Yasmin Moore Milne studio visit
Yasmin Moore Milne | based in Glasgow
2018 BA Painting, Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen
Yasmin Moore Milne is a Scottish artist who is currently based in Glasgow.
Yasmin completed her studies at Gray’s School of Art and is nowadays making new work in her studio in Glasgow
Kisses, gouache, oil pastel on 300 gsm watercolour paper, 20 x 30 cm
How do you describe your artistic style?
My own subject matter usually depicts figures inhabiting a space and connecting through the use of shapes and colours.
I enjoy finding some small link or reference between the space, objects and figures that make me feel like they belong together. I like to collage and move about pieces of visual information until I find some kind of similarity or opposite. I like discovering links through the making and painting process and sometimes they have an element of absurdity or silliness to them.
The compositions for images can be informed by found pictures or sometimes Persian paintings. I like the flat nature of Persian painting and the use of shape, pattern and line helps me to find structure in my own work.
How did you get into art?
As a child, I was interested in looking at my surroundings and imagining how I could draw them or make them with materials around me. Discovering new materials and what they were capable of, was fascinating to me. I still feel that same level of childish enthusiasm for discovering and creating something new.
I was originally born in a fishing town called Peterhead with my parents and two brothers. I am a triplet so as you can imagine our grandparents spent a lot of time helping to look after us as well. My grandad was always working in his shed making things out of materials he would find and collect from the skip. I think watching my grandad craft new objects out of old materials, furthered my interest in creating.
When my family and I moved from Peterhead to Glasgow when we were at School I noticed how colourful the city was!
Drawing was my favourite thing to do at school and I always felt compelled to keep doing it. I then started making prints and drawing on top of them and eventually started painting.
I decided to pursue my studies at Gray´s School of Art in drawing and painting.
At Gray’s we were encouraged to experiment with different methods of drawing and painting and to intensely observe and look at things. The best thing about art school is that it teaches you to be self-motivated. Art school allows you the luxury of time and space to explore new ideas and to find out what works for you and most likely a lot of the time what doesn’t work for you.
I think for me the habit of thinking about art has become part of my everyday life and has really enhanced my appreciation for the world I see around me.
In the studio with Yasmin…
Working as a painter can be a solitary activity and so being part of an art community is important. My studio is in the East end of Glasgow. The studio space provides me with a setup that keeps my creativity and ideas alive.
I think that the studio gives me structure: it is a place to think, make, and feel motivated by the other creatives in the studio.
She's just like a flower, gouache, acrylic and collage on paper on 300 gsm watercolour paper, 20 x 30 cm
What does being part of the ArtThou and Maggie’s No Borders Initiative mean to you?
I heard about the Art Thou and Maggie’s Initiative from other artists from Gray´s School of Art.
I think that the name No Borders sends a positive message at a time during quarantine. I am happy to be doing something for the Maggie´s Centre, because they create safe places for people dealing with cancer. Places like the Maggie´s Centres are more important than ever for people during this pandemic. My family has been recently affected by cancer and so this initiative has my full support.
Check out the works by Yasmin Moore Milne in the ArtThou No Borders Initiative here