Fludd Interviews / 23. Katie Harnett

A) nome / name: Katie Harnett

B) nazionalità / where are you from?: England.

C) età / how old are you?: 23.

D) area d'azione (disegno, pittura, fotografia, animazione, ...) / your sphere of interests: Usually my illustration works are based in drawing and painting, but I’ve been recently trying out animation, so I’m still experimenting.

E) studi / studies: I studied illustration at the University of the West of England in Bristol.

F) qualcos'altro dal tuo curriculum / could you please tell us a little bit about what do you do/have you done?: I’m currently working as a freelance illustrator, and have some work in the Illustrators Exhibition in the upcoming Bologna Children’s Book Fair. 

G) 3 maestri / 3 masters: Lucien Freud, Quentin Blake, Gustav Klimt.

H) 1 città d'ispirazione / 1 inspiring city: Every new city I go to I think is my favourite, but I recently visited London and rediscovered how visually interesting it is.

I) dove il prossimo viaggio? / a place you'd love to visit soon:  I would love to visit more Nordic countries soon, as a few years ago I had a short holiday in Sweden, which was probably the nicest place I’ve ever been.

J) 1 museo speciale / 1 special museum: The Victoria & Albert Museum.

K) 1 link da consigliare / 1 recommended web-site: www.brwnpaperbag.com.

L) gusto di gelato favorito / favorite ice cream flavour: Coconut, hands down. Or yoghurt, but probably coconut. 

M) un negozio che approvi / a shop you love:  I could happily live in Mr Bs Emporium of Reading Delights in Bath.

N) 2 oggetti che ti piacciono / 2 objects you like: My pillow and my new teapot.

O) la tua colazione ideale / your ideal breakfast: A very large pot of tea and a bowl of Muesli, I’m a big cereal fan.

P) un bel posto nelle tue vicinanze / somewhere nice to go in your neighbourhood: There are some woods near my house which are nice.

Q) cosa stai leggendo ultimamente? / last books you have read: ‘The Tortilla Curtain’ by T.C. Boyle.

R) cosa ti ispira attualmente? / what are a few things inspiring you at the moment?: Busy cities and other people, looking at other people’s work is always inspiring.

S) qual'è la principale difficoltà per un 'giovane creativo' oggi? / which is the main difficulty for a young creative today?:  I think the difficulty is just keeping going, especially with limited funds. Being asked to work for free is also a big problem, because although it’s sometimes worthwhile, it can also be demoralising that a client doesn’t value art work enough to pay for it.

T) dimensione collettiva nell'arte e nella creatività: si, no, come? / what do you think about the collective dimension of art and creativity?:  I think it’s important to share ideas and get critiques, because it’s easy to lose track of what’s valuable in your work if you’re alone.

U) cosa stai cercando? / what are you looking for?: Inspiration, usually.

V) di che cosa non vedi l'ora? / what are you looking forward?: Going to Bologna in March.

W) progetti per il futuro (esagera!) / projects for the future (exaggerate!): Move house, make some more books, maybe start a business with my friends.

X) cosa ti piacerebbe studiare da vecchio? / what do you like to study when you'll be old?: Hopefully lots of different things, I think it would be sad to reach an age and stop learning.

Y) un buon proposito per la stagione 2012 / a good purpose for the 2012 season: Work more!

Z) la parola "fludd" cosa ti fa venire in mente? / what the word "fludd" suggests you?: A flood of ideas.

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LINKS: Web-site; Blog.

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