Apologies for my rather tardy approach to blogging these days. The final
day of this year's RCA Secret (and hence the day that the identities of the
artists behind the secret postcard-sized artworks was revealed) was almost a
week ago, so I've been at liberty to reveal which of the three works in the
show were mine for some time now. So here we go -
For anyone who still doesn't know what the RCA Secret is, it's a
fundraising exhibition of original postcard-sized artworks by internationally
acclaimed artists, illustrators and designers plus up-and-coming graduates and
students from the Royal College of Art (I'm quoting from the RCA's website here).
As one of the biggest and most anticipated events of the College year,
RCA Secret not only directly helps the next generation of artists and designers
pursue their studies and supports students at a formative time in their
careers, but also gives you a chance to get your hands on original works of art
for a small donation. The Secret? Each postcard is signed only on the back, so
supporters don’t know the identity of the artists until they have made their
donation.
Previous contributors have included:
David Bowie, Tracey Emin, Norman Foster,Zandra Rhodes, Yinka Shonibare, Manolo
Blahnik, Paul Smith, Mike Leigh, Sir James Dyson, Anish Kapoor, Yinka Shonibare,
Paula Rego, Grayson Perry, John Squire and many many more well known names.
As a footnote I'd like to mention my biggest RCA Secret regret: I once
won a London Time Out magazine / RCA Secret competition and was given the prize
option of having an original, signed painting by David Bowie or a signed print
by Marc Quinn. I chose the print (slumps over laptop keyboard with face in
hands)...
