Bio
- UK-based
- Artist/engineer/designer
- Formal training (MEng) and three years' experience as a mechatronics engineer
Artist statement
On my website you will see work that spans different disciplines, styles, and mediums. It is eclectic at best and unfocused at worst. Even my ink drawings do not share a consistent use of line. It is therefore better if I give my statement as a set of component interests and themes which may or may not influence any given work.
My favourite medium is the ink drawing. It was Kim Jung Gi's work that inspired me, around seven years ago, to take drawing seriously. Ink is immediate, portable, fast, and permanent. This makes it good for sketches on the go as well as for practice, as it encourages you to think before you draw and do more in a shorter amount of time.
When sketching I default to comfort subjects of robots, aliens, and soldiers. I learned drawing through these kinds of subjects, and like many people, have a childish side which thinks they look cool. It is also easier to make things that are inherently dynamic (guns, weaponry, etc.) look dynamic, so this habit is also a crutch. As I improve, I am looking to branch out and make interesting drawings out of more benign subjects.
A theme I want to foreground in my work is sustainability. Sustainability is inextricably linked to design, which is something I enjoy already, so it makes sense for me to engage with it. I can't know whether my work will ever have a bigger impact than, say, planting a vegetable patch, but I think doing sustainability where it intersects with your passions is a good first step. Other issues I support without having contributed positively to them whatsoever include LGBTQA+ rights, anti-fascism (which is more controversial than it used to be), and the social safety net. Maybe bullet-pointing my politics is silly, but I like when people (especially artists) are upfront about these things.
Other influences include my training/job as an engineer, Karl Kopinski, Yoji Shinkawa, Sean Gordon Murphy, and an amateur interest in architecture and urban planning.