Katie Goodwin is an understated yet very cool
multi-disciplinary artist and lover of films. Since completing her MA in Fine Art from Wimbledon, she’s been working tirelessly to position herself as an accessible creator of quirky, seamless painterly celluloid film installations. She uses disused footage from iconic movies as her muse and recreates their essence through the power of projection, sound, light and colour. Katie recently showed at the Tate Modern and is currently exhibiting in China and Australia. When not working, Katie loves visiting the art galleries in Shoreditch and the ‘Ginger Line’ for inspiration. Here’s what she had to say…
Katie, what is your work about?
I find lost moments that would ordinarily be overlooked or classed as waste and reanimate them. I am drawn to subjects with some kind of mythical status. I try to show the audience something they haven’t seen before.
Who inspires you in the art world?
Rachel Whiteread, Cornelia Parker, Tacita Dean and Gillian Wearing. They make me proud to be a British female artist.
How has East London influenced your work?
I spend my life living and working around the “Ginger Line”. The conversations, random meetings, art and work spaces I encounter along the way all bleed into my practice. Where else in the world can you within walking distance work in an old school; proof a print at lunchtime; go to a gallery opening at 6:30pm; a gig in a cellar then stumble home with a drunken 4am bagel?
Which galleries would you recommend to the Shoreditch people?
Definitely the Whitechapel Gallery and Limoncello on Kingsland Road. Maureen Paley, MOT Project Space, Nunnery gallery, Peer Space, Raven Row, Lion & Lamb gallery. Not so local but also excellent are Furtherfield, V22, Ambika P3 and Vitrine galleries.
Which artists should we be looking out for?
Cornelia Baltes, Ann-Marie James, Alex March. Karen David. There’s loads of London based talent and they’re all super lovely people.
Is the brand of an artist important?
Yes. The name of an artist is their brand. And as an artist your brand needs to have integrity. I am always bombarded with opportunities so it’s a case of deciding what is a good opportunity and what’s not. For me, it’s about showing the best work in the most interesting of places.
What advice would you give prospective artists in Shoreditch looking to pursue a career in art?
If you live in London, have a survival plan. Don’t expect to make money from your art. Be strict with time and remember why you made the choice to be an artist in the first place. Keep making. And get it seen.
A Space Odyssey Omit from Katie Goodwin on Vimeo.
Check our Katie’s website for more information: www.katiegoodwin.com.
Photography Bio:
1. Dustbust (2011) is a cyclical drawing which simultaneously reveals/erases dust, taking the process to its never ending extreme.
2. Dawn of the Rainbow (2010) a homage to The Wizard of Oz (which was the first film ever to be shown in Technicolor.) It is an iconic film which changed cinematic history. To think that technology moves on and we are left with the obsolete by-products is what inspires Katie most.
3. Filmfan (2012), a nostalgic Super 8 film collaboration with artist Alex March.
4. Silent Landscape (2010) a piece exhibited for the New Contemporaries 2011.
