NEIL DUERDEN
One can never describe the style of Neil Duerden’s art, because it is constantly changing, moving in numerous directions, communicates different moods, uses diverse color palletes and varies in overall aesthetic from piece to piece. Neil can create pretty much anything, hence a brilliant freelance career in advertising for clients like Nike, Adobe, Honda, Virgin, and Nickelodeon. But there’s one common factor in Neil’s body of work: it is an outstandingly powerful visual impact. You can never scroll past, you will always look twice, and you will remember it for a long time.
Living in a countryside in a building that’s hundreds years old, Neil is working on a high-end Mac system to create outstanding visual art. And he seems to be having a blast!
interview by Katya Guseva
…What’s the soundtrack to your life as an artist?
Music is essential. I work with it constantly in the background and listen to everything
from Radiohead through to dance. I have a passion for quality hi-fi too. I believe that music should sound as it was intended to and not [be] compromised by poor equipment. At the moment in the background there’s Keane playing, which seems to be on my playlist more and more. Earlier I was listening to PWEI. It’s all good and keeps me going throughout the day.
If “Woodland Angel” were a piece of music, what genre would it be?
This would be flowing chilled ambient dance. The subtle details coupled with movement make this perfect for this type of music. I did a similar piece for the cover artwork for SupperClub in Amsterdam. It fit the music perfectly and gave me a few days in Amsterdam at the launch parties. Great stuff…
