THRUSH HOLMES
ROYAL FUCKING PAINTING, 2018
signed with initials
overall 84 ins x 96 ins; cms x cms
October 31, 2019
Estimate $7,000-$9,000
Realised: $9,000
What message do you wish to communicate with your art?
Don’t know if there is a central message. I try not to assert any lessons. Each piece has its own set of communicative characteristics.
When do you consider an art piece is finished?
They usually let me know when they’re through tormenting me. At a certain point the piece succumbs and there is a marked shift in our relationship. The room becomes brighter.
How long does it typically take you to complete a finished work?
Somewhere between 10 minutes and 10 months.
How has your art evolved in the past years?
Radically. I’m always in the act of becoming. I think the most considerable change is in responsibility. When I was younger I would release everything, and now I edit in an effort to have a leaner catalogue of work.
Excerpts from an interview with Thrush Holmes in “1968 Magazine”, an upscale fashion and art magazine published four times a year, featuring high quality photography, dedicated to provide original, different, unique and creative fashion editorial content.
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