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In The Studio


lsimonsart
Nov 21, 20250 min read
Thoughts
When I return to John Berger's 'Ways of Seeing' , I can see how his ideas resonate with the way I make and understand my drawings. Berger wasn't just analysing paintings; he was dissecting the politics of perception—how we inherit ways of looking, how we internalise them, and how images both shape and reflect the world we live in. Reading his work has clarified something I've felt intuitively for a long time, that my drawings aren't simply representations. They are examinatio
lsimonsart
Nov 18, 20253 min read


Drawing
Being completely open I have needed a bit of help to process some recent happenings as there has been too much for me to process in such a short time. As an artist who uses themselves as a model for their work, whether it be physically or metaphorically, I do think there is some importance to try be open in areas where I can. In doing so this not only helps my art practice visually, as currently I am exploring my neurodivergence as a tool rather than a theme, but it can also
lsimonsart
Nov 17, 20252 min read


Drawing
Splitting in relation to my Borderline Personality diagnosis (In my own words) I had written this while feeling like I was on the verge of splitting the other day. I decided to take a few sentences of what I had written and write them directly onto my drawing, documenting my thoughts and how I was feeling at the time. A split is not directed towards anyone, even though when it happens it seems like it. It only happens with the people that I love the most, because they are the
lsimonsart
Nov 15, 20252 min read
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