Sally works with vintage, distressed images, and black and white with touches of colour. She seems to really be in tune to shapes and geometric forms. Her work often reflects the sort of geometric style that is also used by artists like Chris Butler and Eva Han. I like this, and I see plenty of promise in her version of this style.
Name (Real or Screename): Sally Linsdell
URL (Blog, Website): www.flickr.com/photos/sallylinsdell/
Location (Where are you from?): Newcastle, UK
Q: Describe your work in 10 words or less.
A: The result of an obsession with geometry.
Q: What do you like to work with (magazines, photographs, vintage)? Be specific!
A: I love photography from the 40's and 50's and I'm lucky enough to live right by a market which sells hundreds of old photographs! But sometimes I'll just be looking around the internet and see a photo I love so just print it out, that's why I'm not so scared about cutting them up. I recently found out about a method called packing tape transfer which is the most amazing thing! Google it if you dont know!
Q: How long have you been creating collages and what made you start?
A: I'm still only young (18!) but I just find collage so inspirational, and limitless! I remember first getting into this style of work 2 years ago from listening to the band The Blood Brothers, their artwork was by a guy called Andy Dixon and I just couldnt get enough of it in my first year of college, everything was referenced to him.
Q: Are you solely an artist, or do you work in another profession?
A: I never ever want to work a job! That would drain me. My life plan is to have a big white studio in London and make lots of money! (fingers crossed).
Q: Do you have any formal art training?
A: Yeah and I'm still currently getting it! I have a national diploma in graphic design, and I'm currently doing a foundation year at Newcastle College which is going to get me into Camberwell College of Arts in London (again fingers crossed).
Q: Explain your favourite techniques.
A: Sundays! If it wasn't for Sundays, I'd have no work! I love getting up early, going to the local secondhand market and buying some old photographs, coming home and making what my mum likes to call 'a disgusting mess.' She doesn't agree with what I do.
Q: Describe your favourite piece ever created.
A: It changes everyday! But I guess if I was to really think, it would be the green diamond I created. It was set as a summer project at college and the title was 'who i am' so it's very personal to me. It also has the most views on flickr!
Q: What other artists do you admire?
A: Oh man, erm... Bauhaus, Kandinsky, Kurt Schwitters. More recently The Nous Vous Collective, Eduardo Recife and Hooded Fang! Everyone should check him out!
Thanks Sally!
Comments (1)
this girl is really really good and i hope she gets where she wants to in life with the big white studio haha
really really amazing work
Posted by luke clouston | January 21, 2009 5:24 PM
Posted on January 21, 2009 17:24