This issue’s cover artist Steve Lopes is important amongst those artists presently involved in a representation of humanity. Asserting that a realistic depiction of humanity must be physical and psychological, Lopes locates beauty in the uncomfortable, away from the theoretical, to provide room for emotion. An important development in his work is to balance opposing concepts: love and hate, freedom and conformity, so that the viewer engages both intellectually and instinctively

It may be tempting to situate this issue of Artist Profile within a feminist framework, adding to the growing discourse surrounding gender inequality within the arts. Indeed, the trope of the male genius suffuses the canon of Western art like a lurid light that has too-often relegated female practitioners to the shadows.

 Issue 45 of Artist Profile has reminded me of the value of independence, of the magazine and of its writers. The diversity of approaches and ideas, not only of the artists interviewed and reviewed, but of our contributors, makes me acutely aware that it is difference that binds us. Each article, independent and unpredictable, reflects the […]

 Issue 42 from Artist Profile on Vimeo EDITOR’S NOTE MANY OF THE ARTICLES IN THIS issue are concerned with the evolving nature of artists’ practices and the cycle of curatorial presentations. The daily uncertainty of making art is matched by the need for an audience to receive their art. ‘Everyone likes to remember the […]