{"id":23932,"date":"2017-08-09T11:11:05","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T16:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/?p=23932"},"modified":"2017-09-06T14:54:53","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T19:54:53","slug":"member-interview-sula-medovoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/member-interview-sula-medovoy\/","title":{"rendered":"Member Interview: Sula Medovoy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sula Medovoy is a recent graduate of Ohio University with BFA\u2019S in Graphic Design and Print Making. She currently is working as a graphic designer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us about yourself and what you do?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m Sula. I am a printmaker and graphic designer from Cleveland, Ohio. I\u2019ve been in Chicago for one year, and am currently working as a graphic designer with a focus on packaging and branding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>When did you know you wanted to pursue a career of art making?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I spent most of my life categorically against a career in art. My mother is a painter and my older sister is a graphic designer, so I wanted to defy that path and do something else. I was always an avid doodler, but avoided getting into any serious art-making until right before I had to apply to college. I realized then any other field would make me want to jump off a bridge after five years.<\/span><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"1173\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23937\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula2.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula2.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula2-180x240.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula2-585x780.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula2-175x233.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula2-760x1013.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/>\n<p><strong>What is your favorite printing process and how were you introduced to it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Screenprinting, by far. I saw it for the first time at university. I was primarily studying graphic design, and I didn\u2019t know anything at all about printmaking. I ended up in the screen shop one evening, saw someone pull a print, and thought it looked like actual witchcraft. I decided I also wanted to be a witch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>It seems as though some of your art has some visual similarities to Western European post soviet illustrations. Has this influenced you at all?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hugely. My parents are immigrants from the Soviet Union, so I grew up surrounded by Russian animations, children\u2019s books, posters, etc. There’s a very specific but subtle visual humor in Western European art and media that I try to infuse into most of my work.<\/span><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"911\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23942\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula4-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula4-1.jpg 911w, https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula4-1-180x202.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula4-1-585x658.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula4-1-175x197.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula4-1-768x863.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula4-1-760x854.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 911px) 100vw, 911px\" \/>\n<p><strong>Your portfolio is very well rounded in the way it included fine art as well as more design oriented art. Do you prefer fine art or design oriented commissions? Why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I’m drawn to design because I like visual problem solving. Even my \u201cfine art\u201d pieces are usually informed by some form of graphic challenge. I like what I can do with limitations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>You illustrate many goofy little characters, in your mind do all these characters live on the same planet in your mind or are they in separate entities?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of my creatures exist in separate but comparable universes. Their paths will never cross.<\/span><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23936\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"723\" height=\"1041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula1-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula1-2-180x259.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula1-2-585x843.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula1-2-175x252.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula1-2-768x1107.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula1-2-760x1095.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/>\n<p><strong>Has the art community in Chicago had any affect on your success and the way you create art?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living in Chicago has been a huge shift in my creative process. I studied art and design in Athens, Ohio, so I learned to eliminate trends and outside influences when thinking about art because it’s a more isolated area. Going from that to working in a big hip city gave me the best of both worlds, where now I can see how design functions in the world and think about my work in that context.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Are there any places in Chicago you find yourself going to when you are in need of inspiration?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m often drawn to the lake at night when I need to have a good thinking session. I enjoy a complete mental vacuum for coming up with ideas. Day to day, I look at branding and restaurant design around the city. I\u2019ve also been talking to printmakers at various art festivals, seeing what their work set-up is like. I’m trying to build my own studio in a few years so I can lock down a hermit lifestyle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What fun things do you find yourself getting into when you are not creating art?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I like biking around the city, and I\u2019m also a bit of a pianist.<\/span><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1654\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23940\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula3-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula3-1-180x248.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula3-1-585x806.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula3-1-175x241.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula3-1-768x1059.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula3-1-760x1048.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\n<p><strong>If you could have dinner with three artist who would they be?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ll try to choose artists that I\u2019d imagine would be compatible with each other, so the conversation at the table isn\u2019t awkward. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pietparra\/?hl=en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parra<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> illustrates a bunch of voluptuous naked bird people. His work is sharp-witted, clean, and he is really good at contorting bodies. \u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/olgacapdevila.com\/eng\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Olga Capdevila<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s work is very cozy and hilarious. Her style is colorful and nostalgic. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/yoonmiwon.tumblr.com\/tagged\/everydayrepetition\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yoon Miwon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> makes deliciously clever hand-painted loop animations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Who would you want to collaborate with after dinner?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: inherit;\">Olga. She\u2019s the sort of artist that isn\u2019t so concerned with perfectionism, and is more interested in trying as many techniques as she can. I think it\u2019d be neat to do a mural or a series of animations with her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Are there any exciting projects you are working on now that we can expect to see in the near future? And if so where can we check them out?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m working on a huge lobster print right now. That should be ready in a little bit. I\u2019ve also been developing my animation skills. Everything will eventually make its way to my website,<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/sula.medovoy.com\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sula.medovoy.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sula.medovoy.com\/site\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23965\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula-web-page-585x528.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"623\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula-web-page-585x528.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula-web-page-180x162.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula-web-page-175x158.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula-web-page-768x693.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula-web-page-760x686.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.spudnikpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/sula-web-page.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/a>\n<p><strong>If you want to see more about Sula and her art. Visit her instagram, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sulaissula\/\">@sulaissula<\/a>, or website , <a href=\"http:\/\/sula.medovoy.com\/site\/\">http:\/\/sula.medovoy.com\/site\/<\/a> .<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sula Medovoy is a recent graduate of Ohio University with BFA\u2019S in Graphic Design and Print Making. She currently is working as a graphic designer. 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