PLATFORM Youth Culture Magazine Issue 12

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Artistry with Malachi Johns Tasmanian artist and illustrator Malachi Johns discusses her love for creating art by delving into the realm of creativity and expression. Malachi shares her journey in style development and connecting with others through the online world.

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Tell us a bit about yourself. What are your passions and interests?

they’re always developing. At the moment I’m focused on illustrating a lot of twominute-noodle art because I’ve discovered the wonders of two-minute-noodles, so I’ve been illustrating a tonne of food. Before that is was a lot of portraiture and colourful abstract painting. It’s always changing! I suppose what sums up ‘Malachi Johns’ art is feel-good, happy, expressive, raw, cathartic art.

That is a fantastic question; one I am still trying to answer because my creative styles and themes are so broad and everchanging. I see them as a direct reflection of my own mind and my own experience, so

I’ve always made art ever since I was a kid. Branding it and really engaging with an audience though has only been a hobby for the past couples of years, slowly growing and developing. Especially my online art


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