Lisa King
Website: http://www.lisakinglondon.com
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London-based print artist Lisa King was born and raised in Bangkok. She sees the world through a unique graphic vision and is hugely inspired by nature, fascinated by people, and influenced by her cross-cultural upbringing. She takes an investigative approach to her work, using experimental creative processes to convey an emotional response in print. Her work can be characterised as bold, dynamic and plays with ideas of dichotomy and deconstruction. A graduate in Textile Design from Central St. Martins, she assisted Creative Director William Baker before launching her eponymous label in 2013 with her signature ‘Screwprint’ scarves. The last few years have seen Lisa progress from her coveted seasonal themed scarf collections to art directing, curating and collaborating on larger scale projects spanning retail, interiors, costume, performance and product.
What is your idea of perfect happiness?: Late nights experimenting in the studio,or sat on a straw mat on Railei Beach eating Isarn food with my closest friends and family.
Which living person do you most admire?: Yvon Chouinard
What is your greatest extravagance?: Buying vintage ceramics on ebay.
What is your current state of mind?: Appreciative.
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?: Being on time.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?: Floral.
Which talent would you most like to have?: To basket weave, or to sing.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?: I'm a bit of a workaholic sometimes.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?: To have found a way to overcome grief through creative expression, culminating in my exhibition In Perfect Process with London Flower School,, my most ambitious project to date.
If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?: Rippon’s Birdwing Butterfly.
Where would you most like to live?: Railei Beach, Thailand.
What is your most treasured possession?: My mother's batik and kimono collections, she collected both over thirty years living in Thailand.
What is your favorite occupation?: Trawling markets and auctions shopping for my 'one day' dream home.
What is your most marked characteristic?: Curiosity.
What do you most value in your friends?: A willingness to throw it down on the dancefloor.
Who are your favorite writers?: Erich Fromm
Who are your heroes in real life?: My late mother.
What is it that you most dislike?: Trump, and chopped liver.
What is your greatest regret?: Giving up ballet.
What is your motto?: Treat others as you'd like to be treated.