On today's episode, artist MURUGIAH shares his story about his career and how he started out. We talk about his formal education in Architecture and he has repurposed these skills to his advantage as an artist. We talk about what's currently in his sketchbook and his first piece of work as a child. Murugiah discusses his unique style and personality in relation to his artwork, including mental health and wellbeing. We talk about identity, his Tamil heritage, his favourite colour and thoughts on AI art. And of course, we talk about the quote that continually inspires him.
MURUGIAH is an award-winning artist based in London, U.K. Born in England & raised in Wales with Sri Lankan heritage, Murugiah trained as an architect in London before choosing his current creative path, specialising in fine art, illustration, art direction, typography and design. Today, he makes psychedelic work infused with the dichotomy of his Sri Lankan heritage and western upbringing around themes of mental health, the impending doom of our planet, and climate change amongst other things. All made in a surreal, joyful, loud and unapologetic style using bright bold colours and detailed graphical compositions. His selected collaborators and commissioners include New Balance, Apple, Disney, Marvel, Facebook, Penguin, Vans, Wired, Los Angeles Times, and Mondo. And he has been featured by BBC, Creative Boom, Creative Lives in Progress, Digital Arts, and SixtySix Magazine.
Thanks for listening to the episode. I'd like to thank my guest for their time, insight and being a great sport!
I would also like to thank my producer, Ashanti Omkar, for all her hard work.
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Keep Rising & Thriving. Aṣẹ!
