Neil Ennui:" I think if i could go back and change anything, I'd just tell young me, not to worry so much, to be myself and people will like you even more for just being you"
"Blackdistillary" - created by Neil Ennui
"Houses" - created by Neil Ennui
"Worship" - created by Neil Ennui
BPP: Who
are you? And who you really are?
Neil Ennui: My name is
Neil , Known either as Neil Ennui or Neil Parkinson. I'm an Artist based in
Yorkshire England, I work in Illustration, design, fine art and street art.
"Yeti" - created by Neil Ennui
"Resource - research" - created by Neil Ennui
Neil Ennui at France infront of his stingrays- photo by Keith Hopwell
BPP: If you
could say something important to others who were listening, what would you tell
them?
Neil Ennui: Find your
own way through life. What works for others may not work for you, so be true to
yourself and don't be swayed by perceptions of what the world expects you to
be. Be kind to yourself don't work yourself into an early grave, Be good to
your fellow man, have consideration of those around you, be selfless and a
gentleman.
"Transient" - created by Neil Ennui
"Bad Omen sin the skies" - created by Neil Ennui
BPP: What is your true dream, the one that keeps
you up at night and if one day it were to come true you would feel peace and
calmness in your heart?
Neil Ennui: To buy a
property in the countryside with land enough to grow food to keep the people
close to me fed, providing its own power and independent of the taxman. I'd
also like to build a big workshop on site that i can spend my days tinkering in
creating art and objects, then just spend my days happy with my amazing
partner, have a family and get on with our thing out of the way of the noisy
chaos of modern life.
"Bandits" - created by Neil Ennui
"Never sunk"- created by Neil Ennui
BPP: How is
life currently for the people in your country and what would you wish for them
and for the planet at large?
Neil Ennui:Bleak. The
country has few jobs and income disparity is huge. The youth and a lot of the
population have hated our government for years, It isn't democracy at all, we
vote in the least objectionable rich white guy who is so detached from what
reality is for most people it is impossible for them to do anything of worth.
Then they get 4 years to enact whatever ridiculous laws they want, we don't get
a say in any of it, that doesn't scream democratic proccess to me. The poor
economy and lack of jobs have created strange problems, being unemployed is
kind of common now and the youth don't seem to have anything to do or options
available to them, drinking and taking drugs have become really excessive in England.
I hope that
ultimately we can get a government in place that is truly representative of its
people and understands the problems, not just in the banks or economic centres
but also at street level. I hope we switch to Green energy before things start
melting and burning and i hope we can all learn to be a little better to each
other, more tolerant and less selfish.
"Offerings" - created by Neil Ennui
Neil Ennui at his studio at Folkstone - photo by Keith Greenough
Neil Ennui while working at his studio - photo by Keith Greenough
Neil Ennui infront of his artwork - photo by Keith Greenough
Neil Ennui painting at his studio - photo by Keith Greenough
BPP: If you
had a chance to be a child again would you choose the same life?
Neil Ennui: I don't
really think much of life is a choice. My family will always be my family, and
each decision has brought me to a specific point and I'm pretty happy where I
am. I gave up on regrets and wishing to change things it seemed futile and if i
couldn't learn to ignore unchangeable regrets my life was going to be pretty
miserable.
I think i
was quite an insecure youth, and acted out in my own ways, worried about others
perception of me and tried to play up to what i thought people wanted of me. I
think if i could go back and change anything, I'd just tell young me, not to
worry so much, to be myself and people will like you even more for just being
you.
"Orbandspeter" - created by Neil Ennui
BPP: What was the exact moment that you realised
what you wanted to do with your life?
How did you feel at this very moment?
Neil Ennui: I don't
think there was a moment really, I've never stopped doodling since a crayon was
put in my hand as a child. From 3 years old i could usually be found in a quiet
corner scribbling away, happy and content. Nothing else ever seemed much of an
option, when i was 6 i thought i may have wanted to be a fighter pilot, i don't
like heights or war particularly so i guess sticking to art was the right
choice. When i was 15 i was thinking about architecture, but i guess i wanted
to just do something big and awesome looking, and i could do that with art so
there was no need to be as specific as architecture. A Career as an
artist/designer tends to have a lot of moments and emotional roller coasters
swaying from joy and peace to pure despair, when you learn to roll with it
though its amazing.
"A treacherous journey but worth" - created by Neil Ennui
"You wear your beauty like a noose" - created by Neil Ennui
"Wahing away the stormclouds" - created by Neil Ennui
BPP: Would
you like to tell us something we didn’t ask until now?
Neil Ennui: I'm
currently transitioning into working with more sculpture and learning to
animate.
Painty me - photo by Max Wheeler in Brighton
Neil Ennui's drawing for BPProject
If you want to learn more about Neil Ennui,please visit:
www.neilennui.com
WHERE:
From the Cities to the sea - Boulogne sur mer 2012
Mythiq27 at the Artaq 3rd annual street art awards - Angers (fr) 2012
From the cities to the sea part1 - Folkestone 2012
Pictoplasma- la Gaîté lyrique, Paris 2011
December show-Weapon of choice Gallery , Bristol 2011
Court farm- Brighton open house 2011
Valentines show - Pure Gallery, Newcastle 2011
December show- Weapon of choice Gallery, Bristol 2010
Haiti fundraiser- Barcelona 2010
Start from scratch- Burnley 2010
Found- Brigatte Gallery, Leeds 2010
Caught- Temple works, Leeds 2010
Browsing copy 2 - Singapore 2010
Browsing copy - Singapore 2009
Everything is cold except you- Odd, Manchester 2009
Damaged gods- Wellington, Leeds 2009
Best Joined Up and Subism 2- Map Gallery, Leeds 2008
Best Joined up and Subism-Faversham, Leeds 2008
Out of the woods, Leeds 2007
Sovereign chambers- charity show, leeds 2007
Ladies and Gentlemen-Ante, Leeds 2007
FOR:
Jim Beam/Red Stag, Diesel, TOMS, House of Marley, Don’t Panic!, Smirnoff, MFDOOM, Pampero, Adidas, First Word Records, That Handsome Devil, Xscape, Treacle Clothing, Ye Mighty, Best Joined Up, PD3, Diageo, Edding, Traffic Entertainment, Monorex, Secret wars, East Leeds FM, Strange Cargo, Subism, Oxfam-Oxjam, Stag and Dagger, Look and Listen, Route1, Rereat, Rikitik, Bad Sneakers, Loroc Architects, Beatherder,
Photos by Keith Greenough,Keith Hopwell , Max Wheeler. Paintings & Drawings by Neil Ennui. All rights reserved.
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