The dolls I use are typically poorly manufactured. I find them at $2 shops and embellish them with paints, glitter, and gem crystals.
The most expensive item would be the acetate which forms the packaging. It’s a bit tricky to work with but is worth it. Other materials I incorporate include pieces of paper and fabrics that I find striking and have hoarded over time.
I hate wasting things when I know I can use it for art.
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I make anything out of anything. The most regular medium appearing in my work is acrylic or gouache paint. My work involves experimentation, as I mix paints with other found mediums such as pieces of string, glass paint, or poster paint to create different textures. I feel as though this adds body and an element of interactivity into my practice. This is especially important to my work because it elicits a sense of motion, intuition, and ambiguity, inviting the viewer to be both influenced by the work, while also transposing their own meaning upon the work.
Context and culture reciprocally influence one another. I suppose in that way you could say that my work deals with identity politics.
I am interested in making art accessible through my practice – my mediums don’t carry the conventional connotations of art in that they are expensive and only available to people of a certain class privilege, all of which align with my personal values around sharing experience, stories, and art.
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I want to be a part of the revolution, not lead it. There’s no way that any white person can know the true need for liberation, and in that I choose to take a back seat and follow the instructions of political revolutionaries and activists of the past and present who have taken the time and effort to think about how to improve our world and even provide the extremely well-thought insight to do so.
INSTA ARTISTS WHO INSPIRE ME...
@textaqueen @alokvmenon @atongatem
@louise__zhang @kliuwong @zekeslunchbox
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I have had the privilege of engaging with art from a very young age. When I was little, my mother would regularly sit me in front of the television to watch Play School. The entire show is built around ‘building something out of nothing’, so already, my ability to create work out of perceived household ‘waste’ (cereal boxes, toilet rolls) had been established.
My formative childhood years were spent in Arnhem Land where there is a lot of Indigenous artwork and culture in the open. Some of my family are Fijian, and growing up he had traditional artwork from there all around the house. All Aboriginal art is layered, intuitive, and allows space for new expression while retaining pre-existing, yet important messages. These are qualities I try my best to channel while art making.
I must also say that I am a massive hip-hop fan and the level of self-expression in intersectional spaces is something that I am trying to learn from.
In this way I feel as though I am inspired by everyone who is working towards making the world a little more inclusive for all oppressed peoples.
What else are you passionate about outside the realms of artistic expression?
Politics, mental health, supporting femmes in any industry, dismantling capitalism, punching darts.
How do people get a hold of your work?
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Dm me @lunageorgeart or email at lunageorge.art@gmail.com and we can have a chat! I am in Perth for a limited time to meet in person, then I will be staying in Cancun for an indefinite amount of time. I will be making art there for sure so check my snap in a few months!
Any advice for upcoming artists?
Don’t let the endless universe of art discourage you from being original and persistent. You live in a white, capitalist, and patriarchal system – that extends to the art world where elitism is alive and well. There will always be disparities while the power is unbalanced. You may feel like your art isn’t being viewed in the right way – or by the right crowd – but think about how cultures outside of the West have had their art stolen, reduced, and objectified to museums, while the Monet’s of the West have been celebrated and paid. F**k that as a gauge for your work.
You need to organise yourself and collaborate with people who are on your level.
Check the g’ram or hashtag for local or international artists who are trying to achieve things for similar reasons. When your values align (assuming mutual support is a value here), you will always have a good time learning from one another. Even when it’s stressful it pays off because the glass ceiling is real and you’ll need as many people fighting the same fight as possible.
Also don’t make connections with abusive dudes in the art scene. I’m so done with their ugly shit.
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interviewed by: ella wylynko