 For more art by Miss Sam Duffy please check out her blog at: http://samstuffandstuff.blogspot.com/ This month WordCatalyst Magazine is featuring the art of Ms. Sam Duffy. Not that a viewer needs to hear from the artist to add to their art, but WordCatalyst would like to add depth to our understanding by hearing directly from the artist. The following is a conversation with the artist, and we hope that we provide the artist with a voice as well as vision.
People are the inspiration for my art... Don't get me wrong I love a good old sunset and a windy day by the sea, but it's people that make me draw! I love overhearing a stranger's conversation on a train, or at a bus stop, or in a cafe... I secretly draw these folks and quote them, if I have a pen and paper at hand. I love the oddities of everyone and I often draw with my left hand (I'm right-handed). This helps me try to achieve a childlike quirkiness in my drawings; to attempt to illustrate the quirkiness we all have even if we won't admit it or don't recognize it. I am also very much inspired by children's art and my daughter Ottilie has for many years inspired me with her funny drawings and paintings, far more than Rothko or Monet! I think the tension in any relationship (between men and women) can be awkward and silly at times... We are all wrapped up in ourselves far too much for relationships in general not to be at least a little bit funny and bizarre if you looked at them from the outside! Men and women are funny together! There are lots of demands and expectations, games, etc.; falling in love is the most mind altering thing we can do!! It's great! I do like comics, Ben Templesmith is awesome. You use both graphics and a type of
cut and paste collage; what is your background? My background is fine art, animation, film
making (I worked as an independent film maker for a Hull company
for a couple of years); and my degree was in illustration. I
now work as lecturer in illustration on a graphic design course
at the Hull art school, which is a fabulous place to study in
Yorkshire, England where I live. Have you had any shows? I have had a number of exhibitions with
other artists. It's always lovely seeing your own work. What do you look for in a work of art? I look for exciting lines and movement
and quirkiness. I like it to tell me a story. I like art to
make me look long and hard at it; to inspire me and make me think.
Who is your favorite artist and why? My daughter, because she is funny and natural
and real; Dave Mckean - quirky and sophisticated with a perfect
imagination; Egon Sheile - beautiful and sexy. Where do you see yourself and your art in five, ten, and twenty years? I haven't got a clue! I hope I'm still drawing though. |
