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AG Gallery "The Strange Hearts Club" | Interview with Cat Rabbit
Last time we had a wonderful interview with the inspiring illustrator, comic author, and animation artist, Phillappa Rice. Thank you very much for those who read the interview. If you havent already, you can click HERE to jump to her interview but maybe after you read this post... because this time, we would like to share the interview with the unique textile artist, Cat Rabbit who is another artist of The Strange Hearts Club Exhibition.
~Interview with CAT RABBIT~
The Strange Hearts Club
Cat Rabbit & Philippa Rice
Sep.15 - Oct. 4, 2016
Q1- Please tell us a little bit about your
background...
I
first started making little plush toys for friends when I was studying at
university. My interest in textiles grew from there and I began experimenting
with embroidery and 3D felt techniques. I am now a full time practicing textile
artist, based in Melbourne, Australia. I make plush sculptural works of my
imagined characters and the worlds they might live in. I also make books for
Children and other fantastical artworks with my collaborator and good pal Isobel
Knowles under the name Soft Stories.
Q2 -What was the first work of art that
you saw or experienced that you still remember today?
I
grew up in Tasmania, in a very small country town. Every week, my Mum used to
take us to the Launceston Museum and I remember just staring for ages at the
detailed dioramas of prehistoric animal habitats and dinosaur bones.
Q3 -Who were your earliest influencers of
famous artists or creators?
Richard
Scarry and Beatrix Potter have definitely been my longest serving inspirations!
I have many old, battered copies of their books from my childhood that I refer
back to over and over again. Their ability to create not only beautiful
characters, but worlds for their characters to exist in, is something I strive
for myself.
Q4 - Please tell us about your work... What do you make?
I make
soft sculptures of my imagined characters using needle felt and 3D felting
techniques.
Q5 -What generally inspires
or influences you to create your work?
I
like to devise new characters all the time! I get an idea in my head or sketch
something out and am not satisfied until I work it up into a 3D character.
Q6 -What is the main challenge for you
when creating your work?
I like my work to engage a wide audience, so there are elements that appeal to young children and also an older generation. My main objective when creating new work for exhibition is to incite feelings of comfort, joy and nostalgia - when I make a piece that encapsulates all of these elements, I am satisfied with the work!
I like my work to engage a wide audience, so there are elements that appeal to young children and also an older generation. My main objective when creating new work for exhibition is to incite feelings of comfort, joy and nostalgia - when I make a piece that encapsulates all of these elements, I am satisfied with the work!
Q7 -What are you currently working on?
I am currently working on a series of food related characters: a Croissant pâtissière, a Dango delivery person and a Egg headed egg farmer - I am increasingly fascinated by absurd characters made up of inanimate objects, like food, and I'm enjoying experimenting with new and weird themes.
I am currently working on a series of food related characters: a Croissant pâtissière, a Dango delivery person and a Egg headed egg farmer - I am increasingly fascinated by absurd characters made up of inanimate objects, like food, and I'm enjoying experimenting with new and weird themes.
Q8 -What is your dream or
goal as an artist in 3 years? 5 years?
I am
addicted to sewing new things, so if I'm still able to do that, then I'll be
happy ^_^
Lastly, Do you have any message to
visitors for this exhibition?
Please enjoy these new characters that Philippa and I have made as part of the Strange Hearts Club! Online dating is a new world of crazy possibility that really fascinates me, and I wanted to explore what my characters would look like if they were plunged in to this world!
Please enjoy these new characters that Philippa and I have made as part of the Strange Hearts Club! Online dating is a new world of crazy possibility that really fascinates me, and I wanted to explore what my characters would look like if they were plunged in to this world!
-Please tell up what we
should check out / should not miss in this exhibition.
The Koala! I have wanted to make a koala for some time, and it's one of my favorite new creations (particularly the Rilakkuma phone case).
Thank you for reading the interview with the great artist, Cat Rabbit.
We are waiting for you at AG Gallery!
The Koala! I have wanted to make a koala for some time, and it's one of my favorite new creations (particularly the Rilakkuma phone case).
Thank you for reading the interview with the great artist, Cat Rabbit.
We are waiting for you at AG Gallery!
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AG Gallery "The Strange Hearts Club" | Interview with Philippa Rice
The Strange Hearts Club
Cat Rabbit & Philippa Rice
Cat Rabbit & Philippa Rice
Sep.15 - Oct. 4, 2016
I am happy and very excited to see this exhibition came true as one of the staff members at About Glamour. This is a special treat for us to exhibit two artists in one exhibition. Their imaginary characters are not only cute, but also they give you a feeling of being alive.
In this blog I would like to share the interview from the inspiring illustrator, comic author, and animation artist, Phillipa Rice. Next blog will be an interview with Cat Rabbit, an unique textile artist, so Please come back and make sure to chick it out!
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| Philippa Rice at her studio |
Q 1 - Please tell us a
little bit about your background…
I studied animation at university, and after that I started making
comics in my spare time. I eventually managed to make comics into my full-time
job, after self publishing some books of my online comics. Since then I have
also worked with publishers and also take on freelance work at times.
Q 2 -What was the first
work of art that you saw or experienced that you still remember today?
When I was little I loved all the animations on TV made with
models. I used to love watching repeats of the Bagpuss and The Clangers.
Q3 -Who were your
earliest influencers of famous artists or creators?
Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin who made Bagpuss!
Q4 -Please tell us
about your work...
-What do you make?
I started making a webcomic called My Cardboard Life in 2008. I
used collage materials like paper and cardboard to make the panels and
characters. I also draw a lot of comics, including my autobio comic Soppy. I
really enjoy all kinds of crafts especially crochet and model making. I have
made a lot of characters and use them to make animations for my youtube channel
Soft Spot.
Q5 -What
generally inspires or influences you to create your work?
I'm inspired by lots of different things, but particularly by real
life events and moments that I write down in my diary and then later illustrate
it or turn it into something else.
I also love anything cute or silly and if I can include things
like that in my stories or characters then I'm happy.
Q6 -What is the main
challenge for you when creating your work?
I often try to work on too many things at once and it's difficult
to say focused and get anything finished, especially when real life gets in the
way too.
Q7 -What are you
currently working on?
I've almost finished a new book which is a sort of sequel to
Soppy, but instead of being about me, it's a guided journal so that people can
fill it in with their own stories.
Q8 -What
is your dream or goal as an artist in 3 years? 5 years?
If I name a specific dream I'm sure it won't come true! I hope
that in 5 years time I'll still be making as many comics and animations as I am
now!
Lastly, Do you have
any message to visitors for this exhibition?
I hope you enjoy our show. Say hi to all the characters from me!
I have made several
crochet characters, a few different types of animals. There are also sculpey
models which I've painted and varnished. There are prints and also original
collages made from different papers, with paint details. And the animations to
watch too! Hopefully all the different things will give you a good idea of the
different mediums I like to work in.
We look forward to your visit at AG Galley.
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Last Friday Was Our MET YOU Exhibition Opening Reception!
April 10th was the opening reception for AG Gallery's new solo exhibition MET YOU by Chen Dongfan. It was a successful opening reception filled with people and interesting conversations through the night.
You can feel by entering our store door that his paintings with vivid colors and line strokes give our store space a great energy.
Exhibition On View: April 10 – April 26, 2015
Make sure to stop by at our gallery space while the exhibition last!
About Artist:
Chen Dongfan (born in 1982, Shandong Province, China) is a contemporary artist based in Hangzhou, China. Starting early this year 2015, he is also based in NY, U.S. while keeping his main studio in Hangzhou. After graduating the China Academy of Art in 2008, he has been presenting his work in several exhibitions mainly in Hangzhou, China, including his last solo exhibition, Only One Day Exhibition, at Inna Art Space, Hangzhou, China. He is known for his abstract acrylic paintings in large-scale; however, he has also been working on installation and video and other mediums.
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| View at MET YOU opening reception. This Image is Courtesy of AG Gallery |
To learn more about the exhibition, please visit: https://aggallerynorththird.wordpress.com.
Cheers to a successful start of his first solo exhibition in NYC!
Cheers to a successful start of his first solo exhibition in NYC!
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SHOP ART FOR A GIFT - AIB2012
Let’s start holiday gift shopping with us.
AG Gallery/About Glamour in Williamsburg would like to announce the 3rd annual Holiday Gift Art Show, “Art in Boxes 2012″ by more than 30 emerging artists all from local and international. The show/shop event on view through January 27th, 2013.
What is ART in BOXES?
“ART in BOXES” is a large group exhibition which shows/sells one of a kind artwork for an idea of the holiday gifts at affordable price. AG Gallery exhibits about a hundred of art pieces by more than 30 artists from all over the world. The curator selected small to large art pieces which would be great for the holiday gifts, such as paintings, sculptures, prints, collages, artist books, postcards, accessory and many kind of handmade artwork pieces. This is the great opportunity for that if people are looking for extraordinary holiday gifts this year or would like to give something special to someone special.
As we have retail space along with the gallery, we do the gift wrapping easily and even take domestic/international shipping! Also, people could shop and take purchased artworks with you, which is impossible at regular art exhibition. We are always willing to help people who would like to find some great gift for holiday season, and we wish Happy Holidays for all.
Artists in AIB 2012:
Ken Brown, Donna Brady, Rikkianne Van Kirk, Liz Riccardi, Nicolas & Sofie, Rachelle Tolwin, Stephanie Griffin, Mamaru, OVO Ceramics, Naoko Saito, Alexis Duque, Lina Puerta, David Roan, Ayako Nariyoshi, Frank Parga, Victor-John Villanueva, Melissa Gorman, EternityStew, PornStar, EZ by Inez Galvez, Purgatory Pie Press, Hanako Sakashita, Danielle Spurge, GOJA Works, Takako Otsuka, masa, Naoko Yoshizawa, Ayako Wakana, Koji Honda, Martha Nilsson Edelheit, Noriko Tatsumi, Michiko Shimada, Rachael Madeline, Amy Larson, and more…
Contact:
AG Gallery
chiharu{at}aboutglamour{dot}net
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OPEN CALL TO ALL ARTISTS
ART IN BOXES 2012
AG Gallery/About Glamour is now looking for artists who would like to join
the 3rd annual holiday gift art show/shop event at AG Gallery
which will be taking place from November 23, 2012 to January 27, 2013.
If you are interested in participating the show, please submit your work!
For more information about submission, visit AG Gallery Blog.
Forward it to your arty friends, too!
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Submission
100 Days of Winter - AG Gallery
New Exhibition by Rachelle Tolwin
ONE HUNDRED DAYS OF WINTER
March 31 - April 29, 2012
Opening Reception: March 31, 6 - 9PM
For Immediate Release
AG
Gallery/About Glamour in Williamsburg is pleased to present a solo
exhibition,
“One Hundred Days of Winter,” by Rachelle Tolwin. All the
works are from her project in this winter
which is the document of her
daily creation process on a mountain days.
Rachelle Tolwin’s tumblr blog description reads:
“this
will be my first winter living on a mountain in the Catskill mountain
state
park. I plan to document each day of the winter with art that I
made that day.
Some days may be really cold. Some days there may be no
internet access.
I will still make something regardless of the
conditions and post it
when I am connected to the world-wide web and all
of you.”
Rachelle
moved to a remote area of the Catskill Mountains with her husband, Chaim, last Summer from Brooklyn.
She looked to the Winter as a time to
reflect and focus on art and decided to start
www.onehundreddaysofwinter.tumblr.com.
Her daily artwork chronicles this
time through playful, introspective work clearly inspired by
her new
surroundings and connection with nature.
Most of the work in one hundred
days of winter is on paper, with gouache, watercolor and collage.
There
are a few photographs that help situate her setting.
The title of the
show may suggest images of snow and a white landscape, but these types
of images do not dominate the show.
One reason may be there was not as
much snow as expected this year.
Most of the works are colorful and
reflect the inward and outward journey Rachelle experienced.
The work
in this show presents a mystical, whimsical landscape that Rachelle
lives in or imagines.
Rachelle Tolwin
Rachelle
Tolwin lives and works in Sundown, NY, a small hamlet in the Catskill
Mountains.
She received her MFA from California College of the Arts and
her BS from New York University.
She enjoys making imagined landscapes
on paper and has shown her work nationally and internationally.
Her work
can be viewed at rachellecohen.com.
The opening reception
for “One Hundred Days of Winter” will be held on
Saturday, March 31 at
AG Gallery from 6 to 9 p.m.
The exhibition will be on view through
Sunday, April 29, 2012.
Check details about Opening Reception at Facebook event page.
Contact/Appointment:
Chiharu Aizawa
AG Gallery/About Glamour
chiharu@aboutglamour.net
Chiharu Aizawa
AG Gallery/About Glamour
chiharu@aboutglamour.net
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