RVA Art Talk- Crystal James

RVA Art Talks

Crystal James- Painter based in RVA 

Interview Questions  

1. How long have you been making art?

2. What is your artistic process? How much pre-planning do you typically approach each project with?

3. How is your work influenced by your cultural background? Would you consider your personal experiences to be the main inspiration for your art?

4. Are there underlying themes to each work not apparent to the raw eye? Would you consider each piece of your body of work to be interconnected or individual?

5. Is there a person, belief, or experience that stands out in your memory as inspiring or beneficial for your artmaking?

6. Is there one piece that you are particularly proud of? What techniques/ elements make it stand out to you?

7. What mediums, materials, and techniques do you prefer to use? Why?

8. How are the stunning, saturated colors achieved in your paintings?

9. Do you typically use reference materials?

10. Do you use any strategies to get inspired for a new project?

11. Do you see your art evolving in different directions in the future? In what ways can you see it changing?

12. Simply put, are you creating art for yourself or others? Do you advise either/or?

13. Having more insight into the visual arts world, what advice would you give to young artists emerging from high school?