{"id":18582,"date":"2016-12-11T12:05:18","date_gmt":"2016-12-11T12:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=18582"},"modified":"2016-12-11T12:05:18","modified_gmt":"2016-12-11T12:05:18","slug":"a-story-about-young-artists-the-struggle-under-financial-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/a-story-about-young-artists-the-struggle-under-financial-cuts","title":{"rendered":"A story about a young artist: the struggle in reality"},"content":{"rendered":"

Walking along the bristling streets in Cardiff, have you ever stopped by any small galleries to appreciate the artworks? Young artists are now struggling to keep their business and interest going without the government’s support.<\/h2>\n

Ethan Dodd quietly lies on the paint-dotted floor in his art studio. Surrounding him are shattered woods and some of his creations –\u00a0 <\/span>a crucifix, wooden birds and numerous big and small paintings. The room is not huge, and he won\u2019t bother with cleanliness. When there is only him, he would play his favourite music on his phone, anything from classical to death metal. It goes on and off sometimes because of the malfunctioning Wi-Fi. But he won\u2019t complain, after all his creativity owns a piece of this place now.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 22-year-old recent graduate completed his bachelor degree at the Cardiff Metropolitan University in June this year, majoring in Fine Art. Now he\u2019s primarily working on sculpture, painting and installation. He is also in a part of the PHOSPHORUS collective<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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