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‘Nobody Lost, Nobody Found’ by Emily Moore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations on winning Zealous Stories: Painting! Your winning series \u2018Houses of Kad\u0131k\u00f6y\u2019 was inspired by a trip to Turkey. How do you typically go about documenting your experiences?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you, it was a lovely surprise. Whenever I\u2019m away, I always make sure to take lots of photographs. I normally just use my phone, but I\u2019ve also got a little pocket camera which has a better zoom if needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You work in a number of mediums including paint, collage, print and installation. Before embarking on a new project, what informs your decision regarding media?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although I enjoy working in other media, paint is what I make the majority of my work with, so I never really have to make that sort of decision. I do always go back to collage, especially if I\u2019m in between bodies of work. It\u2019s been a long time since I\u2019ve done any printing, but I\u2019d definitely like to make some more screenprints in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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‘In His Blue Gardens’ by Emily Moore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Could you tell us more about your painting process, what materials you used and how you constructed this series?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My painting process was hugely influenced by the printmaking I did during art school. I loved the precise application of paint obtained through screenprinting and developed a similar technique to build up layers in my paintings using masking tape and a scalpel. I work directly onto birch plywood panels, often leaving areas of the raw wood exposed, such as the circle in \u2018In His Blue Gardens\u2019 and \u2018That Was Just a Dream\u2019. I use an overhead projector for the intricate, detailed images, which are then drawn and cut out by hand. Quite a laborious process but it allows me to combine precise, detailed layers with more painterly ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All the Kad\u0131k\u00f6y paintings were constructed in the same way. I started by painting the graduated background colour before adding the grid (at this point I\u2019d already masked off the circles on \u2018In His Blue Gardens\u2019 and \u2018That Was Just a Dream\u2019). I then painted the buildings and then foliage, before finishing with the bottom band or circle in \u2018Nobody Lost, Nobody Found\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The materials I typically use are acrylic, gesso, graphite, enamel and varnish, however these works were made using only acrylic and gesso. I always work using acrylic mixed with gesso as I prefer the surface quality of the paint and it\u2019s a lot easier to sand down, without the plastic-like finish you often get with acrylic paint.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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‘That Was Just a Dream’ by Emily Moore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How has your style and painting technique evolved over time? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not sure how much my technique has evolved, I\u2019ve always been obsessed with tracing and replicating images with a certain level of exactness. I\u2019ve incorporated a lot more painterly marks in my work which is slowly becoming more abstract. Although I really enjoy making the figurative, architectural and mountain pieces, I wanted to move away from relying so heavily on the projector. Also, I think naturally, I just fancied a change. I\u2019m always keen to push my work on, although I sometimes struggle to get really experimental. It\u2019s hard to pick out one particular body of work as they all contribute towards the development of my practice. Lockdown has definitely had an impact on what I\u2019m making. Up to this point my work had been largely informed by the photographs I took whilst away, so this absence has perhaps also pushed my work more towards abstraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How have you stayed creatively motivated during lockdown? What are the major challenges you have faced?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first lockdown was more difficult as my studio complex was closed for two months. I was still able to create some work from home, mostly collages and some small paintings, but it was tricky. Thankfully our studio has stayed open throughout the second lockdown, but I\u2019ve found it especially hard to get myself back into work mode after the Christmas break. Although it can also be a distraction, looking at what other people are creating on Instagram motivates me to get going and make new stuff. I\u2019ve also had a few commissions recently which are great prompt to make work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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