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Brussels-based cartoonist/caricaturist Ian Elders finds that moving abroad has broadened his artistic horizons.Name: Ian Elders
Nationality: Irish
City of residence: Brussels
Reason for moving to Belgium: Previous relationship
Can you describe what you wish to communicate through your art work?
As a cartoonist i suppose my only communique would be humour, although I also do more serious work such as sign writing and caricature portraits
Which medium do you work in?
Pen and ink, pencils, pastels - or whatever is handy!
Since the age of about 15, I have always been fascinated with caricatures and, as such, the human face. It has been repeatedly the most interesting image for me to draw. When I was about 17 years of age i discovered the work of Sebastian Kruger (www.sebastiankruger.org). He has, without a doubt, been the artist who has influenced me more than any other as he has taken the work to a whole new level.
Other, more contemporary influences I could name would be Gerald Scarfe, the English satirist, also Peter Schrank whose work has popped up in the Economist and the Independent, and Robert Crumb, the zany American. Also, more recently, Derrin Brown who is known all over England as the magician/conjuror, and who has also championed Kruger as an influence. His work with paints is nothing short of brilliant. In short, the human face has always been a fascinating subject for me. Each different, each with something to play with, and each, once you've found that twinkle in the eye, with something to make you smile
Ian is also singer with the BrusseLs-based band Men in Blue.
You can contact Ian at ianelders@gmail.com
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