our creative extended family part I

portrait shot by jalani morgan

Kwame Delfish, contemporary artist

Hermann&Audrey: What’s inspiring you lately?

Kwame: Music has been inspiring me a lot lately. To be more specific, I just recently put one of my favourite albums back on rotation (Be by Common). With this album Common enters into a new chapter in his career as an artist. It shows how influential and successful you can be just by remaining honest and true to yourself and your craft.

I see myself entering a new chapter in my career, which I hope will bring me success and allow me to be a positive role model at the same time.

H&A: What makes excellence in design?

Kwame: I believe an excellent design is a creating that you as the artist can connect to. For me, one of the worst things that can happen as an artist is being questioned about one of my pieces and not being able to explain it. However, by allowing your emotions, vibe, and instinct to lead your creative process, everything else will fall into place.

H&A: What do you see as upcoming trends in the “art” world?

Kwame: The merging of artists from different art genres and the redefining of the them “fine arts”. I see fine art every day without having to step into an art gallery!

H&A: What’s the philosophy behind your art?

Kwame: Nothing more than just keeping it real! I do what makes me feel good and allows me to sleep at night.

H&A: What does your work mean to you?

Kwame: Freedom. I feel like I have finally found my niche and I am thankful that I discovered it early in life. Many people spend a lifetime never knowing what they truly want to do or doing something they hate. i am just grateful that I am able to do what I love and make a living doing it.

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Look for collaborations between Kwame Delfish and Jalani Morgan to come in Spring 2010.

Learn more about what Kwame’s up to and check out his latest work at his website, www.kwamedelfish.com (web design:Hermann & Audrey.)