IridescentArt1996

Every artist picks up on the imperfections of their work, and so every artist is insecure about their work at some stage. There's a part of the artist that sinks inside when something goes wrong. It's the struggle between art and emotions to give the world something breathtaking. The messed up pieces of a masterpiece are what make it worth while. I've messed up, it's disappointing but the outcome will be spectacular. x

Last year, I discovered ink. I was wearing a t-shirt with an African Lion printed onto white fabric. It was colourful and messy and so beautiful. So I started experimenting with bottles of ink, splattering them onto white paper to see what I could do. And the moment I saw the splashes of colour on a piece of white paper, I couldn't help but fall in love with the idea of hand painting ink onto a canvas. It took me a whole year to develop my method of getting multicoloured art onto a canvas. I used to paint onto paper and then apply that onto a canvas. Now I can actually paint directly onto a canvas thanks to a new method provided by the intern