Alex’s wordless stories are accompanied by the vivid artwork that continues to hook 526K Instagram followers. His artwork has garnered attention from prestigious platforms like the New York Times, BBC, and Vice. The artist previously shared: “I knew that I had a bit of talent when drawing. But things developed, and a career path became much clearer when I first did an evening cartooning course, then an art foundation, and then a BA in illustration.”
From then on, Alex began challenging the status quo, making us question reality. More info: Instagram | Facebook | alexgamsujenkins.com Alex wrote: “Absolutely. I feel working these jobs had a massive influence. Around that time I had completely stopped making any art since I was a child. I didn’t draw anything from the age of 12 till I was about 22. During that break, I was particularly unfocused and didn’t know what direction to take in terms of a career. I worked these jobs, like mentioned, the supermarket, and I was also fairly frustrated by the mundanity of it all. When it came to me rediscovering my drive for drawing again, I felt the work flowed out of me at the time, due to all that pent-up frustration! The boredom and lack of direction helped me to gain wind in my sails and give me an initial push. Also, another thing was I never really felt I was any good at these jobs, so with art, I at least felt there was some talent deep down in there.” “It’s a learning process, really. I’m pretty introverted as I’m sure a lot of artists are, and the idea of handing over my work in person for someone to validate or observe always filled me with dread or made me feel awkward. The internet and having social media has made the process of putting work out there in the world a lot easier and I can just upload something and then not feel paranoid by someone’s facial expression when they look at my drawing! There are moments when a negative comment can still leave its mark, I can almost look over all the good ones and my attention will just focus on that 1 bad one which will cut deep. I think this is normal, though, just try and focus on the positive comments and if there is one that is negative, see it in a constructive light. Being self-aware is good.” And lastly, Alex added: “Anyone who wants any advice or tips, etc., don’t hesitate to get in touch and I can share anything I may have picked up along the way. Or maybe I can get some tips from you… cheers!” Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Please use high-res photos without watermarks Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB.
