Artist Profile → Colin Henderson
Colin Henderson studied Illustration at the University of Brighton. Now at the Royal College of Art, Colin works in London on a number of projects from music videos to knitwear. His work echoes the lost manuscripts of ancient civilizations, a powerful aesthetic built from his exciting compositions and a distinctive use of colour, repetition and pattern.
- For the people who don't know your work - how would you describe it ?
- Colour, Repetition And Pattern.
- What are the key themes running through your practice?
- Systems, opposition and counting.
- Your favorite place on earth?
- Bed.
- What influences your work?
- The Master and His Emissary by Ian McGilchrist, Matt Mullican, The Topkapi Scroll.
- What music are you into right now?
- Andy Ortmann's The Eternal Now on WFMU.
- Describe your thought & design process...
- Toing and froing.
- Which emerging artists are you looking forward to seeing more of?
- Raphael Garnier.
- Favorite place on the internet?
- I haven't been able to get online as much, but I came across the beautiful brain recently (and Youtube obviously)
- Do you have any upcoming projects/exhibitions we should know about?
- A work in progress show at the Royal College in May.
- Tell us something we don't know - but should...
- Have a look at Daniel Rozin's mirrors.
