PPP3 - Interview with Loish

Loish, an artist who I first found when I was around 14 on Deviant Art, has really developed into a successful designer over the years and it's been nice to see someone grow from just a pretty well known name on a website like Deviant Art to a big-time artist that is known through the creative industry.

I've found a cast interview that Chris Oatley has held with Loish (Link), which I;ve found very 'real'. That's really the best word I can find to describe it, her comments on how she got started, the ups and downs in her journey and what's realistically expected of you has been refreshing because they've felt very honest and direct. I was particularly interested to hear the discussion between the two about how they think artists always feel like they have to do more and learn more and be better at everything but its very normal in the industry for people to be specialists and that they  don't have to be the best at everything.

It's also interesting to hear her say that she doesn't like looking at a lot of great work because it's almostl ike "sensory overload" and that instead of inspiring it her it can do the opposite. It can affect her mentally and cripple her creativeness because she may not be able to recognise what she should take away from it and sometimes she forgets to "admit defeat". I think it's something that isn't talked about enough...that consuming so much can make you feel and perform worse when you work rather than inform and inspire.