OUR KIND - J C CAMPBELL
We have serious imagination envy when it comes to Jennifer C Campbell and her sculptural paintings. KIND caught up with the artist this week to talk about her work and influences. This weekend is your last chance to see Jenny's work exhibited in 'Miami Vice' at Transition Gallery (near Broadway Market). Open Friday 29th July and Saturday 30th July 12-6pm.
Describe your discipline/ My paintings are slithers of substance. Their crude structures provide a resistance to gravity. The works remain flat but physical and the exterior world infiltrates their territory. They use colour to prevent themselves from spilling into dispersion. As a group they map a restless persona, showing off and shape shifting.
What is your ultimate inspiration/ Drawing is always the starting point. To draw a thing is to absorb it and own it. The task is endless, like shopping. Each time i draw an object, i make a temporary bridge, between my self and my landscape. My paintings are drawings that have been bulked out. Paint is like stage make-up. Paint is gaudy icing on a bland cake.
What is your mantra/ Colour and line, colour and line, colour and line, redefine.
Describe your working environment/ I have all my drawings pinned up on the wall, so that i can keep my eye on them. And then one drawing finds its moment to jump out at me, it is temporarily THE ONE, the starting point for a transformation into a more physical and painterly existence. I have an array of materials to hand, as well as paints of difference colours and textures, mixed and stored in jam jars.
Which piece of jewellery can you not live without?/ I found a plastic tube bracelet in the park last week, it has rainbow fluid and glitter inside of it, it is my current gem of choice.
What is the most thought provoking thing your saw/heard/read in the last week/ I am currently reading 'The Edible Woman' By Margaret Atwood, it is excellent.
What song(s) are you listening to on repeat at the moment/ I have been humming invented tunes, made up of fragments of well known pop songs, whilst cycling around London.
Website : www.jennifercarolinecampbell.co.uk I Instagram : @jennifer_caroline_campbell
WANDERING KIND
where we....
Wandered / The streets exploring the old town and hidden passages.
Ate / Time out Market / Oysters & Salmon Tar Tar with Crushed Wasabi Peas / Padron Peppers EVERYWHERE.
Drank / Caipirinhas at Brownie Bar/ Summer Sangria with red berries at the Time out Market / Vinho Verde - dirt cheap and delicious from the supermercado.
Danced / To 90's Classics in a concrete jungle at Park Bar
What left its mark / The cloudless blue sky / The delicious seafood / The buzzing atmosphere.
KIND X OLIVIA ASPINALL
(photographed by @nataliedinham and styled by @harrietgoddard)
Olivia Aspinall is a UK based surface designer with a wicked eye for colour and creating Jesmonite surfaces that look good enough to eat! SERIOUSLY!
We collaborated with Olivia whilst shooting our debut collection and caught up with her to find out what makes her tick.
Describe your work/ I describe myself as surface designer. I created hand-crafted surfaces with a focus on colour and pattern. Currently most of my work is made from a material called Jesmonite, which is a casting material. I create moulds, cast surfaces and then sand these back to reveal the design.
What one thing can you not start your day without/ A cup of tea.
Describe your work environment/ My studio has two halves. One space that I try to keep tidy, for research, inspiration and sending emails. The other half is a workshop, where all the messier work happens. Mixing colours, creating samples, building new works etc.
What most inspires you/ I take a very hand on approach to designing. I learn through doing and making, so I think I get most inspired when I am using new materials or exploring new techniques.
What is the most thought provoking thing your saw/heard/read in the last week/ Sea of Hull by Spencer Tunick. Lots of naked people painted blue in celebration of the sea! A welcome distraction from all the more serious news we are currently hearing. See it here >
What song(s) are you listening to on repeat at the moment/ I am currently obsessed with Christine and the Queens album Chaleur Humaine. I love her dancing. Watch here >
Check out Olivia's website www.olivia-aspinall.com and follow her on instagram @olivia_aspinall.