Creative Thursday - Lola Dupre

Following on from Yvonne's interview we have managed to track down her favourite Southside Artist Lola Dupre as this weeks interviewee. Lola is a very well travelled artist having lived all over the place but having spent the last ten years calling Govanhill home. She is pretty busy with shows at the moment of her mind bending work (note: no computers were involved in any of here work) and is sadly leaving us soon for a different southside - the southside of France!!

SSH: What is it that you make?

Lola: I take existing images and i cut them to shreds using my trusty pink scissors. I then heap them onto wood panels and pour glue over the top. The result is something similar to the original image, a warped view on an existing visual. I work with old illustrations and photographs, photos i take myself, found images, collaborative projects with photographers / visual artists and various other stimulating images. I enjoy producing illustration projects, commissions and personal projects. I am basically a human photoshop filter. You can see me in Govanhill walking around collecting scrap paper from the streets to satisfy my hunger for photo montage.

SSH: You mentioned you were well travelled where have you been?
Lola: I was born in Algeria, grew up in France and London. And for the last ten years or so Glasgow has been my home. I also briefly lived in Switzerland and Spain. I briefly studied Architecture but it was not for me.

I spent my youth bumming around Europe doing various short lived jobs. It was great fun, i always had sketchbooks with me and i think this time has been a great influence on me. I have worked with several mediums, but for the last several years collage has been the most important to me.

SSH: What is your favourite piece?

This is generally always the last piece i made, but i do quite like 'Mata Hari', 18 x 12.5 inches. (image below)

SSH: What's next?

I have two upcoming group shows in California, one at Fecal Face Dot Gallery, (full details on the other to be announced) And i have several upcoming projects i have made in collaboration with photographers.

SSH: Where do you go for inspiration?
Probably fecalface.com, but inspiration comes from everything.

SSH: Any advice for budding collage makers?It takes time, just stick at it and you will get better and better and better.

SSH: Whats your Southside Haven?
Vicky Road, and Goslow cafe, great places to see Glasgow go by.

SSH: If money was no option what would you change about the Southside?
Tolerance would be mandatory, and the streets would be paved with grass (nod to seth schwaiger).

SSH: Tell us one other interesting fact about you?
I have part custodianship of the cutest most lovable dog in the whole world!.