Finding Your Artistic Voice ft. Wilfrid Wood
Sofia Pusa chats with Wilfrid Wood, an artist celebrated for his quirky and insightful portraits, created using everything from plasticine to watercolor. In this episode, Wilfrid offers an unfiltered look at the realities of carving your path as an artist: from battling self-doubt and the pressure of time to the pivotal choices that shaped his distinctive artistic voice. From his early days at Spitting Image to forging his own path, Wilfrid’s story is refreshingly honest and deeply inspiring.
Key Takeaways
How to find your artistic voice
Using anxiety and self-doubt as unexpected creative fuel
Balancing commercial pressure with personal expression
The impact of beauty and Instagram on artistic work
About the guest
Wilfrid Wood is an artist living and working in Hackney. He mainly depicts people who message him on Instagram. Plus the occasional tree. The most important thing is that he gets as much character into the portrait as possible, be it animal or vegetable.
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