KIM MOODIE, RAG DROPS, 2007, CALLIGRAPHY MARKERS ON RAG PAPER, 38 X 35.5 CM
methods so that I can change and consider changing, [to] alter my own inclusion in this. This work is a big expanse, you can’t take it all in. I would like to see a change [in these values]. We always have a sense of feeling inadequate. You feel like you have to be a success, but the success is tied with something you may not want to identify with. You’re looking at all these dense drawings that contain a great deal, but is it everything? [These works] attempt to suggest that they contain an immense amount, but it is not all. At the same time, many people want to have a great deal in terms of success, materialism etc. In the end they’re still dissatisfied because they can’t satisfy themselves. I think that’s the norm of how people live these days, [having] an insatiable need for things. SS: It’s true. We always crave the newest, fastest, best thing. KM: Sure, I got an iPod for my birthday about two years ago and it’s way out of date now. SS: What ideas or plans do you have for a future project? KM: I’m going to try and make a drawing I don’t think I can make, one that is a technical challenge. To reference what Philip Guston says, when you’re making art, satisfaction is nothing, frustration is everything. ■ issue no.1 / november
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