My life in art: How Anthony Caro's steel works stole my heart
After encountering Caro's sculptures, I realised metal could be breathtakingly beautiful. And nothing will deter me from sharing this with my family ... or the world
22 October 2008
All artists are selfish. They have to be. You can't create a masterpiece if you're worrying about whether it's your turn on the kitchen rota. Writing requires a similar single-mindedness, where the needs of the creator come before all else. At least that's what I told my family – wife and four young children – when I recently insisted on a four-hour detour on a drive through France. As far as they were concerned, I was being a prat. I wanted to go and look at a bridge.