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MODULAR22 Artist Profile - Emily Fundis

Website:

emilyfundis.com

 

Favorite Color:

Charcoal gray or lavender

 

Where were you born/raised:
Nashville, TN

Education:

Graduated with a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2011

 

Describe your work in 140 characters or less:

I primarily illustrate animals and objects of natural history, but I like to superimpose unnatural, man-made compositions upon them.

 

Current obsessions (art, design, music, movies, whatever, etcetera):

Competitive reality TV shows, Flying Lotus, The Walking Dead, Reggie Watts, Jillian Tamaki, Sam Bosma

 

Favorite piece/project you’ve done:

Probably my Ovumboros piece.

 

 

 

22 likes to focus on the overlap between art and design. Do you consider yourself an artist or designer?
I enjoy bold, simple, and graphic compositions. I think my illustrative work blurs the line a little between the two, But I would say I'm 95% artist at heart.

Tell us about the piece you created for MODULAR22:

It's an original ink drawing I made specifically for the Modular22 show. I like exploring the dynamics in the natural world between predator and prey, territorial behaviors, mating rituals, and- in this case- the interaction between scavengers and the remnants of bodies.