A: Tell us about who you are Jordan and of the flesh and disfigurements of the visual what you do? appearance while incorporating things that are usually considered ‘positive’ and bright JD: Well I am a male human being, (self colors. I usually get mixed reactions from proclaimed) artist from New Zealand (it’s people when they see my art, they don’t know that tiny speck in the lower right hand of a whether to recoil in fright or give it a hug. generic map of the world). I have a great love Probably the only time a vomiting horned for monsters and all things repulsive, horror monster could ever be considered ‘beautiful’. movies and ice cream. I attempt to fuse all of A screaming monster riding the back of an ice those things into visually pleasing pieces of cream is so ironic that it’s comical. artwork. A: Has there been one person who has A: Do you remember the first time you had a real influence on you, and your art felt that design was the career path you work? wanted to take? JD: There have been many people that JD: I have always enjoyed drawing as a have influenced my artwork, as well have child. I used to imitate drawings from comics experiences. I didn’t want to be one of those and the collectable ‘Dragon Ball Z’ cards all alcohol driven people that don’t end up through primary school and never actually doing anything with their life. I want to knew I could make a career out of it. Although succeed and be able to say I haven’t wasted I always knew I wanted to work with art, I my limited time on this earth. So I went with just never knew how. Enough drawing kind the one thing I knew I could do, and that was of made a career of itself. The more I drew, the drawing. I look up to and admire the people better I got, the better I got, the more people I consider most creative. Trent Reznor for his started approaching me for artwork for their music, Zack Snyder for his movies, James Jean clothing line and album covers. Consider it a and Alex Pardee for their art. I can always growing entity that can’t stop feeding. know that whatever happens, I will always have the things that these people do most A: How would you describe your design creatively to keep me going. Seeing creativity style to our readers - and how would you fuels my creativity, and I have an unlimited describe your creative process? source of it. JD: I often find myself playing with mixtures of cornflour and water for hours, (you know, A: What has been your favourite piece how it goes really fluid-like as well as a solid). of art you have worked on so far, what I observe and concentrate on various parts makes it your favorite? the mixture as it flows down different shaped JD: That would have to be my ‘Quadricorn’ objects I find lying around. I do this for visual piece. (Shown to the right) What could be pleasure, as well as a creative study. I find it more awesome than a four horned horse with fascinating, as I try to share that fascination pincer hooves engulfed in gravity defying into my art work. It’s just a matter of making fluid?! it flow and work well. I like to focus on folds
Right: Quadricorn