ARTiculAction
Madeleine Alm
An interview with
Madeleine Alm Hello Madeline, and welcome to ARTiculAction. I would start this interview with my usual introductory question: what in your opinion defines a work of Art? By the way, what could be in your opinion the features that mark an artworks as a piece of Contemporary Art?
I guess a work of art is defined both by the artist and the viewer. Personally I like art where I can see the talent behind an image. For instance; skill in drawing, techniques or color choices. Would you like to tell us something about your background? Are there any particular experiences that have particularly impacted on the way you currently produce your artworks? By the way, since you are basically self-taught, I would take this occasion to ask your point about formal training... I sometimes happen to wonder if a certain kind of training could influence too much a young artist's creativity...
Madeleine Alm
As a child I used to watch my father work. He worked as an industrial designer and artist, mainly in the auto industry. Ever since I can remember I wanted to draw and design things. I never went to art school. I did apply one year at 16, but when I got turned down I just kept going on my own. I started out working in an advertising agency and just loved being surrounded with creative people.
you put in before and during the process of creating a piece?
As a child I always preferred artists that used a lot of details, like in old fairytale books. Guess that impacted me a lot!
When I do a new piece, it always start with an image in my head. I try to sketch it down just using pen and paper, and as I do so, I usually add and subtract things from my original idea. Then I start drawing it again in Illustrator. I'm using the mouse, still haven't gotten around getting a tablet, so it's a bit time consuming. I listen to music and just draw. It's like meditation to me. I can loose hours just drawing and forgetting everything else.
Before starting to elaborate about your production, would you like to tell to our readers something about your process and set up for making your artworks? In particular, what technical aspects do you mainly focus on your work? And how much preparation and time do
Now let's focus on your art production: I would start from Goddess of the Sea and See Me that our readers have already started to admire in the introductory pages of this article: and I would suggest to visit http://www.aya.se/art/ in order to get a wider idea of your artistic production. 132