Why Negative Space Matters in Art, Writing, and Life I can pinpoint the exact moment my relationship with negative space began. Oddly enough, it wasn’t in an art gallery, standing in front of a minimalist canvas or a quiet Japanese woodblock print. It was while watching a film,…
Tag: Reflection
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An Argument for Curiosity
There is something I’ve noticed over the years. Most people look at the world once. Artists tend to look twice. I’m not convinced that’s because artists see more than everyone else. I think it’s because they have learned to stay with something a little longer. They resist the…
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On Hearing Quiet
There is an odd assumption that silence is the absence of something. It isn’t. Anyone can hear noise. It takes very little effort. We spend our days surrounded by it: traffic, phones, conversations, notifications, news, opinions and the constant expectation that something louder is always more important. Quiet…
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Why I Built This Space
A Home for the Creative Chaos If you wander around my new website, Eiain Lennon, you won’t find a series of step-by-step instructions. You won’t find a polished, rigid masterclass or a sequence of strictly curated, flawless portfolios. I didn’t build this website to act as a lecturer,…
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Why I Make
There is a moment at the beginning of every piece when an idea stops being merely a thought and asks to become something physical. It might begin with a line, a face, a fragment of wood, an old piece of china or a sentence that refuses to leave…