We had the good fortune of connecting with graham moore and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi graham, why did you decide to pursue a creative path?
Since 10 yrs old i always showed an artistic flair, which i think came from my mother who was a draughts person, creating technical drawings in a studio on a naval base. I also went to a naval boarding school, where i could always be found in the arts building, drawing away! A big shout out to my art teacher mr. Jeff Brooks, who did nothing but encourage us in our artistic endeavours as students! What started me on my path as a graphic artist was my love and fascination for album cover artwork which i was fortunate enough to be involved with before everything got shrunk down to postage size for digital media! Creative passion has also been a good asset.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I think a good, positive piece advise for budding creatives would be, be prepared for failure, rejection & criticism because that is part of the course, i have experienced all 3, but in the long run it will make you a better, stronger creative person! And remember not to take it personally! Hard work & passion will prevail so keep at it. And keep your options open creatively, i never thought that one day i would be teaching the very same subject that i have practiced over my career as a graphic designer and now as an artist, with my latest venture which is called Collage Garage, with a friend and colleague, jim wojtowicz, which in short is a creative workshop for creatives of all ages! My biggest compliments are usually that i have really inspired them to be creative!

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
Hammer museum, Broad museum, Zuma Beach, Amoeba records, Home State Tacos, Hermasillo Bar, San Pedro waterfront, Downtown Art walk, The last bookstore, 6th street bridge, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Griffith Observatory, Big Bear.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
Jeff Brooks, Barney Bubbles, Blue Note jazz album covers, Mid -Century Modern design, California Hard Edge painters, Kasimir Malevich/Suprematism/Constructivism art movements, Malcom Garrett, Punk Rock, Collage/MixedMedia art, Letterpress Printing, Sketch Books, Instant Design, A manual of Graphic Techniques by Terry Jones, Vintage Guitars, Thrift Stores, Ray Gun magazine, The Face magazine, Acid Jazz, Boards of Canada, The Verve, Tomato Design Collective, Underworld, …

Website: www.gmoorecreative.com

Instagram: @gnmooreca

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/graham-moore-44a6065/

Image Credits
All images by Graham Moore

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