Category: A8
8 Interview Questions for Artists
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Daniel Mullen
From Glasgow (Scotland), Daniel Mullen studied art at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. As a child he was fascinated by constructed space. His studies reignited this passion for architecture that now forms the basis of his representational paintings. 1. What would you say is…
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James Bullough
American painter, illustrator, muralist and street-artist James Bullough currently resides in Berlin (Germany). His work leans towards photorealism and 3D working with a combination of materials including oil, acrylic, latex and spray paints! 1. What would you say is the most important theme in your…
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James Marshall [aka Dalek]
Raised in a military family, self taught painter James Marshall moved frequently throughout his childhood to numerous places along the East Coast (USA), with stints in Hawaii and Japan. He turned to punk rock, skateboarding and graffiti subcultures to find inclusion and identity in his youth.…
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Fernando Gómez Balbontín
Artist Fernando Gómez Balbontín lives and works in Santiago, Chile. He studied architecture for 6 years before pursuing a career as a painter. 1. What would you say is the most important theme in your work? It’s taboo topics. I think the origin comes from dogmatism…
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Michelle Armas
Living in Atlanta (Georgia, USA), Michelle Armas is an artist working in acrylics and oils. She started out her career transcribing learnings from a post graduate degree in Graphic Design and Branding into the fast-paced world of corporate branding in New York, but soon decided…
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Boris ‘Delta’ Tellegen
Currently living and working in Amsterdam, Boris Tellegen, street alias ‘Delta’, originated as a graffiti artist in the 1980’s. He studied Industrial Design Engineering at TU Delft in the early 1990s and is known for creating mixed-media sculptures, collages and installations. Architecture and design is…
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Mathew Borrett
Growing up in rural Ontario, Canada, Mathew Borrett is an artist/illustrator working in different mediums including, print, pen and digital. In his youth he was fortunate enough to have a big ancient barn to play in, despite an unfortunate acute allergy to hay, he would build…
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Martijn Hesseling
Martijn Hesseling was born in Ede, Holland in 1971. He studied at the Academy of Art in Enschede and graduated at the Dutch Art Institute. His work – varnish treated newspaper or book sheets which he applies on transparent plexiglass plates – produces a visually…
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Matthew Shlian
Matthew Shlian is an artist, paper engineer, teacher and collaborator. After graduating from Alfred University in 2002, Matthew spent three years working as a paper engineer in the field of commercial design. There he made movable paper contraptions, from popup books to greeting cards to…
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Hell’o Monsters
Hell’o Monsters is collective emerging in the late 1990s and made of Jerôme Meynen, François Dieltiens and Antoine Detaille. They left behind the wall art, graffiti letters and spray paint in favour of paper, characters, ink drawings and paint, later moving on to sculpture, installations…
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Caroline Selmes
Caroline Selmes is an illustrator from Toulouse, France, currently residing in Barcelona, Spain. Her work focuses on press, publishing, advertising and personal projects. When not drawing she states “I’m traveling the world, dancing salsa, doing scuba-diving, making ceramics and drinking wine”. 1. What would you say…
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Kyle Hughes-Odgers
Kyle Hughes-Odgers is an Australian painter and installation artist. He has exhibited artwork and created public art extensively throughout Australia and internationally: New York, Los Angeles, Singapore, Tokyo, Berlin, Cambodia, Sydney, Paris and Melbourne. 1. What would you say is the most important theme in…
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Arian Behzadi
Arian Behzadi has traversed the fields of neuro-biology to graphic designer. Doing both personal & commissioned work his artistic collection of mixed media collages provide evidence of his scientific background, as he explains “I have always found parallels between art and the sciences so a…
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Jaakko Mattila
Jaakko Mattila is a Finnish painter who graduated from The Surrey Institute of Art & Design University College, in 2001. Since then his works have been displayed in Finland, the United Kingdom, Italy and France. Mattila’s abstract paintings are a reflection of his interest in…
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James Roper
James Roper works in various mediums including painting, drawing, graphic design, sculpture and film. His work explores a variety of subjects, from the heightened realities depicted in modern media to the perceptual effects of semi-abstraction. Roper has exhibited widely throughout the world including both group…
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Michael C Hsiung
Born in Chinatown, Los Angeles, Michael C. Hsiung is known for his black-and-white pen and ink drawings. His work features a range of “strangely rotund characters from fantastical creatures, such as centaurs and mermen to somewhat contemporary and/or old fashion bearded males”. Currently living with…
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Deams
Deams work reflects a “graphic tapestry” of graffiti art, graphic design and abstract impressionism. Inspiration for which is sourced by his observations of architecture, textiles and repetition in nature. Currently residing in Melbourne, Australia – he works as a graphic designer, art director and painter.…
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Bruce Munro
Bruce Munro is a lighting designer and installation artist. Born in Salcombe, Devon he studied fine art at Bristol Polytechnic. Working with a small team of lighting designers at his studio he creates architectural lighting schemes for private residences, hotels, restaurants and other commercial spaces.…
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Dana Oldfather
Dana Oldfather is a self taught painter from and currently living in Cleveland, Ohio. Seeking emotive abstraction she examines the transitory nature of comfort, power and security. Her biggest art influences are found in artists; Willem DeKooning, Richard Diebenkorn, Jackie Tileston, Reed Danziger, and Kristine…
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Thais Beltrame
Thais Beltrame, was born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil. Drawing since she was a child she unsuccessfully rebelled against the possibility of an artistic profession, eventually giving in and enrolling in art classes at City College in San Francisco. Her artwork is inspired by…
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Joe Fenton
After studying at the Wimbledon School of Art in the UK, Jo Fenton went on to work several years in the film industry. He worked as a film concept designer and sculptor with companies such as Disney and Miramax and worked with directors such as…
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Sam Chivers
Based in East Sussex, UK, Sam Chivers is an illustrator, screen printer and graphic artist. His work themes generally explore the universal nature of ‘things’ – mostly in bright coloured prints. From a young age he was inspired by mountainous landscape found during trips to France and…
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Alberto Cerriteño
Mexican illustrator & designer Alberto Cerriteño currently resides in Seattle, America. Inspired by vinyl toys, alternative cartoons and pop surrealism Alberto also likes to introduce little hints from his traditional Mexican roots. He takes the rich textures and decorative patterns and makes contrasts by blending…
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Dan Stiles
Based in Portland, Oregon, Dan Stiles is an iconic designer/illustrator. He’s probably best known for his poster work. Collaborations have included music artists from the likes of Hot Chip, St Vincent, Arcade Fire and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs – to name just a few! He…
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Munk One
Contemporary illustrator and fine artist Munk One is based in California, US. He’s particularly well known for work produced with major label music acts and has also worked with a number of the world’s best recognised brands. Formally trained his expressive visual dialogue may at first…
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Katina Huston
Katina Huston was born in San Francisco, California. She has had stints working as everything from a bicycle messenger to a university professor. Starting out as a sculptor she has now included elegant ink drawings and mixed media works to her repertoire. She studied in both Oakland, California…
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Kevin Tong
Kevin Tong is an LA based artist working in comics, designing toys and creating some of the most sought after screen prints on the net. Anyone who’s been to my gaff will know that ‘A Linch Pin Droid’ is one of my pride and joys.…
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Exit Man vs Alesko
Exit Man vs Alesko is originally from Maisons Laffitte, Yvelines. A classical education and a love for the graphic arts lead him to some formal learning at the l’Ecole Supérieure des Arts Appliqués Dupperet in Paris. This lead to work in the advertising industry producing packaging, logos…
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Nick Morris
Australian Nick Morris decided early on for a career in art – at around the age of 6 to be exact. Somewhat deterred by the possibility of not making it into the 2% of artists who make a living off ‘it’, he opted for a…
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James ‘JIMBOT’ Demski
Living in Milwaukee (USA) with his wife, daughter, 2 dogs, and rumours of a captive robot in his basement, James ‘JIMBOT’ Demski has ambitions to build a robot army. A freelance artist who graduated from art school James claims a reprogramming took place after education…
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Nick Gentry
British artist Nick Gentry is a graduate of Central St Martins in London. Growing up as part of a generation surrounded by floppy disks, VHS tapes, Polaroid’s and cassettes he is inspired by the sociological impact of the new internet culture. In his work you…
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Greg Gossel
Greg Gossel was born in 1982 in western Wisconsin, he currently resides in Minneapolis. He studied Graphic Design at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and has since exhibited in; Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Copenhagen, Milan and London. In 2009 he was invited to…
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Brian Despain
Born in Upper Michigan State, Brian Despain was drawing as soon as he could hold a pencil. Having held a number of creative jobs from graphic designer to 3D modeller, photo-retoucher to illustrator he now concentrates predominately on his fine art career. An all round…
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Chris Silva
Christopher Tavares Silva is a multi-medium artist currently residing in Chicago. Artistically speaking he “seeks opportunities in accidents, enjoys unusual combinations of materials, the unpredictable outcomes of collaboration and the general adventure of the creative process”. Educated at the American Academy of Art, where he…
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Allison Sommers
Allison Sommers’ art draws on her interest in renaissance and baroque art. She studied early modern history at the University of Virginia where she was able to explore her love of historical narratives and themes of the old world. Currently residing in Brooklyn, New York, her…
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Jon Burgerman
Jon Burgerman resides currently in New York but he’s originally an export from Nottingham, England. Highly respected he has exhibited internationally and has had work shown alongside contemporary artists from the likes of Banksy through to satirical illustrator Gerald Scarfe and fashion designer Vivienne Westwood. He…
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Graphic Surgery
Artists Erris Huigens and Gysbert Zijlstra make up the Amsterdam based Graphic Surgery. During their educative years at an art academy, they discovered a mutual source of inspiration in contemporary cities. They were utilising photographs to capture abstract compositions: construction sites, details of eroded rusty surfaces…
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Otto Björnik
Otto Björnik sees himself a storyteller, producing a rich mixture of precious childhood memories and fairy tales. An architect by training he creates works in pen and ink with intricate detail. The elements he uses often hold symbolic meaning and he takes care in their…
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Hugh D’Andrade
Hugh D’Andrade is famously indiscriminate about the uses of his art. It has appeared on book covers, magazine spreads, rock posters, Burning Man paraphernalia, board games, as well as the occasional t-shirt and skateboard. He says his greatest ambition in life is to project his…
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R Nicholas Kuszyk
Normally I take it upon myself to write the introduction but on this occassion the words are best put by the artist himself… As R Nicholas Kuszyk says “Born and raised in complete isolation in southern west North Dakota. R Nicholas Kuszyk didn’t see a…
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Yoskay Yamamoto
Yoskay Yamamoto lives and is inspired by his current place of residence – west coast America. Originally from Toba, Japan Yamamoto’s moved to the United States when he was 15. A self taught artists/illustrator Yamamoto utilises a number of different mediums and techniques to produce his work.…
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Ghostpatrol
Ghostpatrol professes to being a self taught artist. Starting out with stencils and street art his current fancies focus on ambitious installations and painting projects. He states his work often references childhood nostalgia alongside pop culture with sometimes sinister, sometimes playful undertones. He’s explored a…
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Greg ‘Craola’ Simkins
Greg Simkins, or ‘Craola’ from his early graffiti days, confesses to having an over active imagination. As he states, “it has always made sense to me that any artwork I develop should be composed of these vivid thoughts”. Inspirationally driven by childhood obsessions, nestled in…
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Brandi Milne
Artist Brandi Milne, from Southern California says she grew up surrounded by a wealth of inspiration – classic cartoons, crayons and colouring books, Sid and Marty Kroft creations, toys, candies and the kitschy fabrics and notions of the times. Her work speaks predominately of love,…
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Collin van der Sluijs
Collin van der Sluijs currently resides in Maastricht, where he works as an illustrator/painter and runs a gallery, ‘Galerie Groen lLicht’ for contemporary art. He spend 8 years at degree level studying various art disciplines, in various institutions, in different schools across the Netherlands. Currently…
