Creativity has much to do with experience, observation and imagination, and if any one of those key elements is missing, it doesn’t work.
Bob Dylan Chronicles vol 1 2004 p121
...every time you perform a song, it's gotta come up like you never heard it before.
Joni Mitchell Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell by David Yaffe 2017 p141
I like that approach and also try to keep things fresh.
But where do my ideas come from?
This website comprises fifty seven pages of
images and text
that document work from 1970 to 2023.
Illustrated buttons (below) connect to images of the work.
Descriptive text buttons link to information about the work.
Magenta text links to information about people, places and processes
that may be of interest.
Bob Dylan Chronicles vol 1 2004 p121
...every time you perform a song, it's gotta come up like you never heard it before.
Joni Mitchell Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell by David Yaffe 2017 p141
I like that approach and also try to keep things fresh.
But where do my ideas come from?
This website comprises fifty seven pages of
images and text
that document work from 1970 to 2023.
Illustrated buttons (below) connect to images of the work.
Descriptive text buttons link to information about the work.
Magenta text links to information about people, places and processes
that may be of interest.
But first... a little about the photograph at the top of this page.
The Hackney Archives holds a copy of the Clarnico sweet factory Specialties List (1906) that includes the photograph (above) of the box-making department where my great grandfather, John Maycock (circled), is seen wearing a bow tie and standing near the back of the workshop. Finding this publication contributed to my research about the occupations of my ancestors and the materials with which they worked: fabric, slate, wood, etc.
In the introduction to the Specialties List is this sentence:
"We think it probable that the conditions under which our sweets are made may be of interest to our friends and have embraced this opportunity to include some illustrations of our manufacturing departments".
This contextualization of process and product inspired me to follow their lead when planning this website:
I think it possible that the conditions under which my work is made may be of interest so have included information about how and why each series developed, and also where finished works were exhibited.
In the introduction to the Specialties List is this sentence:
"We think it probable that the conditions under which our sweets are made may be of interest to our friends and have embraced this opportunity to include some illustrations of our manufacturing departments".
This contextualization of process and product inspired me to follow their lead when planning this website:
I think it possible that the conditions under which my work is made may be of interest so have included information about how and why each series developed, and also where finished works were exhibited.
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Below 'tangled up in blue', one of just five small pieces made in 2022/3. They are the result of spending more time playing guitar.
A byproduct of becoming better acquainted with my guitars has been the making of images that take of advantage of how, when grouped, guitar forms generate strong negative spaces. I also like that, on paper, I can make shapes and forms 'defy' logic.
Other guitar drawings can be found at:
works on paper then use the left arrow.
A byproduct of becoming better acquainted with my guitars has been the making of images that take of advantage of how, when grouped, guitar forms generate strong negative spaces. I also like that, on paper, I can make shapes and forms 'defy' logic.
Other guitar drawings can be found at:
works on paper then use the left arrow.
I update the website regularly. If you have questions or comments about any aspect of the work...
bryan maycock 2013 ©
