As artists, we know that art can have a profound impact on our lives. Creating art can be a cathartic and transformative experience, allowing us to express ourselves and explore our emotions. But the benefits of artistic stimulation go beyond just creating art. Studies have shown that engaging with art can have a range of positive effects on our mental, emotional, and physical health. For starters, artistic stimulation can reduce stress and anxiety. Exposure to art has been shown to lower cortisol levels, a hormone associated with stress, and increase feelings of relaxation and calm. Engaging with art can provide a sense of escape and distraction from everyday stressors, promoting a sense of well-being. Artistic stimulation can also enhance...
For the past two years Decopica artwork has predominantly been curated under various artist aliases. Until now, this has been a necessary result of contractual obligations from artist to organisation within the wider creative industry. Going forward, these contractual obligations are no longer of significance to the Decopica brand. Print and painting collections will therefore, now be grouped under collections produced by UK artist, Daniel Copitch. Born and raised in the UK, Daniel is also an architect, product designer and electronic music producer with an experimental attitude to his work and a strong appreciation for process. Having worked in three of the world's continents alongside some of the most recognised and influential people in architecture, his art is fundamentally informed...
So, what inspired this collection? The capitalist world we now live in. I find it intriguing and troubling in equal measure. At one point I found myself thinking about how odd it is that we are so caught up in how much resolution our television display has. I guess my work has become a metaphor for this, alongside other oddities found in everyday life nowadays. The pop art movement is also an obvious inspiration, being a 20th century vehicle for commentary on cultural evolution. How mundane is a tin of Campbell’s soup – it was (and still is) one of many everyday objects humans have committed to producing in vast quantities. We have only gone further along the path of mass-production...
Art is traditionally thought of as a creative endeavour. An idea best expressed through the application of paint on canvas. The dilemma – humans have now found themselves at a significant moment in their technological advance. They are genetically programmed for progression, yet art remains hesitant. The question is who controls the label (the word art), and who decides when it should be applied to an individuals expression? Should all creative expression be accepted as art? First came photography – why do we still need to paint if a photograph is an exact replica? Then the Photoshop era – photographic reality manipulated in seconds. Now we have AI and NFTs – why do we need artwork on our walls? Is...
