Shoal Arts
cooperative
SINCE 2015
Artist: Simon Hood
Title: The Mandala of emancipation
Medium: Mixed media
On the 27th of March 2014 This Undergraduate; Simon Hood renounced ‘the art world’ and turned his attention to becoming a ritual magician, unfortunately, ‘the art world’ awarded That Magician; Simon Hood with a free studio and the title ‘UWE/Spike Island Graduate Fellow’. Without knowing what to do, That Magician; Simon Hood renounced the world of Ritual Magic and decided to try his utmost to create works of art. The results could only optimistically be described as ‘poor’. For this reason That former magician and This former artist has renounced the world of Magic and Art to instead lead his own country - The Democratic Republic of Free People(s) and he himself has become The Democratically Elected Leader of The Democratic Republic of Free People(s). The results have been Democratic and the People(s) have been Free.