1xRUN Thru Interview
Keeper & Watcher by Anarkitty
1xRun: Tell us a little bit about this pieces.
Anarkitty: These two pieces were created as part of a group show curated by June LeeLoo called L’heure bleue/The Blue Hour being shown in Auguste Clown Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
1xRun: Were these two pieces part of a recent show that you had?
Anarkitty: June gave a rough guide about the characteristics and meaning behind it saying ”The Blue Hour is the time between day and night when the sky is filled almost entirely of a pale blue darker than the blue sky of the day.” In summer, this time is deemed the best to smell the fragrance of flowers. It’s also the few minutes when day birds are not yet awake and night birds already asleep…a few minutes of real silence. The term is also used to refer to the years in Paris before the first World War. I wanted to give it a Parisian vintage feel while incorporating the elements of time (the watch), sound (the birds), fragrance (the flowers) and color which surround this hour.
1xRUN: What materials did you use to create this piece?
Anarkitty: Acrylic on canvas.
1xRun: When was the piece drawn and created?
Anarkitty: Spring 2013.
1xRun: Tell us how the idea and execution came about?
Anarkitty: I did a lot of rough sketches toying about with ideas and layouts. Then developed pencil drawings and did a few color mock-ups in Photoshop. Then I put the drawing on canvas and started painting.
1xRun: How long did these 2 pieces take?
Anarkitty: Each piece took about 2-3weeks each to create, from the idea and sketches to the completed painting.
1xRun: Why should people buy one of these prints?
Anarkitty: Because they are awesome and I love kittas!
1xRun: Bring us up to speed on what you’ve been up to since your debut release with us Faster Pussycat!
Anarkitty: I created a piece for Spoke Arts Kubrick Tribute art show called ‘Born to Kill’. I did a big over haul of my website and then set about producing a set of 7 new prints to go on my sparkly new website!
1xRun: Any recent paintings or work you’d like to highlight?
Anarkitty: ‘Born To Kill’ I created for Spoke Arts Kubrick Tribute art show. I absolutely loved doing it as Kubrick is my all time favorite Directors and all hi films just blow me away. This made it hard to choose which film to go for. But in the end I went with my all time favorite film ‘Full Metal Jacket’.
1xRun: Any big shows or events coming up that you’d like to share?
Anarkitty: I’m really looking forward to my creating my piece for this years Crazy for Cult at Gallery 1988. I have a few ideas and sketches in the works so just to have to define and decide.
1xRun: Where can we find you?
Anarkitty: Website – Facebook – Instagram – Twitter @anarkitty
-1xRUN