Episode 4: Alex Mein

Images courtesy of Alex Mein via instagram.com

Self-taught figurative artist Alex Mein joins us this week on Young at Art. He dives into his career across art and fashion, today as an artist and Course Leader of BA Fashion Imaging and Illustration at the London College of Fashion. He shares with us the great story of how he got back into drawing after a ten-year break, being inspired by the characters he would see on his daily two-hour commute, and offers uphill advice for anyone struggling with their creative outlook. 

 Alex’s incredible portraits and drawings evoke his strong signature style; a combination of lines in saturated colours that capture the personality and style of the people he sketches. This week, Alex shares with us how he approaches a drawing, where he seeks artistic inspiration in London and why making art is open for everyone.

 Harry Stevens is the host of Young at Art and is a 21-year-old art and interiors obsessive passionate about opening up the art world to all. At Young at Art Harry speaks to the tastemakers who are defining a new image of art and design today, with new episodes out weekly. 

If you enjoyed this episode and want to find who we will be speaking to next, you can follow the podcast on Instagram @youngatartpodcast. Today’s guest Alex Mein can be found on Instagram at @mrmein, and Harry can be found at @planetstevens. For more information about the podcast, please visit the website, www.youngatart.com

The podcast’s cover art was drawn by the Beatrice Ross, @beatricealiceross and the intro music was written and performed by Maggie Talibart, @maggie_talibart.