4-How would you describe Alexis Eke?\u00a0 Alexis Eke is an illustrator and designer who illustrates black women in a contemporary light, and aims to use her unique style in any design field.<\/p>\n
5-You have a Ladies series which I am enthralled by. What is the inspiration behind this series?\u00a0 Nearly all of my work is of women. The inspiration behind using women in a lot of my illustration is due to the fact that I was mainly raised by women and was heavily influenced by them.<\/p>\n
6-What is the medium you utilize the most?\u00a0 Photoshop and Illustrator.<\/p>\n
7-Do you imagine any narrative continuity for the characters in your paintings?\u00a0 Definitely! I would love to create a comic book one day, possibly about how Alexis Eke all started. I think it would help or give motivation to other artist to pursue their passion.<\/p>\n
8-Have you ever asked a buyer, why my art? What is it about your work that interests them?\u00a0 I haven\u2019t, but I will keep this question in mind in the future!<\/p>\n
9-How do you define success?\u00a0 To me, success is being able to experience the world and the luxuries it has to offer through your passion.<\/p>\n
10-What kind of art hangs on the walls of your home?\u00a0 A lot of landscape art, and a Frida Kahlo framed print.<\/p>\n
11-What\u2019s the best advice you\u2019ve received about being an artist?\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cdon’t be afraid to add darker values\u201d.<\/p>\n
12-What influences you as an artist?\u00a0 Music and personal issues influence my art and what I decide to create.<\/p>\n
13-How would you like to be seen as an artist years from now?\u00a0 I would like to be seen as a designer and an artist. Someone who has designed a wide variety of things (shoes, buildings, billboards, albums, clothing, etc.) with a distinct style that anybody can recognize.<\/p>\n
14-If you could have dinner with three artists living\/dead who would be at your table?\u00a0\u00a0 Frida Kahlo, Augusta Savage and Leonardo Da Vinci.<\/p>\n
15-Three things you can’t live without in your studio?\u00a0 I don’t have a studio yet, but as long as I have music, good food and comfortable clothes, I can make art for hours.<\/p>\n
16-Do you have a place\/person\/thing that you visit for inspiration?\u00a0 Not really, I usually look at my own art for inspiration.<\/p>\n
17-How would someone find you on social media?\u00a0 On Instagram @alexis.eke<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6173,"template":"","categories":[5],"class_list":["post-3297","artists","type-artists","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-illustrator"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jimon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artists\/3297"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jimon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artists"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jimon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/artists"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.jimon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artists\/3297\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jimon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jimon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jimon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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