TOM PLATT
“Music… probably. Or textiles… patterns in rugs. I have memories of watching other people drawing, and sitting with them while they are drawing … like in silence… watching someone making marks with a pencil… the quietness and intensity…”
Where is your studio and how long have you been there? As of 24th May 2017... Deptford/New Cross... been there 6 months-ish.
What is your earliest memory of art? Music… probably. Or textiles… patterns in rugs. I have memories of watching other people drawing, and sitting with them while they are drawing … like in silence… watching someone making marks with a pencil… the quietness and intensity… goosebumps!
If you could own any work of art, which would it be? Maybe… something by Kokoschka... an artist’s self-portrait… or Van Gogh.
When and where are you happiest? In transit.
What is your greatest fear? Stupidity.
What is your greatest extravagance? Sadly… Alcohol.
If you could ask one question and receive a true answer, what would that question be? Is the Universe infinite?
Which natural gift would you most like to possess? Perfect pitch… or photographic memory...
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes? To be deaf, dumb and blind.
What to your mind would be the greatest of fortunes? Love.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I would like to be less jealous.
What is your favourite drink? Beer.
What is your current state of mind? Distracted.
Who is your favourite fictional hero? Spock.
Who is your favourite fictional villain? Darth Vader.
If you had a superpower, what would it be? Super-speed… up to and beyond that of light!
Which album, film and book would you take to a desert island? Aphex Twin - Richard D. James Ridley Scott - Blade Runner Gabriel García Márquez - One Hundred Years of Solitude
What would your ‘death row’ meal be? Fresh cockles in a Styrofoam cup… with vinegar… (with a walk on Stiffkey Saltmarsh)
If you were a world record breaker, what would it be for? Rudeness.
Which three historical figures would you like to have lunch with? Philip K. Dick, Arthur C. Clarke, Iain M. Banks.
What or who has been the biggest influence to your practice? Impatience.
Who will play you in the film of your life? Tom Cruise.
What would you do if you knew you could not fail? Make contact with an advanced, extra-galactic alien intelligence.
What is your motto? Every mark resets… so, no worries… just keep moving forward.
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