Artist: Simone Frances Geary
| 23 February 2010
What’s your background as an artist?
Ever since I was little I’ve been most passionate about art. All throughout high school I chose subjects involving art and design. I worked for a commercial photographer for five years, which involved a lot of photoshopping images. In 2006 I started a Bachelor of Visual Arts, and by 2009 I had completed it with my Major being Sculpture and Installation and a Minor in Photography. This year I am undertaking a Diploma in Graphic Design to further my skills and portfolio.
What mediums do you work in?
I work with a range of mediums, including photography, old magazines/books/journals, and my precious wacom tablet.
You’ve travelled extensively, how did that affect your work?
Travelling is by far the best thing I’ve ever done. It gave me a new perspective on the world and my own surroundings in Adelaide. It also spawned a series of work that I explored throughout the last year of my university degree. Whilst I was travelling I was constantly photographing details of other cultures unfamiliar to me, which in itself became another series of work. The most inspiring places I travelled to were Tokyo, for its fast pace and colourful existence; Berlin, the artistic heartbeat of the world – all artists should travel there and each will take away something different; and Iceland for its natural beauty and an environment that is the polar opposite to Australia’s.
Who and/or what are your inspirations?
My inspiration comes from many places. Colour, light and sound are the most important. A combination of perfectly matched colours can trigger an artwork; the light observed through photography, and the music that I will be listening to can sway the direction of the artwork. Artist-wise, Matthew Barney and Pedro Cabrita Reis, both amazing installation artists; and graphically, I like to look through contemporary art and design journals for new compositions, and also on the street – there are many great street artists out there.
How can people see your work or contact you?
Feel free to check out my website simonefrances.blogspot.com (although I am currently in the process of creating a new one)
And contact me through email
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