CHRIS EDE
Australian-born, England-based illustrator Chris Ede creates work that bursts with splashes of color and takes viewers on an exciting journey full of surreal swirling paths, humorous characters and natural textures.
His conceptual, illustrative and vibrant work has appeared in The Guardian, Sunday Times, and Billboard, and he recently played a key role in creating the concept, illustration and animation for the 2012 Olympics Handover Ceremony. Chris makes his living doing freelance work, believes in life on other planets, and is completely obsessed with art – he has a hard time switching his thoughts to anything else.
interview by Katya Guseva
…Speaking of color, how important is color in your art?
Color plays a major role in my work. Color is an important tool to convey the mood of my pieces. In the past I have restricted myself to a limited color palette but recently my confidence has grown and so has the use of my palette. The color is created either digitally or using water-based inks.
When you create art, what’s more important for you, the idea or the process?
For my own satisfaction, I would say the process. I love to dive into my own little world and create things from my mind. But the idea is more important, when I wish to address, and communicate with, the outside world…
