How important is drawing as an element to your artwork? I use drawing to plan artworks and to test out ideas. I often make collages in photo shop to get a sense of an artwork or to work out different designs. What inspires your work / creations? My work is inspired by history, ecology and the current state of the world. I find that reading is often inspiring as is looking at the work of other artists. I’m also inspired by travel. What have been the major influences on your work?
Study & research. Travel. At university I was influenced by the work of artists using materials from everyday life such as the nouveau realistes and arte povera. I was also influenced by artists engaging with social and environmental themes in their work. When a student at TAFE I was drawn to the vibrancy of post impressionist colour and Dadaist found
objects. Living in Sydney in the nineties I was influenced by gritty, post punk aesthetics and grunge. Then travelling in South east Asia for three months showed me a superabundance of brightly coloured plastics in Vietnam and an attendant superabundance in the environment that shocked me. It was from seeing this that I began working with plastics. Issue 27 - September 2018
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