Dina Broadhurst
NAME :
Dina Broadhurst.
OCCUPATION :
Artist.
WHERE WERE YOU BORN :
Australia.
DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS :
Intense, passionate, open.
WHAT’S THE BEST PART OF YOUR JOB :
The freedom to be myself.
ARE THERE DAYS YOU DON’T WANT TO GO TO THE STUDIO :
Never. Every day, everywhere I am, everywhere. Travel is a studio.
WHAT INSPIRES YOUR ARTWORKS :
Intimate relationships, human interactions, my relationship with myself, travel, discovery, looking, seeing, observing other artists and creatives.
WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR PROUDEST ARTISTIC MOMENT :
Managing myself and staying in complete control across all facets of my art and business.
AT WHAT AGE DID YOU KNOW YOU WOULD BE AN ARTIST :
From a very young age. Art was my way to relax, to switch off, to learn about myself through texture, colour, and pattern, translating the world around me onto paper or canvas.
WHO ARE YOUR FAVOURITE ARTISTS :
Cindy Sherman, Tracey Emin, Jeff Koons, Andy Warhol, John Baldessari, Wolfgang Tillmans, Roe Ethridge, Urs Fischer, Nobuyoshi Araki, Helmut Newton.
IF YOU COULD SPEND A DAY WITH ANY ARTIST, ALIVE OR DEAD :
Damien Hirst.
IF YOU COULD SPEND A DAY WITH ANY PHOTOGRAPHER, ALIVE OR DEAD :
Araki.
FAVOURITE GALLERY :
MONA.
YOUR THOUGHTS ON AI AND ART :
I love all forms of art. You still need a creative idea to begin with, and creativity, for me, is all about the idea.
GUILTY PLEASURE :
Frozen chocolate-covered raspberries.
TOP 5 MAGAZINES :
Paris Vogue, Italian Vogue, Spanish AD, POP, Mirage.
LAST BOOK YOU READ :
The Supermodel and the Brillo Box.
LAST GIFT YOU GAVE :
A print I took on a trip to Paris, full of special memories, as a housewarming gift.
WHAT MOTIVATES YOU :
When the light starts disappearing, and I have to catch it in time.
FAVOURITE DESTINATION :
Ibiza.
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