Today we’d like to introduce you to Austin Guttery.
Austin, please kick things off for us by telling us about yourself and your journey so far.
My entire life I’ve been completely surrounded by the world of art, animation, cartooning, and illustration. My earliest memories are of watching animation for hours on end, enamored and enthralled by the motion, life, and character that jumped from the screen. Paying attention in school always was a second priority to doodling on my notes, sketching in notebooks, and crafting comics on any paper I could get my hands on. My parents were never happy about this and told me that if I didn’t pay attention in school, it would never lead to a good job. Years later, I majored in RTVF at the University of North Texas, and through a series of serendipitous coincidences, landed myself a job working as a lead animator at a production studio in Dallas, The Well Creative Productions. My world to this day is consumed with illustration and animation, and I take any chance I have to work on my countless personal projects. I hope to have my first project published this year, and I love every minute that I am working being creative.
Can you give our readers some background on your art?
I love to make art that is full of life, motion, and character. Bold colors and exaggerated movement are at the forefront, and I want everything I make to catch a passing eye. One of my deep passions is adventure and exploration, and I try to inject a sense of wonder and awe into everything that I make. I want people to feel excited and curious when they see things I make and if someone wants me to expand on a piece, or wants to learn more about the subject, I know I’ve made something successful. If there’s a message in any of my art, it’s that the world is a big, wide, open place, ripe for discovery, overflowing with endless possibilities.
What responsibility, if any, do you think artists have to use their art to help alleviate problems faced by others? Has your art been affected by issues you’ve concerned about?
I think art has taken a renewed importance in today’s world, especially since the advent of social media a few years ago. Artists and their work have not known for a long time the relevance that it holds today. We live in a very tumultuous and uncertain time, and more and more people have turned to art for answers or for comfort, and nothing could make me happier. It is great to see the thing that gave me the most comfort and direction growing up, helping other people as well.
What’s the best way for someone to check out your work and provide support?
My work is on my website, austinguttery.com/art and on my Instagram, instagram.com/austingutteryartworx. I am hoping to have my first kid’s book published by the end of the year. If you visit a Dallas Mavericks game, you might see some of my animations on display at a game.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.austinguttery.com/art
- Email: austin@austinguttery.com
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/austingutteryartworx
- Twitter: www.twitter.com/AG_artworx
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