Sam Lloyd
What is my Personal Reality?
An artist I know said to me recently that 'an artist’s challenge is to record one’s reality.' This prompted me to think about the...
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Sam Lloyd
- Apr 17
- 3 min
Who is Socrates Smith?
'The Lost Photographs of Socrates Smith', Mildura Arts Centre, 2019 It's been on my mind to explain the origins of my stage character,...
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Sam Lloyd
- Mar 7
- 2 min
Socrates Smith's 'A History of Modern Art'
Modern art began with Picasso, and we know this because before Picasso, art was old fashioned. For example, before Pablo, people...
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Sam Lloyd
- Dec 30, 2022
- 4 min
On marking stones, January 2, 2023
Marks on stone - or ivory, or wood - may be the earliest form of art. When I arrived in Cyprus in 2013, I was lucky enough to stay down...
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Sam Lloyd
- Dec 26, 2022
- 3 min
On Genre Photography, December 26, 2022
This striking image is by the very talented Trent Parker, in 2007 the only Australian to become a member of the Magnum photo agency....
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Sam Lloyd
- Dec 21, 2022
- 2 min
On Photographing Leaves, December 21, 2022
I want to explain my obsession with photographing leaves during 2022. It's not that I am fascinated by leaves particularly (although they...
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