This week, we’re featuring the artwork of Natalie Alford, a second year Classics student…
“Mixed media and making a massive mess are two things that spring to mind when thinking about my art. Texture and abstraction are sort of what tie it all together. I love creating depth, movement and a sense of energy. Usually my work’s half physical, half digital, transferring paintings/sketches into Photoshop. Music is a majorly heavy influence in everything I create: I’m definitely guilty of spending half of my time strolling Spotify for new inspiration, sparking ideas based on lyrics or crazy instrumentals. Whenever I paint, sketch, scan, rip and edit there’s always some sort of soundtrack helping the process. Iconic albums covers from the likes of Blur to Bowie are arguably as important as the music itself. It’s definitely a dream goal to create album artwork and collaborate with musicians in the future. For now though, experimenting and evolving my style whilst deafening my flatmates, are all ‘necessary’ parts of my creative journey.”
Multimedia artwork