Andy Singleton
Artist/illustrator/designer
Fine art and commercial
Papercut artwork, large scale, installation, small scale is more sellable and displayable.
Degree - illustration with animation at Manchester Metropolitan. Degree work was a lot of detailed drawings on a small scale, he then started cutting into drawings to layer them.
Post graduation - part time job and commercial an personal work on the side.
Personal work
Moved onto 3D work after exhibiting 2D.
Commissioned for 3D work in gallery in Manchester.
Used Kickstarter to fund a self initiated exhibition in New York with two other practitioners.
Arts jobs, crafts council
Gallery in Wales window commission
Liberty window display commission
Bird paper sculptures
Work needs to look good online, this is where a lot of work comes from
In flight magazine, using bird models again
Kensington palace, exhibition about Queen Victoria’s life - lace as inspiration, panel work to display alongside wedding dress and mourning dress.
Manchester gallery - frozen chandelier
Wales millenniun centre - ice storm and frozen waterfall
Harrods - window display animals
Playstation - London skyline made from newspapers
Burberry shop window, london (near regent street)
Commercial work pays for the personal work.
Getting commissions becomes increasingly easier as online presence gets better and physical work gets seen more often.
I noticed that Andy's work follows certain themes, a lot stemmed from his paper birds and this was carried through into multiple projects. The same goes for the ice theme from the winter window display to the frozen chandelier, ice storm and frozen waterfall.
It was really interesting listening to Andy talk about his practice and it was good to learn about someones journey who started off in illustration but had managed to adapt and evolve his practice to fit into fine art, installation and commercial work. The way he spoke about the commercial jobs he has done makes me think that clients wont always give you the time or direction you need in order to create what they want, there can be a lot of last minute changes or limited time to install a piece. On the other hand, galleries are a lot more understanding and willing to give plenty of time for you to complete the work. I understand though that this downside is worth battling through if the payment is greater and after all, we all need to make a living.
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