Margaret Livingstone

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“I hate talking about my work. Especially when I am involved in the obsessive panic of making it”.

My work is concerned with our interactions with technology and the way the Internet acts as an instant provider of gratification for a whole generation. I use humour and irony to ask questions. I always start with a central idea and a basic structure, but the process of creation introduces its own shifts, tangents, complexities and connections. I wish for clarity; however it’s usually a case of clinging on to my initial emotional response to the topic I am exploring. Sometimes it feels like I might drown in the many possible solutions and hope that when I do surface with something that it at the very least reflects my journey. My work is always emotional and is a reflection of my experience which I presume is much the same as anyone else’s experience. Significantly it’s never quite what I want it to be, there’s always something missing, something more to be said – and consequently there is always the need to create something else.


 



 
Margaret's work has been exhibited in many locations, including Aberdeen Art Gallery, The Collins Gallery (Glasgow), Kelvingrove Art Gallery (Glasgow) and The Royal Scottish Academy (Edinburgh). She has been a prize winner in  a number of art competitions. For further details of recent exhibitions and awards please use the link in the navigation panel.
 
 
 
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You can find out some additional and more unusual personal information on traceysworlds Guest Artists page. Alternatively read other artists feedback on Margarets art on MyArtProfile (both are external links and will open in a new window)