Jon Murphy
April 11th, 2008 | Published in Interviews
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:
