Digital Art.
More than a newspaper photo from the sports pages, a striking piece of digital art. The sense of 'meaning' and steely resolve captured in the eyes of both man and beast, both champions in their own right in the same pursuit, places this piece in the category of visual art IMHO.

Of course having some foundation, declarative knowledge of both subjects enhances the level of personal meaning construction.

The creative process...

More on Paul Kelly as an example... Many aspects of yesterday's lecture came to mind listening to Paul Kelly explaining his creative process to Denton in this clip. The Gaugin quote, "Art is either plagiarism or revolution" came to mind, along with the lecturer's insight that apprentice artists often 'copy' by way of emulating the works of Masters, to refine their brushwork and other techniques. Kelly demonstrates to Denton how a favourite song from one of his early 'influences' became one of his better known pieces. "The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life" by William Faulkner, can be construed as the "motivation to write great songs...always was and still is" that Kelly speaks of. “Art is the social technique of emotion, a tool of society which brings the most intimate and personal aspects of our being into the circle of social life.” (Vygotsky) is echoed in Kelly's somewhat 'stilted' explanation of his creative process as he struggles to find adequate verbage to communicate the obvious passion and inner voice that fuels his creative instincts. Watch and see if you agree...

An Artiste of renown, if not strictly visual...

A ‘variation’ perhaps of what is traditionally accepted as visual art, but art none-the-less is the lyrical, musical and digital art of iconic Australian song writer Paul Kelly. As painters provide their insights and inspirations with an 'artist statement' to accompany their work on the gallery wall, so does Paul Kelly share a verbal artist’s statement on this signature piece. I drag the guitar out every Christmas day, sometimes solely to play this piece?! It may just be words and music but the mental images and emotions evoked are as powerful a form of visual art as any... Just a personal indulgence to stimulate my creative thinking.