Tell us a little bit about the pieces and the inspiration behind them:
These images are inspired by shiny latex rubber and black crude oil – I love the slick liquidity that rubber and oil exudes. They are much more about texture and finish and colour than about what they depict. They are actually photographs of enamel paint dribbled onto a shiny white background then collaged into a decipherable shape.
What’s the first picture you can remember drawing as a child? Was it as fantastical as your current work?
A spaceman on the moon – so kind of yes, I think I have always wanted to be somewhere else.
What was your big break?
There wasn’t really one. Some people have big breaks, for others like me, it was more of a slog, starting off small and building a rep. But I guess I really got known for working for The Face magazine under the art direction of Graham Rounthwaite.
How how has your style evolved?
It’s just natural, like all evolution. You get bored of what you are doing. Also it’s like fashion design – current styles stop being fashionable because it gets copied, it gets onto the ‘high street’ then you need to move on because what you originated looks tired and old. So I need to continue to be inspired by things and to push myself to work in new ways, which isn’t always easy!
What’s the most unusual thing that’s ever inspired a piece of your art?
Probably the concept in Tibetan Buddhism of the Dakini.
What’s your process?
Collage, drawing, photoshop, photography, printing – I don’t really have a process, it depends what I’m doing.
If your art was music, what would it sound like?
A kind of heavy sexual electro rock.
Who are three artists/illustrators/photographers whose work your really admire at the moment?
Richard Coleman, Tim Bret Day and good old Allen Jones).
What’s your most treasured possession?
My Full Suss mountain bike.
What are your guilty pleasures?
Sneaking off to the woods to dig jumps.
If you had to change careers, what would be next?
A tree surgeon.
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10/20/08
Jasper Goodall
