the first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself… to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile

- plato

which is why so many try to postpone that fight i suspect. one that doesn’t is andrew moncrief. his drive essentially centres around self discovery; identity. his show ‘man enough’ straddles the issues of masculinity within the current sexually complex environment; progressions from self portraits to romantic scenarios, his work remains egocentrically investigative.

there is a delicate difference between accepting who you are and realising who you are.

it is a real and valid theme for any artist, for anyone, and to me it is the start to a sacred pilgrimage of fulfilment.