Suzanne
Kaldor
1. What part of the process of creating art do you like
best?
The
most interesting part of creating an art object
is the planning, designing stage. This is the time
you dream and let your imagination soar. The next
stage of the process is the mundane part of it
which can be often frustrating and force you to be
realistic: the costing, and the technical details.
2.
What is your working environment like?
Chaotic, untidy for
others and a junkyard for me my Studio is a
rich and lovely area, where I can loose myself.
3.
What kind of (formal & informal) art training have you
had?
Certificate of
drafting from the University of Budapest.
Ceramic two years at Caulfield Institute of
Technology full time Fine Art Majoring in
Sculpture and Printmaking Postgraduate 4 years.
full time Graphic
Communication at Hawthorn Teachers
Training at Catholic Education Art and
R.E. Graduate Dip of many other teaching
orientated subjects, as Curriculum design, Exhibition
curating etc. Moderating and trial of
VCE Graphic Communication.
Textile Printing and design. I love
reading, researching, learning. I have a very
inquisitive mind.
4. How
has your art training affected the kind of art you
produce?
Because of the variety of
my training ( which were due for my
curious nature) gave me an infinite
possibility to combine different methods and media.
5.
Name some important influences and inspirations in your art
career.
Overseas travelling books and
more books.
6.
What has been the most difficult thing you have encountered
in your work?
Promotion, exposition and
doing things too early. Having idea before the general
public would accept it.
7.
Have there been major turning points in your art career?
Yes,
when I changed over from Ceramic after 15 years and
went to RMIT to learn Sculpture.
8.
What has been the highlight of your art career?
When I
finish something and I am satisfied, this does
not happen too often, I am
the strictest critic of my own artwork. Finally
what I have noticed, once you are bitten by the creative
bug, your life will be channelled into
an irreversible track and you cannot help
yourself but create.
Art
caption: Pomegranate, Cast
Aluminium, 30 x 30 x 30 cm by Suzanne Kaldor