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Hi 7 Brown,
Thanks for your e-mail, I'm glad you have enjoyed
Luke.
What gave you the idea of using birds as motifs
or symbols or metaphors?
I love animals generally, and have always loved
birds. For me, because they have the ability to fly, birds (the flighted
birds that is) have always been a symbol of freedom and joy. Symbolically, birds
are probably recognised by many people as representing freedom. I think you have
been spot-on in your response to rap point 2 about what the bird motifs are all
about. I wonder if you can see where I have used an ancient cultural icon, which
is a kind of natural flow-on, or development of the bird as a symbol of
spirit?
What do you think is your most creative piece
of work?
If you mean which of the illustrations in 'Luke's
Way of Looking', it would have to be the spread where Luke is swinging through
the painting. I had such fun doing that painting! I stood a couple of metres
back from the paper, and using my hand, a stick and my brushes, I threw or
flicked paint at the paper.
Thanks
Matt
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