Archive for April, 2008

Carmine Magazine: How would you define your style?
Jon Murphy: Its mostly line-work. I have some fine art experience so I’ll dabble with watercolours & other mediums. I spend a lot of time on my drawings making a lot of details. I guess you could say its sort of comic-book-ish.

CM: What things inspire and influence you and your artwork?
JM: Other artists, strange conversations, weird dreams, my own personal blunders, music & movies I really like. I try not to be very literal when i draw something cause most of my work has a lot of personal meaning to it & I still want to reflect my thought to other people but at the same time, let them have their own opinions of what the piece could be about.

CM: Do you listen to music when you create? Describe your perfect creative work environment.
JM: I like to work alone and closed off from other people or distractions. I tend to play whatever band I’m currently into (although I tend to always play mark kozelek somewhere in the mix). being alone with my work helps me stay focused on what I want to draw.

CM: What mediums do you work in the most? Why do you use them?
JM: Pens/pencils/inks mostly. On wood or paper. Sometimes, I’ll experiment with different materials like wood stain & wood cuts instead. I like the clean look of inks on paper though & I enjoy creating images manually as opposed to digitally because I get more satisfaction that way I suppose.

CM: Name a few of your favorite artists.
JM: I like a lot of new artists but I’ll start off with some old favorites…
Arthur Rakham, Winsor McKay, Kay Nielsen, Tim Sale, Frank Miller
Some new artists I’m really into are Travis Millard, Jeremy Fish, Mike Giant, Mike Seiben, Wesley Bert.

CM: If there was one style of art that you could take up what would it be?
JM: Maybe 3D art.
I’m the kind of person who, if I like something, I’ll go for it. I really like illustrations & I love making music & I am currently doing both. I guess if I could transform my drawings to a 3D form, that would be awesome. some kind of installation piece. Yes.

Find Jon’s work at these places on the web:
Flesh and Fur Official Site
Jonathan Murphy on Myspace
_holdfast on Livejournal
jonamurph on Flickr
The Ivory Trade Jon’s music

Some artwork from Jon Murphy:

Carmine Magazine: How would you define your style?
Nomi Chi: I usually feel that reflecting on my own style is a bit of a self-centered practice, so this is a tough one. I know there’s a definite ‘Asian’ influence, which branches out from my earlier Anime days – hahaha. Right now I think I find myself comfortable somewhere between Japanese block printing and early anatomical etchings.

CM: What things inspire and influence you and your artwork?
NC: Mostly people, their lives, their stories. I know it sounds cheesy, but when I hear a good story from someone who’s speaking from experience, I often get a very clear image of their scenario, constructed out of motifs and images from my own life. It makes me laugh. Life is a silly game.

CM: Do you listen to music when you create? Describe your perfect creative work environment.
NC: It’s not so much music that sculpts a comfortable work environment for me, but food. I need to have the perfect snack, and lots of it. It varies from day to day. I’m trying to eat healthier, so recently I’ve had a lot of fresh fruits, smoothies, maybe some humous with pita. I’ll listen to talk shows on the radio as background noise, but that’s about it as far as music goes.

CM: What mediums do you work in the most? Why do you use them?
NC: Oils. Oils because it’s fun to blend, it’s like painting with butter. I like the smell too.
I’ll use acrylics and graphite in my sketchbook – acrylics dry father than oils and they’re fun to sketch with.
Skin, ink, and needles are fast becoming one of my favourite mediums. Tattooing is great, such an intense experience on both ends.

CM: Name a few of your favorite artists.
NC: Huang Yong Ping, Cai Guo-Qiang, Makoto Aida, Joel Peter Witkin, Sam Weber, Walton Ford, atilla richard lucaks, Justin Cherry (nivbed), The brothers Quay.

CM: If there was one style of art that you could take up what would it be?
NC: Taxidermy.

Find Nomi’s artwork at these places on the web:
wormw00d on Livejournal
God-Of-Insects on DeviantART
The Fall Tattooing (Under Tattoo artists > Nomi)

Some artwork from Nomi Chi:

Carmine Magazine: How would you define your style?
DF: I’m not sure how to define it, I think it changes a lot but quoting a dear friend ” ocidental comic book style with hints of realism”

CM: What things inspire and influence you and your artwork?
DF: Life, my friends, music, movies, quotes, other artists, emotions, you name it;
I used to collect comic books as a kid, I (like to) think that it had some effect upon my work; emotions play a great part while I’m creating

CM: Do you listen to music when you create? Describe your perfect creative work environment.
DF: All the time, I can work better with music, that way things flow naturally; I listen to The Doors, ALice in Chains, Guns’n'Roses, Incubus, Sex Pistols, Audioslave (I could go on forever) according to my mood;
I can work almost anywhere, as long as I have my sketchbook, a pencil & a pen

CM: What mediums do you work in the most? Why do you use them?
DF: Depends on my mood and what I have near me; most of the time I use ballpoints, markers, graphite; I like to combine different mediums (different types of paper, watercolors, markers, ink, cork…)
I rarely use drawing paper these days, most of my work is black & white, I dislike coloring, I use india ink, grey markers, white pen, white ink; I only use colors if it’s a complex pic.

CM: Name a few of your favorite artists.
DF: Dali, Schielle, Klimt, Andy Kubert, Frezzato, several artists on DA & LJ (too many to name), …

CM: If there was one style of art that you could take up what would it be?
DF: Expressionism

Find Debora’s work at these places on the web:
deborafonseca on DeviantART
debora_fonseca on Livejournal

Some artwork from Debora Fonseca:

Carmine Magazine: How would you define your style?
Heather ‘Makani’: Heavily influenced by internet artists? That and I guess it’s definitely a Western style. Most would say it’s Disney style, which I take as a very large compliment :) though it is not specifically geared to be such.

CM: What things inspire and influence you and your artwork?
HM: I hate to say “the internet” again but it’s true! We have so much access to artists from all over the world, both famous and not so famous, and I get inspiration from anyone who’s styles I appreciate. Rarely it’ll be music or a general concept that I draw inspiration from, but more often than not, I draw for entertainment, and therefore draw what entertains me, and that means lots of fan art.

CM: Do you listen to music when you create? Describe your perfect creative work environment.
HM: A lot of times when I’m drawing, I won’t notice if there’s music on or not, so I could take or leave audio ambiance. I do like to be alone or at least not interacting with anyone else while I draw, and I like to not feel crowded. Other than that, I’m not really picky.

CM: What mediums do you work in the most? Why do you use them?
HM: Besides pencils, I use digital media, such as Photoshop and Open Canvas. I am someone who doesn’t really plan a whole lot in advance and would rather just try things as I go, so the ability to just hit ‘Undo’ if I do something I don’t like is priceless haha. And frankly I’m just not very good at any real media so I find it to be a waste of time, really.

CM: Name a few of your favorite artists.
HM: Norman Rockwell, Franz Hals, Pierre Alary, Matt Rhodes.

CM: If there was one style of art that you could take up what would it be?
HM: I’d really love to be able to paint really detailed Baroque oil paintings.

Find Heather’s work at these places on the web:
Official Portfolio
makani on DeviantART
buttfacemakani on Livejournal

Some artwork from Heather ‘Makani’: