Featured Artist: Mindy Lee

Mapendi aMindy Lee anoshandisa figuration kuongorora shanduko yeautobiographical narratives uye ndangariro.Mindy akaberekerwa muBolton, UK uye akapedza kudzidza kuRoyal College of Art mu2004 aine MA muPainting.Kubva apedza kudzidza, akabata shoo paPerimeter Space, Griffin Gallery uye Jerwood Project Space muLondon, pamwe nemapoka akasiyana-siyana.Inoitwa pasi rese, kusanganisira kuChina Academy yeArt.

"Ndinoda kushandisa acrylic pendi.Inoshandiswa zvakasiyana-siyana uye inochinjika neyakapfuma pigmentation.Inogona kuiswa senge watercolor, inki, mafuta kana chivezwa.Iko hakuna kurongeka kwekushandisa, inzwa wakasununguka kuongorora. "

Unogona here kutiudza zvishoma nezvemabviro ako uye kuti wakatanga sei?

Ndakakurira mumhuri yemasayendisiti okugadzira zvinhu muLancashire.Ndagara ndichida kuva mhizha uye ndichifamba-famba nedzidzo yangu yeunyanzvi;akapedza kosi yenheyo muManchester, BA (kupenda) kuCheltenham neGloucester College, ndokutora zororo regore re3, ipapo Master of Arts (Painting) kuRoyal College yeArt.Ipapo ndakatora maviri kana matatu (dzimwe nguva mana) mabasa enguva pfupi ndichiri kuomesa musoro ndichibatanidza hunyanzvi hwangu hwekuita muhupenyu hwangu hwezuva nezuva.Iye zvino ndinogara uye ndinoshanda muLondon.

Elsie's line (detail), acrylic pa polycotton.

Unogona here kutiudza zvishoma nezve maitiro ako ehunyanzvi?

Kuita kwangu kwehunyanzvi kwakashanduka nezviitiko zvangu.Ini ndinonyanya kushandisa kudhirowa nekupenda kuongorora zviitiko zvemhuri zvemazuva ese, tsika, ndangariro, zviroto uye dzimwe nyaya dzemukati nekudyidzana.Vane kunzwa kusinganzwisisike kwekutsvedza pakati penyika neimwe, uye nekuti muviri nechiitiko zvakavhurika, panogara paine mukana wekuchinja.

Unoyeuka here zvinhu zvekutanga zvawakapiwa kana kuzvitengera iwe pachako?Chii uye uchiri kuishandisa nanhasi?

Pandakanga ndava nemakore 9 kana kuti 10, amai vangu vakandibvumira kushandisa pendi dzavo dzemafuta.Ndinonzwa kunge ndakura!Ini handishandise mafuta izvozvi, asi ndichiri kufarira kushandisa mabhurashi ake mashoma

Ona nzira yako, acrylic pasilika, 82 x 72 cm.

Pane chero zvigadzirwa zveunyanzvi zvaunonyanya kuda kushandisa uye chii chaunoda nezvazvo?

Ndinoda kushanda nependi ye acrylic.Iyo inogoneka uye inochinjika neyakapfuma pigmentation.Inogona kuiswa senge watercolor, inki, pendi yemafuta kana chivezwa.Kurongeka kwekushandisa hakuna kutaurwa, unogona kuongorora wakasununguka.Inochengetedza mitsetse yakadhirowewa uye mipendero yakatsetseka, asi zvakare inoparara zvakanaka.Iine bouncy uye ine nguva yakaoma yakaoma ... chii chisingadiwe?

Semukurukuri wehunyanzvi weBryce Center yeMumhanzi neVisual Arts, iwe unomhanyisa gallery uye art dzidzo uku uchichengetedza tsika yako yehunyanzvi, unoenzanisa sei zviviri izvi?

Ndine hunhu hwakanyanya nezvenguva yangu uye ini.Ini ndinogovanisa svondo rangu mumabhururu chaiwo ebasa, saka mamwe mazuva ari studio uye mamwe ari Blyth.Ndinoisa basa rangu pazvirango zvose zviri zviviri.Wese munhu ane nguva dzaanoda nguva yangu yakawanda, saka pane kupa uye kutora pakati.Zvakatora makore kudzidza kuita izvi!Asi ikozvino ndawana rhythm inogadzirisa inondiitira.Zvakakosha zvakaenzana, nekuda kwekuita kwangu uye neBryce Center, kutora nguva yekufunga nekufungisisa uye kubvumira mazano matsva kubuda.

Iwe unonzwa here tsika yako yehunyanzvi inokanganiswa nemapurojekiti ekuchengetedza?

Zvamazvirokwazvo.Curating mukana wakanaka wekudzidza nezve mamwe maitiro, kusangana nevanyori vatsva, uye kuwedzera kutsvagurudzo yangu yemazuva ano art world.Ini ndinoda kuona machinjiro ehunyanzvi kana akasanganiswa nebasa revamwe maartist.Kupedza nguva tichidyidzana nemaitiro evamwe vanhu nemapurojekiti zvinongokanganisa basa rangu pachangu.

Kuva amai kwakapesvedzera sei maitiro ako ounyanzvi?

Kuve amai kwakachinja zvakanyanya uye kwakasimbisa maitiro angu.Ini zvino ndinoshanda zvakanyanya intuitively uye ndinotevera ura hwangu.Ndinofunga zvakandipa chivimbo chakawedzerwa.Ini handina nguva yakawanda yekuverengera pabasa rangu, saka ndinowedzera kutarisisa uye kunanga pachidzidzo uye maitiro ekugadzira.

Kugogodza mabvi (tsanangudzo), acrylic, acrylic peni, donje, leggings uye shinda.

Unogona here kutiudza nezve pendi yako yemadhirezi maviri?

Izvi zvakaitwa nemwana wangu achiri mudiki.Zvinobva mukupindura kwangu paubereki ruzivo.Ndakagadzira mifananidzo yakawedzerwa mukupindura uye pamusoro pemifananidzo yemwanakomana wangu.Vanoongorora maitiro edu netsika apo isu tinoshanduka kubva kune yakasanganiswa kuenda kune mumwe nemumwe.Kushandisa zvipfeko se canvas zvinovabvumira kuita basa rinoshanda mukuratidza kuti miviri yedu inoshanduka sei.(Kukanganisa kwangu kwemuviri panguva uye mushure mekuita pamuviri uye zvipfeko zvevana vangu vanokura zvakaraswa.)

Uri kuitei mu studio izvozvi?

Mutsara wemifananidzo midiki, inopenya yesirika inoongorora nyika yemukati yerudo, kurasikirwa, kushuva uye kuvandudzwa.Ndiri muchikamu chinonakidza apo zvinhu zvitsva zviri kukumbira kuti zviitike, asi handina chokwadi chekuti chii, saka hapana chinogadziriswa uye basa riri kuchinja, zvinondishamisa.

Kugogodza mabvi (tsanangudzo), acrylic, acrylic peni, donje, leggings uye shinda.

Iwe unofanirwa-kuve nemidziyo mu studio yako yausingagone kugara usina?Unozvishandisa sei uye nei?

Mabhurashi angu ekubira, mamvemve nemasprinkler.Iyo bhurashi inogadzira mutsara wakasiyana-siyana uye inobata huwandu hwakanaka hwepende yemaitiro akareba.Rag rinoshandiswa kuisa uye kubvisa pendi, uye sprayer inonyorovesa pamusoro kuti pendi igone kuzviita yega.Ini ndinozvishandisa pamwe chete kugadzira fluidity pakati pekuwedzera, kufamba, kubvisa uye kunyorera zvakare.

Pane here maitiro mu studio yako anoita kuti urambe wakatarisisa paunotanga zuva rako?

Ndaimhanya kudzoka kubva kuchikoro ndichifunga zvandaizoita mustudio.Ini ndinoita brew uye ndinoshanyirazve peji rangu re sketchpad pandine kukurumidza kudhirowa uye mazano ekugadzira mazano.Ndakabva ndangopinda ndokukanganwa tea yangu ndokuzogara ndave kutonhorwa.

Urikuteerera chii mu studio?

Ndinosarudza studio yakanyarara kuti ndigone kutarisa pane zvandiri kushanda pazviri.

Nderipi zano rakanakisa rawakawana kubva kune imwe nyanzvi?

Paul Westcombe akandipa zano iri pandaiva nepamuviri, asi izano rakanaka chero nguva."Kana nguva nenzvimbo zvakashomeka uye tsika yako ye studio inoita kunge isingagoneki, gadzirisa maitiro ako kuti akushandire."

Iwe une chero mapurojekiti azvino kana ari kuuya aungade kugovana nesu?

Ndiri kutarisira kuratidzwa munzvimbo dzeMadzimai Kwese kwese, zvakarongwa naBoa Swindler naInfinity Bunce pakuvhurwa kweStoke Newington Library Gallery musi wa8 Kurume 2022. Ndiri kufarawo kugovera kuti ndichange ndichiratidza basa rangu idzva reSilk Works, a solo kuratidzwa kuPortsmouth Art Space muna 2022.

 

Kuti udzidze zvakawanda nezvebasa raMindy, unogona kushanyira webhusaiti yake pano kana kumuwana pa Instagram @mindylee.me.Mifananidzo yese nerutsigiro rwemuimbi


Nguva yekutumira: Jan-19-2022