Kristen Sinclair

On synesthesia, Jean-Michel Basquiat and working with SOAK... exclusively in Jack's words. Who are you and what do you do? My name is Jack Coulter. I am an abstract expressionist artist from Belfast, born in 1994. Why do you do what you do? Where do you draw inspiration for your work? Growing up as a child, I was heavily exposed to abstract art. My aunt Christine was my greatest influence - she was an abstract printmaker. My mum had her prints exhibited in every room of my house - they are breathtaking compositions. I was in awe of her work - I could 'hear' her paintings. Later in life, I became aware that I was born with synesthesia. To have her embrace my artwork from an early age was vital; young minds are brittle - disbelief can arise from just one individual's opinion. Whilst living in Germany, she once had dinner with Georg Baselitz - he was lucky to have met her. She always believed in me, even when no one else did. She sadly passed away the day befor...

The man himself (Source: Rolling Stone) When writing about Hayao Miyazaki and his films, you could really overuse the words ‘cute’ and ‘weird'.  Hayao Miyazaki may just be the cutest old man ever. And his films are just as cute! From the outright adorable (My Neighbor Totoro, Ponyo) to the downright bizarre (Spirited Away, Porco Rosso), one of Japan’s most famous directors has smashed box office records whilst producing some of the sweetest and weirdest shit you’ll ever watch. With Studio Ghibli he’s created tens of films from the mid-eighties right up until last year, and of Miyazaki’s movies, here are seven of his best, in my humble opinion: Spirited Away (2001) Source: thedissolve.com Spirited Away happens to be my favourite film of all time. I’ve watched it countless times since I was little and my undying love of this wonderfully far-fetched tale still remains. Translated from the Japanese ‘Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi’, it's something like the Ja...