BDAA ACCESS (SUMMER 2020)

BA: And in purely creative terms; have you found yourself changed at all by current events?
JH: Not really, no. Creatively I can’t just change what I do overnight. Or over a few month period. I’ve definitely
evolved as an artist over the past two years. I’m able to express myself in a much more controlled way and I’ve
learnt to be more brave with my art. When I first started I could just say a few words, which was mainly anger and
fear. But now, I’m able to tell a whole story. My paintings now are from a far more healthy place and I no longer
need to put myself into a dark place to tap into that creative part of myself.
BA: We know that you don’t get involved with the business side of things. But how have you found sales during
this period of lockdown?
JH: Well, it’s actually been very good for us! We sold multiple pieces during the lockdown, literally within weeks
of one another. I wasn’t expecting that at all. Everything in the art world has been on hold and people are losing
jobs and homes. I didn’t expect anyone to be investing in and buying, art. That was a pleasant surprise, definitely
a big pick me up from all that we’d lost in terms of Paris and everything else.
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