Today marks the day of a new Drymounted feature. Each month I will be aiming to interview one artist, but there will be a twist: You guys will be the ones asking the questions. Oh…And you’ll also be able to win free art created by the interviewed artist just for asking questions!
The first artist that will be interviewed by you will be none other than Tim Doyle from Nakatomi. Up for grabs will be any print from the Nakatomi store by Tim Doyle that is on paper (wood editions are not included in the contest).
Now for some ground rules:
1. You may ask 1 question between now and Wednesday March 10th at 5pm PST. Make it good, because this is what will earn you the free print!2. After the questions are in, there will be a poll up on Wednesday evening (much like the one you see below this post). Each question will be given a number, and it will be added to the poll. From this point, the poll will be placed on Drymounted in a post, and you will vote. The top 5 voted questions will be the ones asked for the interview….The winner of the print will be the submitter that asked the most voted question. The poll will run until Friday, March 12th at 6pm PST.
3. Questions must be left as a comment to THIS POST. Any questions asked in other posts will not count, and your entry will be void.
4. Tim Doyle will have the questions answered and they will be posted on Drymounted by Friday, March 19th…Or we can all gather around him and beat him with an organic eggplant.
5. In the event of a tie, the questions will be sent to Tim, and he will pick the question which he feels is the most interesting.
6. Be respectful. Any vulgar, obscene or disrespectful comments will be deleted and your entry will be void. I believe in freedom of speech personally, but the rest of you shall be censored. The drymounted overlord has spoken.
7. MAKE THIS GOOD! Have fun with this and get your question posted now!
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Question: What advice can you give to artists starting to market their work on the internet? Which artists inspire you to create new drawings and designs?
What inspired you to use the japanese street life as the theme of your latest prints?
I enjoy looking at your prints just for thier simple and bold visual appeal, you have worked hard creating the look and feel. However is there more to your work than just ‘eye candy’? By that I mean, does your work carry any attributes relevant to youself?
Tim, much of your work seems to incorporate a recurring theme of 1980′s pop culture. As a child of the 80′s, I am curious if you could explain what this decade means to you & why it is meaningful in your art?
Question: What is the most surprising reaction someone has had to one of your prints?
Do you think there is a difference between the artists who create with a paint brush and the people who use a mouse – much in the way music and photography has seperated itself in to a digital or Analogue state? (handpulled v digi print)
Out of all of your work, which piece would you say has the most personal meaning (conveys your personality or feelings the most) to you and why?
Could you describe the “lifecycle” of creating a print? Your process or methodology from start to finish.
print runs sell out quickly for a lot of artists – has the flipper mentality made artists seemingly more popular than they really are?
Tim, how do you balance the demands of being both an artist and entrepreneur? I mean, you run Nakatomi, try to keep fresh young artists in the spotlight, and still release new artwork of your own from time to time. so again, my main question: how do you strike this balance; and which do you prefer at this stage of your career?
Question – What brings you more satisfaction at the end of the day, working as an artist/illustrator, selling your own stuff OR working as a screen printer and producing stuff for companies ?
Is your work influenced by comic artist and designer Geof Darrow?
Hey Tim,
You and Clint make some really awesome prints and are a great example of DIY success. Question- can I join your Nakatomi army? Congrats!
Firstly, great contest! One questions, man that’s hard. Congrats on your overall, multifaceted success over the -past 3 years (thats about how long I’ve known about you/Mondos and have been buying from you). My question is how did you get started with Alamo Drafthouse, your poster sale business (mondos and Nakatomi) and your artwork? Did you start as a collector and movie lover which evolved into commissioning prints for the screenings at the Drafthouse then creating your own prints? Very curious about this because I am a collector that is interested in starting to make my own prints but I have very limited skills with the pen (but not so bad with PC apps like Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
Thanks for everything you have done for the art/movie/Lost/poster community. I love it!!
How do you choose the run size for your print releases?
what was your favourite comic reading growing up ?
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Question: Your prints tend to sway in the favour of being influenced by Movies and Musicians/Bands. As an artist do you pursue opportunities in that space because of interest in the respective artists/media or do you find it works the other way around? (in that they tend to come to you for commissions). Would love to see some video game influenced work by you, would be epic!
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How much time do you generally spend designing/drawing each of your prints?
Time is up! Will assign numbers and open this up for voting shortly!
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