Art is difficult,” says the 66-year-old firmly. “It’s not entertainment. There are only a few people who can say something about art – it’s very restricted. When I see a new artist I give myself a lot of time to reflect and decide whether it’s art or not. Buying art is not understanding art.

Anselm Kiefer reflects on his work before the opening of his biggest UK Show at the White Cube Gallery in London.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/dec/08/anselm-kiefer-art-white-cube

My work is an act of defiance.

About

Nick was born in Birmingham, England in 1953 and completed his Bachelor of Fine Art at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1977 followed by a Fellowship in Painting at Sunderland Polytechnic in 1978.

In 2010 Nick completed a four week residency at the Vermont Studio Center where he produced an exciting body of work, including the expansive "Open-ended."

He has exhibited widely throughout the Caribbean and Europe. His work is included in major public and private collections in Barbados and Europe.

Nick is also a published poet who is represented in several anthologies published by the University of the West Indies and the National Cultural Foundation.

He took up the piano as an adult learner and continues to work at becoming more accomplished.

Nick lives and works in Barbados, Finland and the United Kingdom.

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