Top Fives: NYX
Pink hair? Check. Teenage mutant ninja turtles shirt? Check. Skills with a spray-can? Double check. NYX is a self-prescribed “jack of all trades” artist, who adapts from one medium to another like a chameleon adjusts to a new environment. She’s one of those artists who inspires you to pick up a new craft, regardless of any previous knowledge, and start creating.
Interview by Sara Riordan
Top five things about having a studio at Pablos
- Having a space to be creative in
- Having tutors to give advice
- Meeting lots of lovely people
- The opportunities to exhibit my work in the ROAR Gallery
- Knowing how much my mental health has improved since first coming here.
Top five favourite New Zealand artists
- Simon Morse
- Kiran X
- Soren Lane
- Eddie Hayden
- Ariki Brightwell
Top five favourite international artists
- Chris Malidore
- Luis Royo
- Garth Ennis
- Jhonen Vasquez
- Kaori Yuki
Top five things to say when someone’s talking to you but isn’t really listening
- I see
- Indeed
- Hmmmn …
- Chuckle
- Be silent
Top five things to draw with
- Stablo Swano 4350 nib pen
- Zebra Delguard .05 pencil
- Copic Multiliner, Black, 0.3
- Cretacolor Monolith 6B
- My indenting tools for sheets of metal
Top five art words
- Generating
- Texture
- Contrast
- Juxtapose
- Complementary opposites
Pablos Art Studios provides people who have experience of mental ill health with free materials, tuition and support to make art. For more information visit its website.
