![]() ![]() There is an intensity in earlier work that I don’t think I could reproduce. Now they tend to be bigger and slightly looser. The paintings then were much smaller and tighter. I think the way I paint is quite different now. GB: The sensation I often get when looking at earlier work is that I don’t think that I could paint like that now. MG: When looking at an early work like Decline and Fall, how has it changed over time for you? Does it seem different from your work now? What emerges is a representation of the artist’s personality in keeping with the spirit of the exhibition. The artist generally prefers written interviews but graciously agreed to this informal conversation in which he discusses his work ‘Decline and Fall’. Its always one of the most exciting things when looking at the painting to try and animate the way the artist made them and the way their hand was moving whilst doing it.”Ī conversation between Glenn Brown and Mardee Goff, one of the curators of ‘Portrait of the Artist As…’ recorded at Brown’s studio in East London on 7 June 2012. ![]() 1995 “I will spend ages in front of an original and study they way the brush marks are made. Decline and Fall, Oil & canvas on board, 58.4 x 54.6 cm. ![]()
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