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| Interview with Chinonso Amobie, a rising star in the art world |
Every artist has their own unique background, style, experiences, techniques, and perspective.
It has been a pleasure to interview talented artist Chinonso Amobie whose drawing speaks louder than words
Thank you so much for sharing a bit of your time with us, Chinonso.
Chinonso : You're welcome
Could you please introduce yourself ?
My name is Chinonso Amobie, a graduate of Urban planning from Enugu state university and self taught portrait artist.
Who are your biggest artistic influences?
My biggest art influence I can say are my role model in art..they are Kelvin okafor, Gurekbal Singh Bhachu, Omar ortiz, Arinze and marcello Barenghi and many others
Tell me about your favorite medium.
My favourite medium is pencil drawing (pencil, charcoal pencil and colored pencil)..
Where do you find inspiration?
Mainly from my influence..they motivate my kind of drawing.
When is your favorite time of day to create?
Day time..because of my recording while drawing.
watch his 58 secs video 👇
Describe how art is important to society.
Art is life and the society needs life..irrespective of the kind of art..we all need art in one way or the other to success in so many areas of life..
What motivates you to create?
When I'm not doing commission drawing (paid drawing), I tend to challenge myself to do certain tough exhibition drawing and that motivates me to create a particular art.
How do you define success as an artist?
You are simply a successful artist when you are able to touch so many lives with your work and when many artists look up to you for inspiration.
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| Chinonso Amobie |
Yes a lot like I said before art is life more like saying art is a lifestyle. Helps in the way you view and approach life..
How do you develop your art skills?
Self taught I'd say..never been in any class apart from my junior secondary school fine art class but aside that I see my role models drawing and challenge myself to do it exactly like they did. I've learnt one thing in art "it can only get better irrespective of how long it takes you to grow" "you aren't growing if your previous works are better than your current work.
Describe your ideal working environment.
My ideal working environment is just a cool space could be my bedroom or an office (only me) with a hip hop or rock music playing..
Which art trends inspire your current work?
Portraiture..I like portraits cos that is where I include all the art details I love.
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| Amobie Art |
How do you manage a work-life balance as an artist?
Its not easy to manage especially when when staying with a family. You gotta handle family issue and needs, that may make you lose focus/motivation to draw sometimes.. unless its a paid work then you gotta eke out time to handle it.
Do you have an existing customer base?
Customer base? Well I have social media handles and some of my customers are following while some are from people who were referred to me...though they are not much..
What factors influence the price of your work?
Two things affect it Inflation and My time..I spend more time in drawing lately (getting the detail/the best) than I used to...so you cant compare a drawing I did under 24hours with a drawing I did in 3days or a week....also inflation affect it too..price of art equipments can increase and that can affect the price of a portrait.
Do you plan to sell your work anywhere besides here?
Ofcourse if i see the opportunity I would. Art is not meant to be sold at one place..art is a general language..everyone understands it.
What are your ultimate career goals?
Ultimate career goal is to be among the best portrait artist around and maybe just maybe move into animation art movie production.
Describe how we can encourage your career growth.
Awareness is the keyword..every artist has one thing at the back of their mind...for the world to see their work..once this is done..the rest will happen naturally.
Interview ends here
You all can follow Chinonso Amobie on
Facebook : Amobies Drawings
Instagram : @amobie_art
twitter : @amobieart
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