Who are your favourite artists and why? Anselm Kiefer - for showing that art can take time and doesn’t need to be rushed.
Hilma af Klint - worked in secret for decades and stipulated her work couldn’t be shown until after her death. She trusted her work completely over how it would be received, which I find deeply inspiring.
Domenico Gnoli - adore his style and intimacy of painting.
Dorothea Tanning, Leonor Fini and Aleksandra Waliszewska - all have in their own way translated dream imagery and symbolism to explore the female psyche. Their work feels deeply personal and mythic, which has been a direct influence for my current project Anaïs.
Which artists have influenced your work the most? Beyond the painters I’ve already mentioned, music has been a significant influence on my process. I work to composers like Jon Hopkins, whose frequencies help me access a deeper creative state while painting. Artists like Madonna, Erykah Badu and Teyana Taylor are women who have worked fearlessly across multiple creative forms. Using their bodies and image as part of their art, and refused to be categorised, they have also been a significant influence on how I think about being a female artist.
How do you view the current art market? Honestly, I’m hearing many different things about the art market right now. There’s a lot of talk about it crashing or contracting, but I don’t think that should influence an artist’s ability to keep creating. The creative process moves in cycles. Periods of openness and receptivity, and then periods of introspection and consolidation. I think this is a time for artists to explore, experiment and stay true to their practice rather than being distracted by market anxiety.
Things always find their level. The work that matters will find its audience. You just can’t let the noise about what’s selling and what isn’t pull you away from why you make things in the first place.
What do you believe makes a good artist; can anyone be an artist or is it something you are born with? You have to be fearless.. or at least feel the fear and do it anyway. The work I make that is most truthful and honest always generates the most genuine response. That tells me everything. Art exists to share ideas, spark conversation, bring joy and create beauty. There can never be enough beauty in the world. I believe everyone has an artist in themselves, because we were all once children who loved to play, and that’s really what it comes down to. The ability to translate an idea or feeling into something that resonates with another person is something we’re all born with. Some of us just find our way back to it later than others.
Will you continue with your current style and subject, or will you experiment? My work is always evolving and takes many forms. Now that I am back into painting, I know I’ll keep that up. I’m excited to see what happens next. I already have several ideas I want to explore following the exhibition in September, but I’m letting them breathe for now.
You can visit Imogen’s from 10 - 12th September on the 1st Floor, 12 St George Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 2FB - 12 - 6pm daily. With a Private View 10th September 6 - 9pm.
For more details
www.imogenrolfe.com and @imogenlrolfe on Instagram.
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