?
Gainsborough landscapes, Albrecht Altdorfer, John Martin, Paule Vezelay, Autonymous Tantric devotional paintings.

What projects do you have coming up in the future?
A solo show titled 'And know the place for the first time' at Salon Vert Geneva



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