Ep 20 'How To Be A Full Time Artist' with Will Huxley (artist, THE HUXLEYS)

The Creative Coach with Dan Brophy

My guest this week is artist Will Huxley. Along with his partner in art and life, Garett, he forms one half of The Huxleys, which is a 'performance art experience' allowing him to play in the space of experimental theatre, costume design, photography and video.

The Huxley's two of the most recognisable artists in the country - mainly due to their larger-than-life costumes and colourful performance that are as layered with meaning as they are widely accessible.

They have been guests of every major art event and profiled by every major media outlet in the country.

You may have seen them turn up to a functions in giant inflatable costumes and their glitter infused mock-glam-rock act Style Over Substance in which they perform as a band without music.

Will and I came up alongside each other at film school. Since graduating in the middle of the 2000s have faced the disillusionment of trying to work out where we fit in ever-narrowing film and TV industry.

We discuss the way Will has forged a path towards making work that he really believes in - and turned it into a career.

This is a great chat for anyone feeling discouraged by the lack of opportunity within their dream industry, or for those who are unsure about how to make the bridge from they work they are doing to the work they want to be doing. It's great to be reminded that for Will this has been the journey of fifteen years, with every step along the way equipping him with another tool for making work that unlike anyone else.

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