{"id":65,"date":"2011-08-04T07:57:40","date_gmt":"2011-08-04T07:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ilovemega.com\/blog\/?p=65"},"modified":"2014-07-29T14:37:55","modified_gmt":"2014-07-29T14:37:55","slug":"jon-burgerman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ilovemega.com\/blog\/jon-burgerman\/","title":{"rendered":"JON BURGERMAN
Interview with the English artist"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exclusive interview with the English artist Jon Burgerman.<\/h2>\n

Jon Burgerman and I share the same French agent called Lezilus (hi Lezilus!).<\/strong>
\nJon grew up in England on a diet of Walkers crisps and lemon Tango, doodling through his lessons at school, barely paying enough attention to hear when the teacher was telling him off for not paying attention.He then went to study Fine Art at University in Nottingham (where he still lives now) and paid just a tiny bit more attention\u2026 but not that much more.
\nSince then he has been scrawling images for fun, for companies and for exhibitions. Jon may be a weakling but his fingers are super buff!
\nPublished in Acclaim magazine<\/a>.
\nMore about Jon Burgerman<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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WITH NEW WORKS USUALLY COMING OUT MORE OFTEN THAN A LIL WAYNE FEATURING, HOW DO YOU MAINTAIN TO STAY PROLIFIC AND TO KEEP COMING UP WITH FRESH IDEAS AT THE SAME TIME?<\/strong>
\nI have a very low attention span, I also get excited and inspired by lots of things around me, so I’m always keen to try new stuff out. I have lots of ideas about what I want to do with my work and try and slip them into new projects I’m working on. The only way I can stay sane with my work is to try new things. On the surface drawing might seem simplistic and limiting but actually it’s infinite and sometimes overwhelming. I try and feed my brain good music, literature, thoughts, food etc and I think this in someway comes through in my ideas and work. The answers can often be found in books.<\/p>\n

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My Jon Burgerman interview published in Acclaim magazine<\/p><\/div>\n

PRINTS, PAINTINGS, TOYS, ANIMATIONS, CLOTHING, SKETCHES, ETC. HOW DO YOU CHOOSE THE MEDIUM YOU’LL USE FOR A NEW WORK?<\/strong>
\nIThe medium is sometimes suggested by the project at hand, for instance it might not be practical to work with slices of bread and squeezy ketchup for a clothing project (though it could be interesting). I approach most projects in the same way regardless of medium. The concept or story needs to work on paper and in my head first for the rest of the project to flow. So even if it’s a one-off graphic for a tee-shirt there will be an idea behind it that makes sense to me and allows me to get on with making the work. I need to convince my brain all is well, and then it’ll allow me to get on with the doodling.<\/p>\n