Featured Artist: Mindy Lee

Mindy Lee cov duab kos duab siv cov duab los tshawb txog kev hloov pauv cov lus piav qhia txog keeb kwm thiab nco.Mindy yug hauv Bolton, UK thiab kawm tiav Royal College of Art hauv 2004 nrog MA hauv Painting.Txij li thaum kawm tiav, nws tau tuav ib qho kev nthuav qhia ntawm Perimeter Space, Griffin Gallery thiab Jerwood Project Space hauv London, nrog rau ntau pab pawg.Ua yeeb yam thoob ntiaj teb, suav nrog ntawm Tuam Tshoj Academy of Art.

"Kuv nyiam siv cov xim acrylic.Nws yog ntau yam thiab hloov tau nrog nplua nuj pigmentation.Nws tuaj yeem siv tau zoo li cov xim dej, number case, roj lossis duab puab.Tsis muaj kev txiav txim ntawm daim ntawv thov, xav tias dawb mus tshawb. "

Koj tuaj yeem qhia peb me ntsis txog koj keeb kwm yav dhau thiab koj tau pib li cas?

Kuv loj hlob hauv ib tsev neeg ntawm cov kws tshawb fawb muaj tswv yim hauv Lancashire.Kuv ib txwm xav ua ib tus kws kos duab thiab tsiv mus nyob nrog kuv txoj kev kawm kos duab;kawm tiav ib lub hauv paus hauv Manchester, BA (painting) ntawm Cheltenham thiab Gloucester College, tom qab ntawd so 3 xyoos, tom qab ntawd Master of Arts (Painting) ntawm Royal College of Art.Tom qab ntawd kuv tau ua ob lossis peb (qee zaum plaub) ua haujlwm ib nrab hnub thaum tseem tawv ncauj koom nrog kuv txoj kev ua yeeb yam rau hauv kuv lub neej txhua hnub.Tam sim no kuv nyob thiab ua haujlwm hauv London.

Elsie's kab (ntau yam), acrylic ntawm polycotton.

Koj puas tuaj yeem qhia peb me ntsis txog koj qhov kev xyaum ua yeeb yam?

Kuv txoj kev ua yeeb yam tau hloov kho nrog kuv tus kheej cov kev paub dhau los.Kuv tsuas yog siv kev kos duab thiab kos duab los tshawb txog tsev neeg txhua hnub, kev ua koob tsheej, nco, kev npau suav thiab lwm yam dab neeg sab hauv thiab kev sib cuam tshuam.Lawv muaj qhov txawv txav ntawm kev zawv zawg ntawm ib lub xeev thiab lwm qhov, thiab vim tias lub cev thiab qhov xwm txheej tau qhib-kawg, yeej ib txwm muaj peev xwm hloov pauv.

Koj puas nco qab thawj cov khoom siv kos duab uas koj tau muab lossis yuav rau koj tus kheej?Dab tsi yog nws thiab koj tseem siv nws niaj hnub no?

Thaum kuv muaj 9 xyoos lossis 10 xyoo, kuv niam cia kuv siv nws cov xim pleev xim rau.Kuv xav tias kuv loj hlob!Kuv tsis siv roj tam sim no, tab sis kuv tseem nyiam siv nws ob peb txhuam

Pom koj txoj kev, acrylic ntawm txhob lo lo ntxhuav, 82 x 72 cm.

Puas muaj cov ntaub ntawv kos duab uas koj nyiam siv thiab koj nyiam dab tsi txog nws?

Kuv nyiam ua haujlwm nrog cov xim acrylic.Nws yog ntau yam thiab hloov tau nrog nplua nuj pigmentation.Nws tuaj yeem siv tau xws li xim dej, number case, roj pleev xim lossis duab puab.Qhov kev txiav txim ntawm daim ntawv thov tsis tau teev tseg, koj tuaj yeem tshawb xyuas dawb.Nws tuav cov kab kos thiab nkig npoo, tab sis kuj dissipates zoo nkauj.Nws yog bouncy thiab nws muaj lub sij hawm txaus nyiam qhuav heev ... dab tsi tsis nyiam?

Raws li tus thawj coj ua yeeb yam ntawm Bryce Center for Music thiab Visual Arts, koj khiav lub tsev kawm ntawv thiab kev kawm kos duab thaum tseem tswj hwm koj qhov kev coj ua, koj ua li cas sib npaug ntawm ob?

Kuv raug qhuab ntuas txog kuv lub sijhawm thiab kuv tus kheej.Kuv faib kuv lub lim tiam rau hauv cov haujlwm tshwj xeeb, yog li qee hnub yog studio thiab qee qhov yog Blyth.Kuv tsom kuv txoj haujlwm rau ob qho kev qhuab qhia.Txhua tus muaj lub sijhawm thaum lawv xav tau ntau dua ntawm kuv lub sijhawm, yog li muaj muab thiab coj mus rau hauv nruab nrab.Nws siv sijhawm ntau xyoo los kawm paub ua qhov no!Tab sis tam sim no kuv tau pom ib qho kev hloov pauv uas ua haujlwm rau kuv.Qhov tseem ceeb sib npaug, rau lub hom phiaj ntawm kuv tus kheej kev coj ua thiab Bryce Center, yog siv sij hawm los xav thiab xav txog thiab tso cai rau cov tswv yim tshiab rau saum npoo.

Koj puas xav tias koj qhov kev xyaum ua yeeb yam tau cuam tshuam los ntawm cov phiaj xwm curatorial?

kiag li.Curating yog lub sijhawm zoo los kawm txog lwm yam kev coj ua, ntsib cov kws ua yeeb yam tshiab, thiab ntxiv rau kuv cov kev tshawb fawb hauv ntiaj teb kev kos duab niaj hnub.Kuv nyiam saib yuav ua li cas kos duab hloov pauv thaum sib txuas nrog kev ua haujlwm ntawm lwm tus kws kos duab.Kev siv sijhawm sib koom tes nrog lwm tus neeg cov kev coj ua thiab cov haujlwm ib txwm cuam tshuam rau kuv tus kheej txoj haujlwm.

Kev ua niam ua txiv cuam tshuam li cas rau koj txoj kev ua yeeb yam?

Ua ib leej niam tau hloov pauv thiab txhawb nqa kuv txoj kev xyaum.Tam sim no kuv ua hauj lwm ntau intuitively thiab ua raws li kuv lub plab.Kuv xav tias nws ua rau kuv muaj kev ntseeg siab dua.Kuv tsis muaj sijhawm los ncua sijhawm rau kuv txoj haujlwm, yog li kuv tau tsom mus rau ntau dua thiab ncaj qha rau cov ncauj lus thiab cov txheej txheem tsim khoom.

Knocking hauv caug (ntau yam), acrylic, acrylic cwj mem, paj rwb, leggings thiab xov.

Koj puas tuaj yeem qhia peb txog koj qhov kev hnav khaub ncaws ob sab?

Cov no tau ua los ntawm kuv tus tub thaum nws tseem me me.Lawv tshwm sim los ntawm kuv qhov kev paub txog kev ua niam ua txiv.Kuv tau tsim cov duab txuas ntxiv hauv cov lus teb rau thiab saum kuv tus tub cov duab.Lawv tshawb txog peb cov kev coj ua thiab kev coj noj coj ua thaum peb hloov los ntawm hybrid mus rau tus kheej.Siv cov khaub ncaws ua canvas tso cai rau lawv los ua lub luag haujlwm tseem ceeb hauv kev ua kom pom tias peb lub cev hloov pauv li cas.(Kuv lub cev perversions thaum lub sij hawm thiab tom qab cev xeeb tub thiab cov khaub ncaws kuv cov me nyuam loj hlob muab pov tseg.)

Tam sim no koj ua dab tsi hauv studio?

Ib qho ntawm cov duab me me, translucent silk paintings uas tshawb txog lub ntiaj teb sab hauv ntawm kev hlub, kev poob, kev xav thiab kev rov zoo.Kuv nyob rau theem zoo siab uas tej yam tshiab tau thov kom tshwm sim, tab sis kuv tsis paub meej tias nws yog dab tsi, yog li tsis muaj dab tsi kho thiab ua haujlwm hloov pauv, ua rau kuv xav tsis thoob.

Knocking hauv caug (ntau yam), acrylic, acrylic cwj mem, paj rwb, leggings thiab xov.

Koj puas muaj cov cuab yeej yuav tsum muaj hauv koj lub studio uas koj tsis tuaj yeem nyob yam tsis muaj?Koj siv lawv li cas thiab vim li cas?

Kuv rigging txhuam, rags thiab sprinklers.Cov txhuam hniav tsim ib txoj kab sib txawv heev thiab tuav cov xim zoo rau kev ua haujlwm ntev.Ib daim ntaub yog siv los thov thiab tshem tawm cov xim, thiab cov tshuaj tsuag dej ntub dej kom cov xim tuaj yeem ua nws tus kheej.Kuv siv lawv ua ke los tsim kom muaj fluidity ntawm kev ntxiv, txav, tshem tawm thiab rov ua dua.

Puas muaj cov txheej txheem hauv koj lub studio uas ua rau koj tsom ntsoov thaum koj pib koj hnub?

Kuv tab tom khiav rov qab los ntawm tsev kawm ntawv xav txog yam kuv yuav ua hauv lub studio.Kuv ua ib qho brew thiab rov mus saib kuv nplooj ntawv sketchpad qhov twg kuv muaj cov duab nrawm thiab cov lus qhia rau kev tsim cov tswv yim.Tom qab ntawd kuv tsuas yog mus rau hauv thiab tsis nco qab txog kuv cov tshuaj yej thiab ib txwm ua kom txias.

Koj mloog dab tsi hauv studio?

Kuv nyiam lub studio nyob ntsiag to yog li kuv tuaj yeem tsom mus rau qhov kuv tab tom ua haujlwm.

Dab tsi yog cov lus qhia zoo tshaj plaws uas koj tau txais los ntawm lwm tus kws kos duab?

Paul Westcombe tau muab cov lus qhia no rau kuv thaum kuv cev xeeb tub, tab sis nws yog cov lus qhia zoo txhua lub sijhawm."Thaum lub sijhawm thiab qhov chaw raug txwv thiab koj qhov kev xyaum ua haujlwm zoo li ua tsis tau, kho koj qhov kev xyaum ua kom nws ua haujlwm rau koj."

Koj puas muaj tej yaam num tam sim no lossis yav tom ntej uas koj xav qhia rau peb?

Kuv tab tom tos ntsoov rau kev nthuav tawm hauv Cov Poj Niam Qhov Chaw Txhua Qhov Chaw, kho los ntawm Boa Swindler thiab Infinity Bunce ntawm Stoke Newington Library Gallery qhib thaum Lub Peb Hlis 8, 2022. Kuv kuj zoo siab los qhia tias kuv yuav nthuav tawm kuv txoj haujlwm tshiab Silk Works, a Solo exhibition ntawm Portsmouth Art Space hauv 2022.

 

Yog xav paub ntxiv txog Mindy txoj haujlwm, koj tuaj yeem mus saib nws lub vev xaib ntawm no lossis nrhiav nws ntawm Instagram @mindylee.me.Tag nrho cov duab los ntawm tus artist


Post lub sij hawm: Jan-19-2022