Art work is inconclusive. It opens your mind up. At least, that's what I hope it does. And advertising, using exactly the same photograph, closes things down. It makes it conclusive. It sells a product, and that is its primary… — Alison Jackson Copy Share Image
The religious imagery and fairytales that formed our shared cultural references have been replaced by the cult of celebrity. Marilyn is the sex goddess,… — Alison Jackson Copy Share Image
I suppose we carry photographs now, but I think it's rather wonderful that people used to carry drawings and watercolours. I wish people did… — Alison Jackson Copy Share Image
I'm really interested in how we view the public figure, what makes a public figure, what makes a celebrity, and how images make politicians,… — Alison Jackson Copy Share Image
I had a very outdoorsy childhood. I was athletic and used to ride and do dressage. I could ride almost before I could walk.… — Alison Jackson Copy Share Image
I'm not satirical in a traditional way. What I do is more about creating caricatures and cartoons. I am commentating on the nature of… — Alison Jackson Copy Share Image
I'm a contemporary artist and I show in art galleries and museums. I show a number of photographs and films, but I also make… — Alison Jackson Copy Share Image
Photography acts as a teaser, suggesting we can know something that we can never know. And the more we can't obtain it, the more… — Alison Jackson Copy Share Image
I think privacy is important, and it's important you don't bore people with your own boring self. — Alison Jackson Copy Share Image
Photography can be a deceitful, superficial medium that leads us into believing something even though we know it's not necessarily true. It lulls us… — Alison Jackson Copy Share Image
When I am preparing my 'lookalike' photographs, I think about the character of the real people, because, if the photographs are going to be… — Alison Jackson Copy Share Image
