WHO ART YOU / IN CONVERSATION WITH CELINE
Liam Reynolds
Starting from his experience as a self-taught painter, Liam Reynolds invites others into an open mark-making exercise, helping people begin creating without waiting for certainty.
ONE QUESTION TO WATCH WITH
What does the artist decide, and what is left to the viewer?
Liam Reynolds on the Grand Manan Island ferry, 2023. · Cover image source ↗
FROM CONVERSATION TO WORK
Look a little closer
Look at the relationship between the painting and suspended objects in The Weight of the Past, then consider the open mark-making exercise described in the interview. What conditions can a work establish, and how much space can it leave for participants?
Artist background & more work ↗
The Weight of the Past, May 2026; oil on canvas paper with hanging pencil and oblong target.
Image source: Liam Reynolds official website · Work source ↗Keep a thought for yourselfOnly in this browser, never public
YOUR TURN
How much control would you give up if others could change your work?
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KEEP LOOKING
Take the question somewhere new
Bring different artists’ work and conversations together, and see how your own answer changes.
