WANDERING FEET ARTISTS OF LONDON!

James Chen-Feng Kao

James Chen-Feng Kao was born in Taipei, Taiwan and relocated to the United States when he was ten years old. He studied for his BA in Art Practice at University of California, Berkeley. He lived and worked in New York before moving to London to study for his MA in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. After his MA, he participated in the arts residency The Florence Trust in London. He currently lives and works in London.

James describes his work as

'I want my work to capture the viewer and take them to another place. I try to provide the spark, the impetus for this journey, but I do not dictate the destination.

In my art I use cartoon abstraction and suggested narratives to place characters and the audience within a complex interactive environment. I create graphic cartoon-style characters and draw them using ink strokes inspired by Chinese calligraphy. These hybrid characters are placed into drawings in specific positions alongside photo-transferred elements to suggest conceptual stories that do not progress. I also have created character sculptures that are placed in suggestive formations or painted with abstract patterns. The drawings and sculptures form glimpses of a character-world that interact with the audience and are also reflections of my self-perceived identity as a constant stranger/outsider.'

You can take a look at his work on

www.jianfone.com

GUILIA SALA

Trained as Industrial Designer in Florence, Italy, Giulia spent the last years in London, where she successfully graduated at Central Saint Martins in the MA Creative Practice for Narrative Environment. Giulia is inspired by the poetics of everyday life, and she loves digging up stories from the urban textile.

http://giuliasala.wordpress.com/

Giulia’s focus is in the design and production of installations, exhibitions, and immersive environments based on narrative pathways. She worked with different architectural studios in Florence and her portfolio ranges from projects of product and interior design to exhibitions and digital media. Recently she is working on site-specific projects, exploring the concept of “home” through the eyes of residents in neighborhoods in transformation.

WANDERING FEET ARTISTS OF LONDON!

Like we said before, we have received really good response for Wandering Feet! Artists and designers from all over are now wandering and making fabulous shoes. Over the coming few weeks, we would be posting their bios as well as images of their work in progress shoes.

Here is a little bit about artists who are wandering with our shoes in London.

Carmen Vela Maldonado

Carmen was born in the south of Spain a place where Sun, and human relationships are basics in the lifestyle. After falling in love with different cities and enjoy having breakfast with diverse people from all over, she decided to move to London and express herself as a graphic designer in the shape of images, drawings, prints, books, magazines, posters… First, she took a graduate diploma course in London College of Communication, then she meet Proboscis Studio and its fun group of artists-thinkers and learnt and enjoyed around their studio. Currently Carmen is taking her MA course in Communication Design at Central Saint Martins while combining with freelance jobs, bike rides, and cappuccino drinks around East London.

You can see some of her work on

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodkapje/