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Artistic Insight In Margaret's own words - "Artists are often asked to explain the ideas behind their work, and to discuss their paintings. This page gives a description of the ideas within "Trust In Us", a mixed media artwork created specifically for a competition. The competition sponsors were a large accountacy firm, and the successful artwork would be on display in their reception. I therefore did some research on the company and their field of expertise before I began painting. I wanted to make sure my work was relevant to them, and would strike a chord. I identified the importance of security, the role of monetary exchange and the need for someone to protect/help us. The painting below is the outcome. 
My painting can be described as follows - On the left of the painting is a swan which has swallowed a key, symbolising the locking away of our money for security. Moving to the right the tied man represents the need for us (or someone on our behalf) to have control over our spending to maintain this security. Next to him is a businessman revealing the fruits of his labour – he has empty pockets but a sense of success. Success is not determined by a bulging wallet, but by the knowledge that the correct decisions have been taken. The following dream like figure is placed beneath the phrase “You can’t make it up”. This is a reminder to us all that we need to keep our accounts in order and are responsible for our own actions. The next two figures are a pair, they are two views of the same character, simultaneously giving and receiving, and thus symbolising the role of exchange. The figure at the right is juggling balls. Or are they perhaps credit cards or even multiple accounts? For many people this is the reality of finance, a constant juggling act. The small pigs throughout the painting are fat on the right but skinny on the left. They represent our spending habits and our dependence on a regular income to replenish us." |
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