JOHN CRONIN
JOHN CRONIN

Studio Objects No.1

Because people ask me what do I use to make my paintings.

John Cronin Notebook - Danish house painter’s brush.

Danish house painter’s brush.

Skabt med omtanke - Created with care

Studio Objects No.1

Copenhagen Brush

I bought this brush in a hardware store in Copenhagen, I had been looking for drain cleaner, but that's another story. I'd never seen a round brush with such a flat top. I bought it not knowing what mark it would make and wondered would it be useless for my purposes, whilst obviously being perfect for some element of a danish housepainter's trade. I was seduced by the fact I didn't really understand its purpose.

 

Best advice I ever received

having been asked

I was asked recently, in an interview in a Sunday newspaper, for the best piece of advice I ever received?

One of my answers, which they went with, was “you can’t grate cheese with a rope”. My other answer, which unfortunately they didn’t go with, was from David Bowie talking about being creative and making work just beyond your competence. I've carried that idea around for years.

Profile Image

 
 

I hate when I’m asked for a profile image…

As I was discussing the future of truth in my Fictional Fiction works It’s a genuine photo of a genuine moment. I’m not a fan of the studio photo. If it was genuine I’d probably have cadmium red paint on my face - it gets everywhere, more so than any other paint.