interview with an illustrator
Paul Holland
What inspires Paul Holland
to create such powerful and
enduring imagery? Paris,
Pop Culture, and Leigh
Bowery it seems.
u SB Do you have any formal design training? Paul: Yes, after a
foundation course in Leicester I completed a degree in Illustration
at Kingston University. u SB You live in Paris. Does the city
have an influence on your creativity? Paul: I’m sure living in a
foreign country affects you in many ways, both consciously
and subconsciously. I cannot think of how living in Paris has
influenced my work in particular but it is most certainly a
beautiful city to be surrounded by. u SB What is your biggest
inspiration? Paul: Popular culture, the weird & wonderful, fashion,
music and its lyrics. u SB Do you collect anything? Paul: I have an
eye for flashy trainers, which I store away until the following year.
I also like objects considered Kitsch/Pop as well as stationary.
u SB Do you keep a scrapbook? Paul: No, not since being in
education and purchasing an Apple G5, I’m a neat freak! I do
realize the benefits though and can see how the computer has
negatively affected the way in which an artist may work. u SB
What is the first record you bought? Paul: I have no idea what
this would have been. I did join Kylie’s fan club when she left
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