Interview with Kenn Goodall
q)Let’s start with the basics; what’s your full name, where do you live, and how old are you?
a)My name is Kenn Goodall, I am 25 years old and I live in London, UK.
q) Do you have any formal training?
a)I studied art at college and did a graphic design and illustration degree at university. q) Did the place you grew up in influence your image making?
a)Yeah I think it did and it does today, I am still growing. New shoes every 3 months etc. q) How do you come up with your concepts?
a)For my commercial work it’s a fairly normal process: Read brief, drink coffee, think, doodle, panic, doodle, email, start final image.
My personal work usually comes about from something I’ve heard or seen, it usually grows from there either conceptually or aesthetically. q) Describe your creations in a clear, concise and understandable sentence. What do you call them?
a)Images created using a variety of media for fun and profit. q)What other mediums would you like to explore in your image making?
a)I am going to do some animation/motion at some point, I have to. I’d also like to do some larger scale paintings, ones that can’t fit onto my scanner. Explore more gallery based ways of working.
q)What is the best time in the day for you to work on a project? Is there one, or is it more about the environment — maybe the right mood?
a)More of the right mood than the right time. I usually work best during the day, I kid myself into thinking I can work late but nothing great gets done after 2am. q) What are your artistic influences?…and …generally who or what influences you the most?
a)My very first recollection of really liking a picture was when my dad would play ‘More than a feeling’ by Boston and I’d sit and look at the front cover, I was intrigued by all the floating space ships.
Onwards from that - lots of things. I love music, music moves me in a way that pictures will never be able to. q) Who are some of your favourite artists/designers/photographers?
a)This could be a very very long and boring list so I’ll try to be concise : Jason Holley, Jeffery Decoster, Phil Hale, Kent Williams, Dave Mckean, Build, Milton Glaser, Ted Mcgrath, Alan E Cober - etc. Then also a lot of my peers : Bob London, Hellovon, Emily Forgot, Holly Wales, Erin Petson, Richie Clarke there’s so many talented folk out there, it’s sometimes a little disheartening. q) What is your next project?Exhibition?Collaboration?
a)Like I said earlier, some bigger paintings. I am also working on a couple of collaborations, one with Pete Simonelli - a poet from San Francisco and one with my fellow scribbler Rich Clarke.
In a nutshell, MORE drawing and MORE painting. q)What are your plans for the future?
a)Eating my tea, going to the gym in the morning, drawing, painting, socialising. q)Are there some web sites that You would like to recomend? Artists, art communities, xxx,…!?
a) http://www.boblondon.co.uk
http://www.erinpetson.com
http://www.emilyforgot.co.uk
http://www.hellovon.com
http://www.eatjapanesefood.co.uk
http://www.richardtclarke.co.uk
http://www.tedmcgrath.com
http://www.fecalface.com
http://www.ycnonline.com
q)What sort of music do you listen to?
a)I like all kinds of music as long as it’s interesting and not lame.
My top ten from last week are -
Boris
Oxbow
The Blood Brothers
Chris Clark
The American Analog Set
Burial
STNNNG
Battles
The Books
Autechre q)Do you collect anything?If so what?
a)I collect vinyl records that I have no space for.
q)What do you do for fun?
a)Hang out with my girlfriend Niccola, drink, take photos, watch bands and generally mess about with friends. q)Any advice you can pass onto aspiring artists/designers?
a)1.Make good work
2. Don’t rip people off, this makes you a loser.
3. Stick at it.
q)Your contacts…
a) http://www.bykenn.com
+44(0)7944620142
