Alan Wilson / AKA Azurebumble ist Kurator, Fotograf und Künstler aus Schottland. Er publiziert unter anderem das sehr sehens- und lesenswerte Blog aesthetic investigations, ist Herausgeber mehrerer Bildbände und selbst mit eigenen Beiträgen auf dem rennomierten Onlinemagazin YSE vertreten.
Alan hat ein fantastisches Auge als Kurator, ist selbst inspirierender Künstler und mittlerweile ein liebgewonnener und langjähriger “Online-Freund” von uns.
Hier unser Interview mit Alan:
- how did you get started?
One of my earliest memories is a box of coloured wooden blocks…I built structures, knocked them down and then built new ones! Much later I designed and constructed wooden furniture which led me into sculpture and then art school.- were do you find your inspiration?
It finds me…I have a wide range of interests, Art, photography, cinema, architecture, music, technology, science, etc.- what is a luxury for you?
Time to think about nothing…preferably beside a wild and stormy sea.- what is your favourite place in the world?
A dark room, headphones and a piece of music I’m just getting to know…I’d also like to visit Japan and New York.- what do you collect?
I used to frequent scrapyards and abandoned industrial buildings looking for rusty old metal forms and shapes, I also disassembled video recorders and record players etc, again looking for interesting objects. I suppose now I collect artists and photographers that resonate with my current interests on some level…and music, always music.- has your approach changed over the years?
I think my process is the same (Deconstruction – Reconstruction), however technology and easy access to vast amounts of information (text and visual) has greatly enhanced the speed and material I have to work with.- what bores you?
Celebrity culture, closed minded people with inflexible viewpoints and small talk…- did you always wanted to be a designer/photographer/artist/architect?
Not really…I didn’t see myself fitting neatly into any boxes, when I accepted my need to be creative, ‘Art’ seemed to offer the most freedom.- who inspires you daily?
I never know who it’s going to be, it might be a scientist, someone historical, a simple human solution or response to a difficult situation…I don’t have any ‘heroes’ as such, only my own curiosity.- what is your favourite colour?
a deep dark blue- what makes your work finished for you?
Usually when it stops annoying me…but I don’t actually believe a work is ever really finished, it’s just a step on the way.- what are you going to do in 10 years?
I want to get back into a studio to make some large scale sculpture and I’m also intrigued to see what kind of furniture designs I would create after so many years…basically, I will continue to learn and play.
Dear Alan, thank you for your time and effort! All the best to you!
Images © Azurebumble
