THESE DAYS by Jess Miller

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IZZY AKEEM MILDA

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Model, Romy Parsons Location, Camberwell Outfit Vintage & models own.

FUCK IT UP

ROMY & MILDA

Then I fell in love with painting and was obsessed with figuring out new techniques and varnishes and mixed media.

Q: Why / When did you realise you wanted to start creating?

Q: Milda, what are you into creating at the moment, for Romy she said she was into book making. What inspires you to make art? Are you at a point of confidence with how you express yourself creatively?

WARPED AND UNFINISHED.

This magazine is about new faces, and trying to give them a voice. For this issue I thought it was important to put into perspective our own preoccupation with youth, and consider if age is actually important when it comes to expressing creativity. With the dissing of the youth today, typically being implied as uninventive or irrelevant, it is in fact the opposite, as younger generations today tend to have a lot more influence in terms of the creative industries than ever. With the popularity of social media sites such as Instagram to get them noticed in the creative world, it is typical they use fashion, art, or other interests to express themselves. For this issue I spoke with two Graphic Design Students, one from South London and the other coming from Lithuania to study. Romy and Milda meet in London on Saturday 30th March to shoot in Camberwell’s studio. The weather then convinced us to continue the shoot in Ruskin Park just round the corner from Denmark Hill. Myself, Romy and Milda all share a common ground in how we spend our time since all being Design Students. We got talking about individual creativity and how their different styles tend to work well together and their passion for the arts in general.

Milda: 2nd grade, no 1st. I always loved colouring at school and kids always said to me I should be an artist so I was like fuck yeah. I just did it in my free time every single day, We always had loads of drawing around the house too. Romy: My dads a graphic designer and he’s always inspired me creatively. But same as Milda, I always used to draw when I was younger and on rainy days with my dad we’d make sculptures out of old packaging like milk cartons and stuff. Milda: omg, me and my dad used to do that too ! Romy: I had an art teacher in year 7 who basically taught me how to draw and it blew my mind. Like he emphasised looking at stuff so much and drawing what you see not what you think you see.

Q: Do you think you’ll get back into painting?

Romy: Yeah for sure at some point. But for me it’s not entirely about what I’m creating, just the fact that I’m making stuff. Please paint me and Milda, we can put it in our house.

Romy: I will actually, in summer. I always paint so much in Summer. Milda: ahhh, That sounds like a fairytale.

Romy: But right now I’m obsessed with making books, paper types and printing, colour schemes and binding. It’s become an obsession.

Milda: I find that so cool how everyone latches on to different things. Like for Romy it’s the artistic process, for me at the moment I feel like its the concept, like the reason behind why people make whatever they create.

Milda: I like to process art concept, so I’m always thinking about the development being just as important as the finished piece. So a lot of my stuff is spontaneous and clumsy and child-like but I don’t mind, because I think one of the reasons I do art is because it does make me feel like a child again. I can let my mind wonder and also make things up that don’t exist or shouldn’t. I like absurdity and being obnoxious and smiling through art, but it’s important to have some kind of meaning as well. I also get lots of inspiration from science and current affairs. So it’s like merging tow contradicting things childhood and current affairs/ science. Q: How would you sum up your specific artistic style then? Milda: Child-like, a bit psychedelic, sci-fi, warped and unfinished.

RESPECT YOUR CREATIVES WE

AREN’T

GOOD PEOPLE NONE OF US ARE

IZZY WELLS

Fashion Illustrator

Q: Why / When did you realise you wanted to start creating? Izzy: Hmmmm, it was when I was really young and my mum came home from work with loads of fashion magazines, and I made collages out of them and I’ve just been interested in creating arty projects ever since. I think it springs from childhood and something I’ve done more and more as I’ve got older. I knew I wanted to express myself through art, and then I got really into fashion illustration at school. I’ve always loved art which is why I’ve gone onto do a foundation year. Q: So, we’ve spoken about art expression what about style? Tell me a bit about what you wear and how that expresses who you are.

ROMY & MILDA Q: So moving away from art, What about personal style? Tell me a bit about what you wear on a day to day basis and how that expresses who you are. Romy: Oh god, you know what I’m like… I literally just wear whatever feels comfortable on that day. Sometimes I dress girly like I love floral dresses and pairing them with DM’s and other times I wear the baggiest t-shirts and rolled jeans with converse. Whatever I feel like on that day I’ll wear. I wouldn’t say that there is anyone in particular who influences my style but if I see someone wearing a trend that I like I’ll use it. Milda: For me, style wise, I’d say coincides with my artistic style. But I usually prioritize comfort with a mix of feminine and masculine shapes. Being confident in what I wear is what’s most important. Colour wise I like to stick to neutrals and steering towards more earth tones but I love experiementing with shape like baggy pants and long coats and minimal statements like yellow eyeshadow.

Izzy: I dress pretty grungey most the time, but love to add girly details I think the pink hair kinda helps with that. I love the 90’s and wear some of my mums vintage clothes from when she was younger, which is so cool. I guess the way I dress is a way to reveal a part of my personality before actually meeting someone. I love that, because I can dress as crazy as I want or as laid-back and it can say two completely different things about me. Q: What makes you hopeful about our generation? Izzy: I think we all have the chance to do whatever the fuck we want. Social media is one of the best things for our generation and one of the worse but for creatives I think it’s opened up so many possibilities to share work with others. Q: Would you rather do something and regret it or not do it all? Izzy: Ahhh I’d end up worrying about it until I just did it. It’s better to just see what happens, and if it doesn’t work at least I know for next time.

ARE WE JUST DROWNING IN SHIT

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Model, Izzy Wells. Photography, Jessica Miller

Model, Akeem Campbell Photography, Jack Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien Direction and Design, Jessica Miller

Model, Milda Pranskute Photography./Direction, Jessica Miller Jumper, Vintage / Skirt, Urban Outfitters

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