Artist Profile - Victoria Scott
| Artist Name | Victoria Scott |
| University | University of Brighton |
| Degree | BA (Hons) Illustration, 2004 |
| Profile |
I am a London based illustrator and graduate of the University of Brighton. My work is fashion based, inspired by every day life but often with a humorous twist. I was born in 1982 and grew up in Richmond, Surrey. At the age of 5 I had decided my future career as an illustrator. In 2004 I graduated from the University of Brighton with a BA Hons in Illustration. Since graduation I have completed designs for companies including Paperchase, as well as exhibiting at events such as the Affordable Arts Fair in Battersea and being featured in The Times. My work is fashion based often with a 1920's feel, although influences range from food, animals, humour, found images and often just pure fantasy. Most importantly my work always has an uplifting feel, with my characters enjoying the simple pleasures in life. All my pieces have a handmade aesthetic by using a variety of materials including coloured card, paint and fabric. To maintain a certain ambiguity over the characters identities, I often represents them as silhouettes. |
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What is your favourite film of all time? Sleepy Hollow- I love the limited use of colour in the film, just black white and red, which makes it much more scary and adds to the effect of it being a grown up fairy tale. What music are you currently listening to and why? I'm currently listening to a lot of Britpop, as am reading a book about 90's music and am reminiscing. Apart from that I'm listening to the Concretes as their last album had beautiful artwork (with a cat on). Which living artists do you most admire and why? My favourite current artists change all the time but at the moment they include Nila Aye, Catalina Estrada, Audrey Kawasaki and Sylvia Ji. I always am attracted to similar types of images and themes and all these artists work is very feminine ,fairytale like and are generally very brightly coloured. The latter 2 artists also have a dark edge to them and are provocative portrayals of women. Which deceased artist do you most admire and why? Erte - a Russian fashion illustrator and theatre designer. His work and other 1920's designers is a huge influence on my current style. Which exhibition that you have visited made the greatest impact on you and why? An exhibition of Ertes original pieces, I'd never seen any of them in real life and his pieces were amazingly small and detailed. What is the question you get asked most frequently about your work and how do you answer it? I always get asked exactly how I make my pictures, because sometimes people think my prints are screen prints or made with vectors on the computer. So I always explain that I make a drawing first, then trace it onto card, cut the pieces out with a Stanley knife and then scan it into the computer. One gentlemen I spoke to was so impressed when I explained they were all made by hand that he bought one! What/ who inspired you to be an artists? I cant think of anybody influencing me on my career path- for as long as I can remember I've enjoyed drawing and making things. But I've always received lots of encouragement which always helps. Can you tell us about where you make your art and what if any the significance of this location is? Most of my work so far has been made while I sit at my kitchen table, with my family desperately trying to avoid the mess - I'm not sure if this shows! Sometimes I'm inspired by the places I visit, or just going for a walk, but I think most of my ideas come straight from my imagination. What do like most about being an artist? Complete freedom and infinite possibilities. Although of course these have to be reined in when working for a client. I also love it when inspiration strikes in the most unlikely situations. And obviously getting paid to do something which doesn't feel like work is great! What is your greatest achievement as an artist to date? Showing work at my first few major shows felt like a huge achievement as it dawned on me that I was actually an artist! Seeing people look at my pieces felt very strange the first few times, and even stranger when they bought them, although of course extremely flattering. What are your plans for the coming year? Carrying on producing work, exhibiting and entering competitions. I've started working in a slightly different style recently where the characters features are visible so I'm keen to see where this takes me. |
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