Alex Bowron
Sculpture and Installation, 2012. Artist and Freelance Art Writer.
www.alexbowron.com
“I am careful to allow time off and time for creative play, but in between I must always ensure that I am putting myself out there, pitching ideas, accepting offers to work, and researching new opportunities.”
What do you enjoy most about your work? What is the most challenging aspect of your work?
Writing is what I enjoy most, and writing is also the most challenging. Sometimes I spend hours on one or two sentences. For the most part, I still have to fact-check and edit my own work. I love studio visits, especially when they feed into a collaborative or experimental piece. I learn alot from the artists I work with. The most challenging aspect of my work is maintaining momentum, especially when other parts of life creep in to demand my time and attention.
What skills or relationships developed at OCAD U helpedyou participate in your field? Is there anything you would have done differently?
Aside from my exposure to art theories and theorists, the most important thing that I learned at OCAD U came out of critiques. We were taught in the Sculpture/Installation program to really look at art. We had to describe what we saw, formally, without any personal baggage or interpretation before we were allowed to get into anything subjective. As for relationships, I left OCAD U with a few friends for life, including several of my instructors.
