Posts Tagged ‘Amanda Wong’

Carmine Magazine: What drives you to create? Also, what inspires you and your work?
Amanda Wong: The funny thing is that although other people consider me to be a creative person, for whatever reason, I never think of myself as one. I think a creative person is someone who is always generating ideas that are new or at least entertaining. Fortunately, the field that I am in – animation – is very commercially-oriented. *g* I am inspired by many things – Disney’s Nine Old Men, Hayao Miyazaki, Tim Burton, the people in my class, music that I like…

CM: Were you formally trained in art or self taught? Do you think it has helped you or hindered you?
AW: I am currently enrolled in a Commercial Animation program at Capilano College in Vancouver but I’ve been mostly self taught. Prior to taking this program, I actually completed a Business degree which has nothing to do with art at all. I felt that my abilities were hitting a ceiling from learning on my own and this – as well as a myriad of other reasons – was what drove me to go back to school. I think going to school for art has certainly helped me, although not always in ways that I expected: there is something to be said about being in a creative environment surrounded by like-minded peers that is as instrumental to learning as formal training.
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