15 Questions About Art :: Moselle Spiller
Moselle Spiller is a graphic artist and drummer based out of
Redhook Brooklyn. She creates animations, collages, and drawings.
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What is your earliest art-related memory?
Crayons on a paper placemat at a rural diner. There were water rings
on the paper and it kept ripping when I tried to rub really hard.
Who has had the greatest influence on your work?
My mother, ants and uncle who are all avant garde and weirdly brilliant.
They were in India before the Beatles.
What are the main tools of your craft?
Scanner, computer, internet, a scrap of paper here and there, a smudge of ink
Is a formal education important?
Yes. It taught me discipline.
What is the biggest misconception about art?
That being an artist is a career choice.
Which is more important in art - concept or execution?
Execution.
What theme or aesthetic are you most drawn too?
Psychedelic…also a bit of goth and kitsch
What is your favorite piece of art in your home?
A 4x12ft Batik textile from Indonesia- it looks like blue swan clouds with phallic heads. I find things in it…
If you could collaborate with anyone, living or dead, who would it be?
Hipgnosis
Which emerging artist do you think more people should know about?
Ray Ray Mitramo
What has been your greatest achievement to date?
Picking up drums in one year for my band Boom Chick.
What has been your biggest roadblock?
Getting out of New York City.
How do you define success?
When people start paying you to just do what you do, not make them
what they want.
What will be the name of your autobiography?
Long hairs in a digital wonderland.
What is the best piece of (art-related) advice you’ve ever been given?
Advertise your personal aesthetic as a commodity only you can provide.
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