The Metro Artist

Margot is a Glasgow born and based artist who began her formal education at Glasgow School of Art studying form and sculpture in 2004. Shortly after beginning her studies went on to create self builds for deprived communities for which she earned an MBE for her work.

If there’s not one, there are thousands of artists’ stories in which they talk about the meaning, the feeling, the why and how of their art work. An artist who uses various forms of materials to create different forms of art, whatever that means?

Artists have been both instigators and beneficiaries of the arts’ revolution. But the delicate ecology that sustains that revolution is at risk of being overwhelmed by the business of art. In the war brewing over creativity, artists are going to have to choose a side if they want to continue making, and a lot rides on their decision and their bank balances.

This thought came to mind when I visited a talk about how “Art” should be available to all. I thought of the owned art on my walls. Some made by friends. Some are framed cards sent by friends and family but 90% of it I bought from IKEA.

An IKEA gallery is located near most of us. They’ve got giant parking lots to accommodate all the happy shoppers and employ the...