JENNifer taylor
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Firstly, congratulations on scoring "Crowd Favourite" at the Photo Bomb "Crowd
Favourite's" on Friday, tell us about your experience painting live with the four other amazing artists. Thank you! It was quite an overwhelming experience to be involved in a live event that included such known Perth artists. I did however feel a lot more comfortable going into this round, as opposed to my first Photobomb I was apart of, and I feel I was able to control my nerves and have a fun time painting and in turn interact more with the crowd Live art seems to be popping up quite a lot around town now, why do you think people enjoy watching it so much? I think live art intrigues people, you always see the finished product most of the time in art and i think its inspiring to see the process behind it all, and not knowing how its going to turn out is exciting. I think people are able to relate to the piece more as well because they are seeing the artist create it in front of them, which i think can be quite mesmerising |
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How did you first get into art?
I cant really think of a specific point, I've always wanted to create art ever since i was little. I come from a very artistic family so i think that inspired me from a young age to always have a pencil or paintbrush in my hand. It probably wasn't until a year or so ago that I started to get my confidence up to actually put my work out there and see where it could take me A lot of artists find their signature style quite quickly and some take longer to get comfortable with what they are painting. Your work and style focuses a lot on colour and the female face, is this what you started out painting or did you let other ideas and influences lead you to this subject? I definitely feel like I'm still finding/ changing my style with every piece I create. I'm not sure when I’ll ever be satisfied with not changing up techniques and mediums to create a different look. I think my love for creating the female face came from art class in Year 12 , when i was at school, we had to create a self portrait and once I started researching all the the beautiful portraits from an array of different artists i fell in love with the amount of emotions you can get out that subject matter. I also find girls faces a lot more fun to create! (sorry boys) though i did recently create my first male piece “Kendrick” which was actually a lot easier then what i thought it would be |
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Who's artwork are you hyped on at the moment?
Right now I'm loving a Sydney based artist called Amber Louise (instagram: amberlouart) she does beautiful portraits with a splash of colour, which are really unique and inspiring. As for Perth artists, i have always been inspired by Anya Brock and Pippa McManus! How do you feel about Perth's growing creative scene? It seems like the "Jump-Ship-To-Melbourne/Sydney" move for young creatives is now on the decline. I feel like its an exciting time to be an emerging artist in Perth right now, I think the city as grown so much over the past couple of years and its really embracing local talent. I definitely feel like you have every opportunity to create a successful artistic career for yourself here as what you do in Melbourne/Sydney |
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What do you think social media has done for artists over the last year or two? Has it helped you?
Yes! I can’t thank social media enough, if i hadn't created myself an Instagram for my art I wouldn't have been able to achieve many of the things I have done/ been apart of over the last year. It just offers such an amazing platform for you to showcase your work to thousands of people across the world for free! I feel like it has such a positive effect as well, everyone is so kind with comments and likes which in turn gives you the confidence to get yourself out there more
Any advice for young or emerging artists?
I was told this advice and I feel like it has definitely helped me over the last year - Just say Yes to every opportunity that is offered to you and you will be surprised how much you will learn and where it will take you
Yes! I can’t thank social media enough, if i hadn't created myself an Instagram for my art I wouldn't have been able to achieve many of the things I have done/ been apart of over the last year. It just offers such an amazing platform for you to showcase your work to thousands of people across the world for free! I feel like it has such a positive effect as well, everyone is so kind with comments and likes which in turn gives you the confidence to get yourself out there more
Any advice for young or emerging artists?
I was told this advice and I feel like it has definitely helped me over the last year - Just say Yes to every opportunity that is offered to you and you will be surprised how much you will learn and where it will take you
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