Kristen Pearson: What is your name or what you prefer to go by?
Brenna Wissmann: Brenna KP: Where are you from? BW: San Marcos, Texas KP: What is your age and classification in college? BW: 22, senior KP: What do you think is in store for you after graduation?... In other words, what do you want to do after school? BW: I already work full time, so my plan is to continue my job with my current company, keep expanding my portfolio, and prep to apply to grad school in the next year or two. KP: When did you first become passionate about art? BW: I’ve been passionate about art since before I knew what it was. Growing up I didn’t have access to a lot of art supplies so I would make marks with anything I could. I mixed a lot of water with a lot of dirt and made stuff happen. KP: What or who inspires you the most in your work? BW: I would say I’m mostly inspired by the people around me. Watching the people around me live their own lives gives me a lot of inspiration for whatever reason… Feeding off of their energy maybe. KP: If you had to pick a favorite artist, who would it be and why? BW: I would say Egon Schiele. Even though he died very young and he doesn’t have an extremely extensive body of work. The way he handles water media is just beautiful to me. KP: How do people usually react to your art or how do they usually feel? BW: People usually like the patterns and think that looks pretty cool. It’s generally positively received. KP: Going off of that, how do you want people to react to your work? BW: I want people to think about my work. A few times my paintings have been interpreted differently than I anticipated. For example, a painting I have of two female lovers kept being referred to as “friends” and I think if people really looked at the work with an unbiased eye they wouldn’t have used that term. KP: What type of art is your favorite to create and why? BW: Figurative art. I think I love the figure so much because I’ve been drawing it the longest. Before anything else I drew myself. In high school I didn’t have much of anything else to draw. KP: What techniques or materials do you usually use to create your artworks? BW: I usually use water media. Watercolor, ink, acrylic, watercolor pencil, anything I can add water to. I love fluidity. KP: This is kind of a weird one, but if your art were music, what genre would it be and why? BW: I think my art would be pop punk. Because it’s palatable and pleasing but it’s also got a bit of bite and some stuff to say. KP: What jobs have you had besides an artist? BW: I’ve been a cashier at target, a sandwich artist at subway, and for several years I’ve been a service leader at HEB. KP: Are you currently working on anything that you’re proud of? BW: My self esteem. KP: What is your dream art project, if you have one? BW: A giant wall of chicks doing things. Working, fighting, cleaning, each other. Whichever. KP: What could you not live without? BW: Water, food, air, and love. KP: Lastly, is there anything you want people to know about you or work that aren’t familiar with it? BW: I don’t think so. I hope it speaks for itself. |