of make art adhere to a view of the world, which is progressive, liberal, you know, there s this word which so many use now woke and i m wondering whether as an artist, you feel there are constraints, unspoken constraints on what you re expected to be. i can t be doing with constraints. i mean, life dictates what i, you know, what i paint. you know, if you ask me what i ll be painting in six months, i couldn t answer you because i don t know what might happen. somebody might die or. like that painting of mine, gulf women prepare for war done in the 80s. i mean, it was actually four years before the gulf war happened. but, i mean, isaw this shocking image in the newspaper. it was a black and white image of these women, which seemed to be in, to my view then in the 80s, biblical costume.
view then in the 80s, biblical costume. i mean you see a lot of people around now like that, but then you didn t. and the shock of this image of these women dressed. dressed in biblical costume practising with rocket launchers in the middle of the desert was a very shocking image. and so it demanded, i made a painting of it. and you know, things happen, and i respond to them. so i suppose my question is, do you think we are. culturally more timid today? i you think we are. .. culturally more timid today? you think we are. culturally more timid today? i think so, es, more timid today? i think so, yes. and more timid today? i think so, yes. and all more timid today? i think so, yes, and all this more timid today? i think so, yes, and all this political i yes, and all this political correctness and the rest of it, yes. correctness and the rest of it, es. ., . correctness and the rest of it, yes- yes. - correctness and the rest of it, yes- yes. of i yes. you feelthat? yes, of cours
done in the 80s. i mean, it was actually four years before the gulf war happened. but, i mean, i saw this shocking image in the newspaper. it was a black and white image of these women, which seemed to be in, to my view then in the 80s, biblical costume. i mean, you see a lot of people around now like that, but then you didn t. and the shock of this image of these women dressed. ..dressed in biblical costume, practising with rocket launchers in the middle of the desert was a very shocking image and so it demanded i made a painting of it. i mean, you know, things happen and i respond to them. so, i suppose my question is, do you think we are culturally more timid today? i think so, yes. and all this political correctness and the rest of it. yes.
progressive, liberal, you know, there s this word which so many use now woke and i m wondering whether as an artist, you feel there are constraints, unspoken constraints on what you re expected to be. i can t be doing with constraints. i mean, life dictates what i. you know, what i paint. you know, if you ask me what i ll be painting in six months, i couldn t answer you because i don t know what might happen. somebody might die or. like that painting of mine, gulf women prepare for war done in the 80s. i mean, it was actually four years before the gulf war happened. but, i mean, isaw this shocking image in the newspaper. it was a black and white image of these women, which seemed to be in, to my view then in the 80s, biblical costume.
which seemed to be in, to my view then in the 80s, biblical costume. i mean, you see a lot of people around now like that, but then you didn t. and the shock of this image of these women dressed. ..dressed in biblical costume, practising with rocket launchers in the middle of the desert was a very shocking image and so it demanded i made a painting of it. i mean, you know, things happen and i respond to them. so i suppose my question is, do you think we are culturally more timid today? i think so, yes. and all this political correctness and the rest of it. yes. you feel that? yes, of course i do. i mean, would they get the money to make the producers now, one of the great films, would the money come forth to make that film now? i very much doubt it. interesting. but as an artist, i m getting a very clear message that