Medium No. 3

MEDIUM

A NEWSLETTER ABOUT ARTISTS AND THEIR processes No. 3 mike simi

Artist interviewed: Mike simi “Goth lemonade”, 2018

What is your most important artist tool?

A Black Classic Sharpie

How has your practice evolved overtime?

Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to study under some of the greatest ceramicists of our time. I’ve used that knowledge to explore myriad sculptural marterials and fabrication methods, from robotics to plastic resin, fibers to stone, steel to glass and more. My keen understanding of fabrication, blended with my selfeffacing humor informs every aspect of my work, regardless of the medium. Returning to the Midwest from Seattle, I have worked to build a studio from the ground up, one that permits me to fabricate work in all different types of media, because frankly, my ideas require it. Concept first, execution and means second.

Editors note: Mike Simi discusses various processes he has been able to learn and encorporate into his work. As a student, I have the opportunity to take a variety of classes on different techniques and processes. This has expanded the way I approach projects, as well as the mediums that I use. I could be creating a billboard screen one minute, while printing an etching the next. Using a mixture of mediums will allow the artist to further the concept of the piece.