Kathy Whitehouse

What themes run throughout your work? Perception, perspective and nature are all very important to me. I think you can find elements of my research related to these subjects in all my work.

How do you hope your work will affect its audience? I hope people think it’s beautiful, and once they find out the thought behind it I hope they think it’s clever too.

What makes you decide to create your work? I feel a bit wrong and weird and unnatural doing anything that isn’t art related.

Where do your talents lie? In 3D. I’ve proved reasonably successful in figurative drawing and painting, but really I’m so much better when I’m getting my hands dirty and invading space.

What successes have you had so far? My final year project for my degree was a massive undertaking and a very steep learning curve. Learning about which bits to get other companies to batch produce and getting experience in working to a commission were both pretty tough - as was the general, non-stop daily grind. I loved it though.

What was the first creative thing that you ever did? Bill Viola said that everything you do is creative – making a sandwich is creative, doodling is creative – it’s harder not to create than it is to create. So I don’t know how to answer that really.

Has anyone taught you how to use your talent better? Oh every art teacher and technician I have ever worked with has made me use my talent better in some way.

What makes you creative? I have a lot of ideas, but it takes me a long time to put them into practise. One of the most powerful instigators I have is to try and do a piece of work for somebody else, because much as I love doing art, I’m very easily distracted from my goals.

How did you get started? My Mum is a frustrated artist.

What inspires you? Trees, sunshine, people, photos, stories, books, film, other art. So much stuff inspires me, I can’t possibly list it all here.

Who inspires you? Cornelia Parker, Bill Viola, Erwin Wurm, Andy Goldsworthy, Richard Long, James Turrell. Titian, Botticelli, the guy who did the pre-raphaelite genesis triptych that’s in the Tate Britain at the moment…

What are you trying to achieve? Zen

Do you collaborate? Not generally

Artist Statement: Katherine Whitehouse finished her Silversmithing and Metalwork degree at the University of the Arts, London back in 2005. Since then she has been working in the Jewellery trade as well as helping to form Magnus Magazine. She is currently in the process of setting up her own jewellery business, and has an almost geeky interest in fine art and art history.

If you wish to contact Kathy Whitehouse, please email contact@magnusmagazine.co.uk and put Contact Kathy Whitehouse in the subject line.

Name://
Kathy Whitehouse

Age://
26

Profession://
Magnus Creative Director

Web Link://
magnusmag.com/blog

Favourite Website://
I love photoblogs mostly. See www.lomography.com/ and www.livejournal.com

Type of work displayed on Magnus://
mostly 3D sculptural work

Work://

- Pine
- Bolts
- Arborous
- Good Breeding
- Always Elsewhere