“I have an on-going fascination with people and spaces, and of course, colour.”
Name
Joel Burden
Profession
Visual Artist/Illustrator/Designer
Website
Who are you? What do you do?
I’m a young man, trying to make interesting and beautiful things
Where are you from?
The north of England in the United Kingdom
Your style in 3 words?
Colour, shape and form
Your weakness? Your strength?
Procrastination. Procrastination.
What makes you different?
I guess the same as what makes everyone different, meaning my own view and experience of my surroundings.
When did you decide to become a designer?
I decided to become a designer around 6 years ago. I decided to focus on my art and illustration around a year and a half ago now.
What do you find most fascinating about the creative process?
Lately, I’ve been increasingly interested with subtlety, wether it be in a gesture or an object. But I have an on-going fascination with people and spaces, and of course, colour.
A few words about your favourite creation?
I’m terribly self-deprecating when it comes to my own work, so generally my favourite creation would of been the most recent, until I inevitably dislike it for a multitude of reasons. But if I had to choose, ‘Girl on Fancy Stool’ or ‘Bathtime in Blue’ captured a certain atmosphere. It lies somewhere between vibrant and melancholy. Something I think we all have within us, like two sides of the same coin.
Someone else’s work that inspired or inspires you…
Picasso, Matisse, Hockney, Gauguin.
A new project coming up or an idea you want to work on?
New projects I can’t really say, but I’m always cultivating new ideas and my approach.
Finish the sentence „More important than my career is…“
My loves and my life.
2017/18: Where are we going?
Very close to the end of 2017 now, which is probably going towards alcohol and chocolate. But 2018 should hopefully be a fruitful year for me.
When the going gets tough…
The tough have a little cry.
Your city’s favourite spots?
Bike ride down the canal, coffee in one of it’s many fine cafes, buy some Art supplies from Fred Aldous, a quick look at pretty things in Colours May Vary (Shop/Gallery), food and a beer in Bundobust (Indian Street Food/Craft Beer) and maybe then maybe to Wharf Chambers (Co-operative bar/events space) or Brudenell Social Club for any one of the amazing gigs they put on.
Do you have a vision?
Not yet.
Tell us about your future plans…
Keep on keeping on. Working towards some paintings and ceramics, along side a continuation of my main practice.
Last but not least: what is your favourite Song?
Today it’s Sébastien Tellier – La Ritournelle
#…?
#dankeschön
Colours May Vary, Bundobust, Wharf Chambers, Brudenell Social Club
