[Tuckerman]

In the history of art many great artists have gone to the great art centers to be surrounded and influenced by other artists, but many great artists have gone into the provinces to escape those same influences. For those interested there was a fascinating book published recently entitled "Noplaceness: Art in a Post Urban Landscape" that takes up the whole issue of creativity in the hinterlands. The debate has no real answer - perhaps because creativity rests as much with or in the individual artist as it does in the place where they create art. Whether or not that creativity is recognized, however, may depend on external circumstances.