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Augusta, GA, USA
Editorial:Kejuan Tanksley
My name is KeJuan Tanksley and I am junior at Augusta University. I major in Art with a concentration in drawing and later on photography and printmaking, as well. I am aspiring to become an artist in the fields of illustration and photography. I been influenced by art since I was three. I love the fine arts from music to dance to film to drawing. I always wanted to inspire people through my art and become a voice to be heard. Art is my form of expression of my emotions, opinions, and beliefs. I want to show people that they can go above and beyond without caring what the other person thinks or say about them. I want people to realize that we can be our individual selves and be free and not confined to social stigmas and roles placed upon us. I create art to communicate with everything in my surroundings, as if words never will have to come out of my mouth.
My photos are in my opinion dream like or appears as some sort of fairy tale. My photos are narratives about the emotions and stages a person experiences. The photos Misguided Child, He Who Confines Himself, The Different Branch on the Tree, and The Search are part of a project about multiple personalities. With 12 more photos included in this project, these photos illustrate different personalities constructed by an individual to fit the roles placed upon his peers, family, and society. Due to these excessive roles, the individual loses sight of himself and a part of him embarks on a journey of the inner mind, which is distorted and topsy- turvy, to find the individual behind the characters he created to fit the roles he have to play. In these photos, I used myself as the model as this concept was something I can relate to myself. The last 4 photos Introspection, Concentration, Absorption, and Reflection are photos I took of my friend. These photos are attributes of a deep thinker. Someone who is absorbed in what he is doing and concentrates a lot on his thoughts and ideas, while reflecting upon his thoughts and appearing introverted to those who see him. You can also say these photos are trying to illustrate a wise man.
London, UK
Fake is Better: Interview with jewelry designer Renata Minoldo
If you’ve ever seen project runway where the designers are
asked to make garments out of the most outrageous materials; but then they
proceed to come up with something so genius its mind bottling. Well here you
have it! Renata Minoldo Argentinean Visual artist based in London. As a
contemporary artist Minoldo starts of her first collection “Fake is Better”
with the use of clay as her materials. Before the whimsical collection came
along; Renata spent her time in fashion design and also visual art. Creating pastel
colored sculptures that catches the eye.
How did you get your
start in making jewelry?
Well I am actually a fashion designer and also a visual
artist so I’m always mixing those disciplines. I also use to work in costume
design as well, so everything I do is 3 D. I started to work with sculpture in my visual
artist practise. I just wanted to mix those two elements together and doing
that I feel like it gives me more freedom; you can be more crazy and free with
shape than with clothing design. I really
like having that freedom and all the creative possibilities of making jewelry.
I’m always experimenting with tools and textures so it’s a great excuse to get
to know different materials.
Renata Minoldo's Sculpture and costume designs
What made you choose
clay as your primary material?
Yes, this collection was made out of clay but I want to make
use of other materials later. Also its weird because usually clay is related to
something really crafty; which is something I really like and something I’m
really influenced by. My artistic practise is also very crafty, I use a lot of
craft materials, but at the same time nobody really pays attention to that
material. Basically I just use that material because it’s really playful and it
allows me to do lots of different things with it.
What is your design
process?
My design process is about a lot of research first and
ideals and also mood boards of things I really like. For instance, this
collection was inspired by Franz West, who is an Austrian artist. He’s amazing
he does a lot of sculpture, I mean of course he has a very huge body of work.
He also does furniture design as well and the pieces are really huge. You can
sit on them! Most of the traditional art works are in museums or galleries. You
just look at it and not touch or interact with the work. What Franz West was
trying to do is get people to interact with his work. With him doing that I took
many of his shapes and incorporated them into my own collections. If you look
at many of my work its very girly and playful... like if I was twelve (laughs).
I don’t really draw a lot I just do a
lot of research and then I work straight in 3D trying different shapes,
combinations and colors. I think it suits me really well, I’m really happy
working with jewelry.
Franz West Designs
When did you first
start making jewelry?
Well I always kind of had the idea, I started making
accessories for costumes, not really wearable, mostly headpieces and giant
necklaces because I worked with a lot of music bands. Those were some of things
that were worn on stage so they had to be big most of the time. There was just
a point where I wanted to start my own business. You know sometimes we have
lots of ideas so I just sat down one-day last year in September/ October I decided
to “yeah I’m going to do this” because it also gives me that opportunity of independence.
I also thought if I move I would always be able to create and take my business
with me. At the same time, it’s something that gives me the possibilities to be
free and create. So then I launched the collection in March because it was also
difficult to find creative people to work with that shared the same aesthetic
and were willing to work with me. I’ve had the opportunity to work with this
amazing stylist, we worked together a lot looking at different images and
coming up with different ideas.
What advice would
give to someone who wants to get into jewelry or visual art?
I don’t know if I feel like really qualified, I just think
that in anything you just have to do your research. Not only the visual parts
of the research but finding your originality challenges you more as an artist.
Also know the material that you’re working with, I think that’s really important. It took me a long time; I’m very use to working with material so I know
how certain things would behave. At the same time, it took me a while to really
dominate it. The great thing about the time we live in is that we have great
resources like the Internet so it’s easier to connect and learn.
Text: Imani Green
Visuals: Renata Minoldo, Franz West
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Interview with photographer Tre Henry
This week, I had the opportunity of interviewing 21-year-old Tre "Han Solooo" Henry, an amazing photographer with a passion for capturing portraits, events and also candid shots of his muses. Bringing photos to life is what Henry does best. Here's what Tre had to say about his journey in photography.
Where are you from?
TH: I'm actually from Philadelphia, PA. Northeast Philly, that's kind of like the suburbs (laughs) i lived there for fifteen years of my life.
What made you want to be a photographer?
TH: I can say, when i lived in South Carolina, there was a couple of people that i knew that was doing photography. I told myself i can actually see my self doing that type of stuff. I used to be an artist, i use to draw a lot when i was younger, i use to draw any and everything. This first thing i drew was something from Dragon Ball Z, i think that was probably what every kid was doing at that time. After that got into doing more aesthetic drawings, i stopped doing that for a while because i didn't really know what i was going to do with it. I went into High School not knowing what i actually wanted to do, prior to my last year, actually after i graduated i was with my friends on Instagram looking at this guy i went to school with page. I was thinking like dang he's really nice with it, i can do this type of stuff I'm an artist this is something i can obviously do. I just took on the challenge got my camera. My first camera was in 2013, and its been on every since then.
What inspires your style of photography?
TH: Just the people I've been around, i get inspired by following a lot of magazines. I really want to do editorial a lot more like campaigns for companies like, Gap, Versace etc. Anything that's up there i could dip my hands into i would love to do that. The photographers I'm around also inspire me. One of my best friend's named Jerry who's also photographer,
and also a couple of other people that I've talked to. This guy named Richie, his name is dvvinci on Instagram, and another dude named Kojie. So I'm always watching them, i don't have to be around them to watch them, so I'm always kind of like trying to mimic their style but put my own twist on it and rock with it.
What message do you hope to send through your work?
TH: Hmmm.. See that's something i don't know yet. I haven't figured that out. I'm just trying to be artistic as possible and show like just being creative as you can be. Just be inspired by people. As for a message, i haven't quite got into that field yet. Everybody has their message already, because of what they want to see. Especially with the Black Lives Matter, there's so many artist that's doing that, and it's dope but that's not my lane, i can't put myself into that lane. I can't copy that, that's for them what i want to do is editorial.
What has been your favorite photo shoot so far?
TH: Its always the ones with my friend Destiny. You've probably seen her on my page her name is Des Brown. Every photo shoot i do with its always an progression. Its kind of fun because I'm best friends with her so we always do crazy stuff, we're always throwing back ideas. So it's always good to have that type of person in a friendship. We always come up with great shoots, have fun, every photo is perfect. She critiques everything and also pushes me a lot.
What's your creative process and how do you come up with concepts?
TH: Basically just off of magazines i look at. Paper magazine, Naked, Vogue, Elegant. Just like going down and trying to come up with different ideas. That's basically how i think a lot of photographers come up with concepts. You can create your own, but there's a lot of concepts where somebody has already done it you just have to do it better than them and do it your own way. So that's what i always do just do it my own way. Its impossible to mimic every photo, its impossible. So you're going to basically end up doing it your own way regardless, sometimes it can be a fail sometimes it can't.
Who would you like to work with in the near future?
TH: Fka Twigs! I think in paper magazine she did a photo shoot with them, it was just crazy. I think she''ll push you into what she would like to see. She's amazing like she's dope. I love the way they did the concept with her which was like crazy. It was all black and white and little bit of contortion it was amazing. Amazing photo shoot, loved it.
What advice would you give up and coming photographers?
TH: Basically just keep shooting and put yourself out, there. I'm still putting myself out there, so i can't really say "oh I'm top notch" or anything like that. Its hard but you have to keep focus, stay driven, don't let anybody tell you ''don't do free photo shoots you need to get to paper". You're not always going to get money, i mean if somebody comes to you then definitely, you should get your paper for it. If it's something creative and you're collaborating with a person, and that person is somewhere you want to be, you don't have to always charge, you never know what you can get out of that. You can build a friendship, that's smart business you have to pick and choose who you're working with. That's basically it just stay focus, pick and choose who you work with, have a good group of people in your corner, don't let anybody tell you what you can and can't do.
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