Imidwebo ka-Mindy Lee isebenzisa umfanekiso ukuze ihlole ukushintsha ukulandisa kwe-autobiographical nezinkumbulo.Uzalelwe eBolton, eNgilandi, uMindy waphothula eRoyal College of Art ngo-2004 ene-MA kuPainting.Selokhu athweswa iziqu, usebambe imibukiso eyedwa ePerimeter Space, Griffin Gallery naseJerwood Project Space eLondon, kanye naseqenjini elibanzi.Kwenziwa emhlabeni wonke, kuhlanganise nase-China Academy of Art.
“Ngiyakuthanda ukusebenza ngopende we-acrylic.Iguquguquka futhi ivumelana nezimo, inemibala ecebile.Ingasetshenziswa njengemibala yamanzi, uyinki, upende kawoyela, noma ukudweba.Ayikho imithetho yokuhleleka kwesicelo, ukuze ukwazi ukuhlola ngokukhululekile.”
Ungasitshela kancane ngesizinda sakho nokuthi uqale kanjani?
Ngakhulela emndenini wososayensi bokusungula eLancashire.Bengilokhu ngifuna ukuba yiciko futhi ngihambahambe nemfundo yami yobuciko;waqeda izifundo eziyisisekelo eManchester, BA (ukudweba) e-Cheltenham naseGloucester College, wabe esethatha ikhefu leminyaka emi-3, kwase kuba yi-Master of Arts (Painting) eRoyal College of Art.Ngabe sengithatha imisebenzi yetoho emibili noma emithathu (ngezinye izikhathi emine) kuyilapho ngisafaka ngenkani umkhuba wami wobuciko ekuphileni kwami kwansuku zonke.Njengamanje ngihlala futhi ngisebenza eLondon
Ungasitshela kancane mayelana nokwenza kwakho ubuciko?
Ukuzijwayeza kwami kobuciko kuthuthuka kuhambisane nesipiliyoni sami.Ngokuyinhloko ngisebenzisa ukudweba nokudweba ukuhlola imisebenzi yansuku zonke yomndeni, amasiko, izinkumbulo, amaphupho nezinye izindaba zangaphakathi nokusebenzisana.Banomuzwa ongavamile wokushelela phakathi kwesifunda esisodwa nesinye njengoba imizimba nezimo zishiywa zivulekile, ngakho kuhlale kukhona amandla okushintsha.
Uyakhumbula ubuciko bokuqala owanikezwa noma wazithengela wena?Iyini futhi usayisebenzisa nanamuhla?
Lapho ngineminyaka engu-9 noma engu-10 ubudala, umama wangivumela ukuba ngisebenzise amapende akhe kawoyela.Ngizizwa sengathi ngikhulile!Angiwasebenzisi amafutha manje, kodwa ngisawazisa futhi ngisebenzisa amanye amabhulashi akhe.
Ingabe ikhona into yobuciko ethile othanda ukuyisebenzisa futhi yini oyithandayo ngayo?
Ngithanda ukusebenza ngamapende we-acrylic.Iguquguquka futhi ivumelana nezimo nge-pigmentation ecebile.Ingasetshenziswa njenge-watercolor, inki, imidwebo kawoyela noma i-sculpture.Ukuhleleka kwesicelo akubekiwe, ungahlola ngokukhululeka.Igcina imigqa edwetshiwe kanye nemiphetho ehlanzekile, kodwa futhi ihlakazeka kahle.I-bouncy futhi inesikhathi esomile esikhangayo…yini ongayithandi?
Njengomqondisi wezobuciko we-Bryce Center for Music and Visual Arts, uqhuba igalari kanye nemfundo yobuciko kuyilapho ugcina umkhuba wakho wobuciko, ubhalansisa kanjani kokubili?
Ngiyazikhuza kakhulu ngesikhathi sami kanye nami.Ngihlukanisa isonto lami ngamabhlokhi athile omsebenzi, ngakho-ke ezinye izinsuku yisitudiyo kanti ezinye ziyi-Blyth.Ngigxilisa umsebenzi wami kuzo zombili iziyalo.Wonke umuntu unezikhathi lapho edinga khona isikhathi sami esiningi, ngakho-ke kukhona ukupha nokuthatha phakathi.Kwathatha iminyaka ukufunda indlela yokwenza lokhu!Kodwa manje sengithole isigqi esivumelanayo esingisebenzelayo.Kubalulekile futhi ekusebenzeni kwami kanye ne-Bryce Centre ukuthatha isikhathi sokucabanga nokuzindla nokuvumela imibono emisha ukuthi ivele.
Uyakhumbula ubuciko bokuqala owanikezwa noma wazithengela wena?Iyini futhi usayisebenzisa nanamuhla?
Lapho ngineminyaka engu-9 noma engu-10 ubudala umama wami wangivumela ukuba ngisebenzise amapende akhe amafutha.Ngazizwa ngikhule kakhulu!Angiwasebenzisi amafutha manje, kodwa ngisawazisa futhi ngisebenzisa amabhulashi akhe ambalwa.
Ingabe unomuzwa wokuthi umkhuba wakho wobuciko uthonywa amaphrojekthi e-curatorial?
Nakanjani.Ukukhethwa yithuba elihle lokufunda ngezinye izinqubo, ukuhlangana namaciko amasha, nokwengeza ocwaningweni lwami lomhlaba wezobuciko wesimanje.Ngiyathanda ukubona indlela ubuciko obushintsha ngayo uma buhlanganiswa nomsebenzi wabanye abaculi.Ukuchitha isikhathi uhlanganyela nemikhuba namaphrojekthi wabanye abantu kuthinta ngokwemvelo umsebenzi wami
Ukuba ngumama kube nomthelela kanjani ekusebenzeni kwakho kwezobuciko?
Ukuba ngumama kushintshe kakhulu futhi kwawuqinisa umkhuba wami.Ngisebenza ngokunembile manje futhi ngilandela amathumbu ami.Ngicabanga ukuthi kunginikeze ukuzethemba okwengeziwe.Ngangizindela kancane emsebenzini, ngakho ngagxila kakhulu futhi ngaqondana nesihloko kanye nenqubo yokukhiqiza.
Ungasitshela ngomdwebo wakho wengubo enezinhlangothi ezimbili?
Lezi zenziwe yindodana yami isencane.Zisuka ekuhlangenwe nakho kwami kobuzali okusabelayo.Ngidale imidwebo enwetshiwe ngokuphendula nangaphezulu kwemidwebo yendodana yami.Bahlola izinqubo nemikhuba yethu njengoba sisuka kokuxubile siye komuntu ngamunye.Ukusebenzisa izingubo njengendwangu kuzivumela ukuthi zibambe iqhaza elibonakalayo ekuboniseni ukuthi imizimba yethu ishintsha kanjani.(Ukuphendukezelwa kwami ngokomzimba ngesikhathi nangemuva kokukhulelwa kanye nezingubo ezilahliwe zomntwana wami okhulayo.)
Wenzani estudio manje?
Uchungechunge lwemidwebo kasilika emincane, ekhanyayo ehlola umhlaba wangaphakathi osondelene wothando, ukulahlekelwa, ukulangazelela kanye nokuvuselelwa.Ngisesigabeni esijabulisayo lapho izinto ezintsha zincenga ukuthi zenzeke, kodwa anginaso isiqiniseko sokuthi kuyini, ngakho akukho okulungisekayo futhi umsebenzi uyashintsha, kuyangimangaza.
Ingabe unawo amathuluzi okufanele ube nawo esitudiyo sakho ongeke ukwazi ukuphila ngaphandle kwawo?Uzisebenzisa kanjani futhi ngani?
Amabhulashi ami okubopha, amanikiniki nezifafaza.Ibhulashi lidala umugqa oguquguqukayo kakhulu futhi libambe inani elihle lopende ukuze uthole ukuthinta okude.I-rag isetshenziselwa ukufaka nokukhipha upende, futhi isifutho simanzisa indawo engaphezulu ukuze upende ukwazi ukuzenzela lona.Ngizisebenzisa ndawonye ukuze ngenze ukugeleza kwamanzi phakathi kokwengeza, ukuhambisa, ukususa nokufaka kabusha isicelo.
Ingabe ikhona imikhuba esitudiyo sakho ekugcina ugxilile njengoba uqala usuku lwakho?
Bengibuya esikoleni ngicabanga ukuthi ngizokwenzani estudiyo.Ngenza isiphuzo futhi ngiphinde ngivakashele ikhasi lami le-sketchpad lapho nginemidwebo esheshayo neziphakamiso zokwenza amasu.Ngavele ngangena ngavele ngakhohlwa yitiye lami ngagcina ngokubanda.
Ulaleleni estudiyo?
Ngincamela isitudiyo esithulile ukuze ngigxile kwengikwenzayo
Isiphi iseluleko esihle kakhulu osithole komunye umculi?
UPaul Westcombe wanginikeza lesi seluleko lapho ngikhulelwe, kodwa kuyiseluleko esihle ngaso sonke isikhathi.“Uma isikhathi nendawo kunqunyelwe futhi ukuzijwayeza kwesitudiyo sakho kubonakala kungenzeki, lungisa ukwenza kwakho ukuze kukusebenzele
Ingabe unawo amaphrojekthi amanje noma azayo ongathanda ukuwabelana nathi?
Ngibheke ngabomvu ukubukisa e-A Woman's Place Is Everywhere, ehlanganiswe ngu-Boa Swindler kanye no-Infinity Bunce, ekuvulweni kwegalari yeLabhulali yaseStoke Newington ngoMashi 8, 2022. Ngijabule futhi ukwabelana ngokuthi ngizobe ngethula umsebenzi wami omusha u-Silk Works, umbukiso wedwa ePortsmouth Art Space ngo-2022.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Feb-25-2022