Artist Statement

Guy Tarrant has been making artworks since 1987. These have covered many different approaches spanning over fifty different projects. They have always been Reflexive in their approach; that is to say they always seek to reflect issues pertaining to the situations the artist finds himself to be in.

These artworks have always sought to challenge the formal processes of art. Guy's first concerns dealt with questioning the very nature of artistic authorship and professional practice. As things progressed Guy became more involved in teaching and he his shifted his attention to addressing the education process itself. He has become increasingly concerned with focusing on the role and responses of participants and their behaviours. This is evident in the current project 'Resistent Materials' were the art making processes revolve around evidencing the everyday actions of school students. Guy has been a school teacher for over 15 years and is dedicated to trying to improve the education system. Guy currently gives talks on 'visual evidencing of pupils resistant behaviours in and around the school setting'.