ARTIST IN FIFE : KIRSTY WHITEN What inspires you? People always inspire me. From childhood faces, behaviours and what people make have always fascinated me. Does your work contain a personal message? My work couldn't fail to have a personal edge; it's all my observations and my interpretations of people. I hope it communicates directly to as many people as possible. Is there a period, place or person that influences you? There is a huge list of artists and other storytellers who influence me. People who make brave, funny or clinical descriptions of people – such as Paula Rego, Marlene Dumas, Angela Carter, Frida Khalo, Kathe Kollwitz, Charles Avery, Robert, Crumb and Dana Shutz. Have you been creative since childhood? When I was a child I had a special little table in the corner of the kitchen, especially for my obsessive cutting and sticking. I always got a strange thrill from putting the right (or wrong) things together. What do you hope to demonstrate through your artwork? I hope to demonstrate an attitude of deeply curious acceptance.

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