Pandabold makes drawings with an infusion of collage, something I thought really stood out. I love how his pseudonym really reflects his work, it's solely in black and white and it is very bold! Every piece has a message, but the message I'm getting is that mixing mediums is a wonderful thing.
Pandabold
www.pandabold.com
Nancy, France
Q: Describe your work in 10 words or less.
A: "Panda" (something about black & white) + "Bold" (something about type)
Q: What do you like to work with (magazines, photographs, vintage)? Be specific!
A: I don't like to draw for someone, even if I do it rarely. That's not my job, you know. Anyway, it's impossible for me to draw on demand, because I can have no ideas for several weeks.
Q: How long have you been creating collages and what made you start?
A: Collage is a recent practice I started two years ago. I've included it in my drawings, because I felt a bit limited in my style. And it allows me to spend less time on an drawing, no more than ten minutes. It's perfect!
Q: Are you solely an artist, or do you work in another profession?
A: I'm a graphic designer. It's another "creative" profession but not an "artistic" one, for which I try to be as rigorous as possible. I really like the constraints of design, but I need the full spontaneous freedom of drawing too, to find my personal balance.
Q: Do you have any formal art training?
A: I have studied in an Art School, from 1995 to 2000. I could explore there the practices of graphic design and drawing. I think I've needed both of them since then.
A: I don't have any favourite techniques. It depends of the place I am when I want to draw, and what kind of material I can use there. I do not prepare my drawings, I made them spontaneously, so my environment decides what they will look like. Then, if my drawings suck, it's not my fault.
Q: Describe your favourite piece ever created.
A: I've always thought that if it existed, I had to stop. That's the myth of the masterpiece... But my goal is not to do the best piece I've ever done. My goal is to say all I have to say. And it's really impossible in just one drawing.
Q: What other artists do you admire?
A: Jonathan Monk, Jeffrey Brown, Markus Toasted, Raoul Hausmann, David Shrigley, and Thurston Moore.
Thanks Pandabold!
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Fantastic stuff!