SEBASTIAN

Name: Sebastian
Age: 16
Country: Sweden
Website: http://limblesslove.deviantart.com/

At which age did you start creating art? And why do you feel compelled to create?
always, but i started doing it seriously when i was about 15. i came upon this amazing artist. i didn't love drawing before that, but i wrote, sometimes.i need to make things or i feel like i'm wasting my life, kind of a "what are you doing playing video games when you could dieeeee at any moment" sort of thing. so you see, it's a very compelling feeling. i'm really fucking "carpe diem" about everything lately which sometimes leads to some very embarrassing situations

What are you inspired by? And who do you look up to?

innocence and purity, blood and injuries, elegance, sadomasochism, androgyny and roses and things like that. all things that make me happy and excited and giddy on the inside. there are lots. oh, and martyrs! martyrs especially.

i love dadaly (jinyoung shin), takato yamamoto, yoshitaka amano the most, probably. egon schiele's lines make me happy as well. and ducasse and pinkjellyo on deviantart. ugh, lots.

As an artist, are you Technical or passionate?
all i know is that i'm not precise at all.
i don't do planning and careful decisions and referencing and oh dear...

How do you determine when a work is finished? Or is it ever finished?

it's never finished! it could always be better... but, i guess there's a point when everything you do just makes it worse.

Do you think there are boundaries you would never cross in your art making?
i don't think you should censor yourself. i doubt i'd ever feel compelled to draw, say, scat, though.

What frightens you most about your art?
that i'm really, really mediocre from the bottom of my heart, that i don't have anything special and that i'm doomed to drawing tulips and portraits of people's cats for the rest of my life. like there's a kind of mysterious magic that creative people have that i'm lacking.

Do you have any magic cures for creative blocks? 

well, i don't know. i'm blocked a lot of the time. but i think... if it lasts for a long time, it's probably about something else than just the actual act of drawing, so sometimes you need to sort your life and yourself out before you go back to art. if i draw when i really really don't want to, it makes it worse. you should draw because you love to do it. what other reason is there?

Do you dream about your artwork?

no, but i draw my dreams sometimes.

Which of your own works are you most proud of/ is most meaningful to you and why?
http://limblesslove.deviantart.com/art/johannes-126801711

http://nessie1001.deviantart.com/art/Several-Cages-98745115

http://nessie1001.deviantart.com/art/Black-glove-73116595

i like to make pictures of people who are bleeding or mutilated or hurt but in a sort of saintly way, especially when i'm melancholic. there's a kind of "noble suffering" idea that i'm very drawn to.

the last one, the one with the lesbians, i'd made when i just turned fifteen or so and it was the first picture i ever made where i felt i'd really expressed myself, no matter how my friends would take it, no matter if it wasn't something my parents would want to hang on the wall. i actually still really like it which is rare. sometimes i think my older pictures were more inspired.


Which art mediums and brands do you prefer to use?

CHEAP ONES. i'm not knowledgeable, really. my favorite kind of paper is the kind with an okay grain (not too slippery!!) that you can get lots of for really cheap, you know, like in children's stores? like a kg of paper for 39 kr. yes, that makes me happy. it puts me at ease, because i can doodle and get into it like i need to, but i don't feel like i need to produce something amazing constantly or else i'm wasting my ~amazing paper~. and i don't like grainy paper anyway, it makes my pencil strokes look ugly and it feels bad against my hands. i also like thin thin ink pens. and watercolors that come in tubes. and tiny plastic silver stars.

What kind of career do you ultimately want? And what kind of career do you think you'll end up having (or already have) realistically?i'd like to draw comics, maybe, but thinking about a "career"... it's so weird. really, i want to be a singer and an adventurer and travel the world. and also draw comics at the same time. most of all i want to be exstatically happy. is that realistic? i don't want to settle for anything less.

Is your family supportive of your art? Who influenced and nurtured your creativity most?
 well, sometimes. i don't know. my dad told me that i could never be an artist becase my pictures were too macabre for anybody to ever want to buy, so i guess that's not so supportive. INCIDENTALLY I WAS QUITE OFFENDED.


Which direction do you see your art heading in the future?
i want to go back to the beginning and just draw what i love to do instead of drawing so i'll feel loved. yes, i think that's a good resolution.

Who are some of your heroes outside of the visual art stream?

magnificent weirdos are my saints and heroes.

laura kamppi

Name: Laura Kamppi

Age: 14

Country: Finland

Website :www.mokoumi.deviantart.com

At which age did you start creating art? And why do you feel compelled to create?

I was really young. I was interested by pencil and paper and to make art whit them. Sometimes I drew on to something else than paper. I always wanted to draw pretty faces, because I liked dolls so much. My friends and parents always said how great my drawings were and I really did't kwow what I was doing, I just wanted to draw.

What are you inspired by? And who do you look up to?

I like to put pastel colours in my art and I love personal people, fashion, reading, nature, magic, flowers. I'm just inspired by so many things.

Tell us about your creative process.

I always think a lot before I start to do anything and then I think what colours I should use.

Do you ever find weird connections between life and art?

Sometimes in very weird kind of way.

As an artist, are you Technical or passionate?

I think I'm more Technical. I like to think about first and then do it.

How do you determine when a work is finished? Or is it ever finished?

I prefer big projects more than quick doodles. So when I draw neatly it takes a lot of time and then most of my work are unfinished.

Do you think there are boundaries you would never cross in your art making?

Yes, but I think when I grow up some boundaries will dissapear.

What frightens you most about your art?

Old works and unfinished works.

Do you have any magic cures for creative blocks?

For me every day is not art making day, If I don't have a great feeling about drawing on that day, then I don't draw. Then there can be many weeks when I just draw every day too much. Reading and nature are usually my greatest inspiration, my secret magic.

Do you dream about your artwork?

Yes. If I haven't done so well or there is too much unfinished works in my room, then I see artwork dreams.

Which of your own works are you most proud of/ is most meaningful to you and why?

I am very proud if I have made the very best I can do.

What kind of art education do you have? Do you think it is important?

Every wednesday I go artschool and I really like it. In real school I have art lesson too, it is very inportant to me, but I belive that everyone can make art education or not.

What kind of career do you ultimately want? And what kind of career do you think you'll end up having (or already have) realistically?

I would like to have more education and I would like to go to London some day and learn more about art...

Is your family supportive of your art? Who influenced and nurtured your creativity most?

My family is supportive and especially my dad. Sometimes I have these crazy ideas and they don't quite understand, but it's okay, cause I'm little bit shy and I don't like to talk about my art work so loudly.

Which direction do you see your art heading in the future?

I don't know, because I've got a lot of time to develop.

Who are some of your heroes outside of the visual art stream?

I think actress Chloe Sevigny has great style, also Natasha Khan has great style and great music.