Interview: TIMOTHY ARCHIBALD
Timothy Archibald is not only a great photographer, but he's also a great 'photographic philosopher' of sorts and a well of information and inspiration. With these interviews, I am always hoping to...
View ArticleInterview: FRED BASTIDE
A graduate of the Ecole d'Arts Appliqués de Vevey, and Ecole Supérieure d'Arts Décoratifs de Genève, Fred Bastide has created some of the best cg character pieces I've seen and he's learned the craft...
View ArticleInterview: The Blackheart Gang - REE TREWEEK
Ree Treweek is part of the trio that is the Blackheart Gang, a talented illustrator "with red hair, freckles and braces; she also has a very short temper, a ticking time bomb of sorts." She has very...
View ArticleInterview: YIBI(aka E.B.)
I recently stumbled upon Yibi's work at the CG Society forum where he posted a haunting short called Palingenesiaabout the cyclical relationship between humanity and technology. Looking into his...
View ArticleInterview: SIL VAN DER WOERD
Sil van der Woerd is an independent filmmaker and graduate of the Academy of Arts and Design in Arnhem, Netherlands and attended the Gnomon School of Visual Effects. In 2004, he created Duet and...
View ArticleInterview: The Blackheart Gang - MR. JANNES
In the second of the Blackheart Gang interviews, we have Jannes Hendrikz whose responsibility is in essence to make Ree Treweek's drawings dance to Markus Wormstorm's music. He is the compositor,...
View ArticleInterview: SUZY POLING
To me, Suzy Poling's photographic work is a refreshing blend of natural and man-made textures with obtuse narratives that hint at things both physically beyond the frame as well as chronologically...
View ArticleInterview: NIKKI McCLURE
Another artist from my hometown of Olympia, Nikki McClure's works have a Zen simplicity that is both thought provoking and soothing. She is known for her intricate paper cuts painstakingly crafted with...
View ArticleInterview: ICELANDIC LOVE CORPORATION
The Icelandic Love Corporation are enigmatic and their colourful, life affirming works are transient or anonymous. Because of this and having read numerous other interviews, I knew that this would be a...
View ArticleInterview: GRANT BARNHART
Grant Barnhart's works are intricate orchestrations of fragments marrying contemporary, historical and mythical elements into cohesive narrative images. Being given the opportunity to interview Grant...
View ArticleInterview: KLAUS OBERMAIER
Klaus Obermaier is a media artist, director, composer, and lecturer. Working in dance, music, theatre, new media and creating interactive installations, video art, web projects, computer music, radio...
View ArticleInterview: KAKO UEDA
As with artist Nikki McClure, Kako Ueda creates more often with an X-acto knife as opposed to a pen or brush. Her works are elaborate forms with a strong sense of her Japanese roots and nature.Working...
View ArticleInterview: ELIJAH GOWIN
The work of Elijah Gowin spans the documentary tone of his Lonnie Holley series to the whimsical narratives of "Hymnal of Dreams" to the ethereal and timeless imagery of his "Of Falling & Floating"...
View ArticleInterview: KEETRA DEAN DIXON
The work of Keetra reminds me of the pet projects of Amelie of Montmartre with their infusion of optimism and rich creative nature. Indeed, the parallels continue with the inspirational imagery...
View ArticleInterview: KATY HORAN
Drawing inspiration from international folklore and childhood fantasy films, Katy Horan creates imagery with her own, unique language and neo-traditional aesthetic. Her work has the disarming qualities...
View ArticleInterview: ESZTER BALINT
Born into a life of art, Eszter Balint has been a musician, an actor in both stage and film, and a witness to the vibrant art scene of New York since the late seventies. Known to many for her role in...
View ArticleInterview: AHNDRAYA PARLATO
In her series 'Inscape' and 'other orchards', Ahndraya Parlato has created a solid though intriguingly indefinable body of work. Into everyday settings, she inserts a grain of discomfort whose...
View ArticleInterview: SARA POCOCK
Sara Pocock is a young animator who received considerable attention for her animated film Ballvaughan Story(see below). With the amount of Flash-based vector animation around, her hand crafted work is...
View ArticleInterview: MOTHER VULPINE
It is with regret that this interview with the members of Mother Vulpine comes at a turbulent time time for the band and there is some question as to whether this interview is for premonition or...
View ArticleInterview: THE DIRECTOR OF "LYNCH"
Lynch is a unique documentary on David Lynch which intimately follows his creative process. Filmed over two years, the film follows David's journey through ideas as he completes his latest film, Inland...
View ArticleInterview: MICHEL LEMIEUX of 4D Art
In line with the ethos that SiouxWIRE advocates, Michel Lemieux's creations merge media and span class. Founding Lemieux.Pilon 4D Art in 1983, directors Michel Lemiux and Victor Pilon combine...
View ArticleInterview: MARCI WASHINGTON
My favourite works from Marci Washington are obtuse glances that appear to be specimens from an Edwardian murder mystery showing the suspects, the crime scenes, and the objects involved. Though apt,...
View ArticleInterview: RICEBOY SLEEPS
Riceboy Sleeps is an art collaboration between Jónsi Birgisson and Alex Somers comprised of still images, music, video, and storytelling. Releasing a picture book in Iceland in 2006(1000 hand numbered...
View ArticleInterview: STACY WAKEFIELD FORTE
This is the first part of dual interviews between the twin founders of Evil Twin Publications.Stacy Wakefield Forte studied book design at the Rhode Island School of Design and graduated from the...
View ArticleInterview: THEO JANSEN
I first discovered Theo Jansen's work just over a year ago and immediately started correspondence with him. Today, we sat down for what is a key interview in the roster bringing together the worlds of...
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