Interview with Simon Tegala, sculptor Age 27, comes from London

How important is what you do to you?
What are you working on at the moment?
Did you always want to be an artist?
But you did go to art school?
What was your degree like?
What happened then?
Were you immediately established as a sculptor?
No, the gallery deal didn't mean much financially and I was completely broke when I came out of Goldsmiths, but at least I had something to work for. I found a large space where I could live and work and I could get on with my projects. I got some work in special effects for commercials to earn some money and I actually learnt a lot of useful skills. If you see liquid effects on TV - like the chocolate in the Twix or Mars Bar ads - then it's my work. I've also had to work in telesales, as a cycle courier - anything really just to fund my work.
Do you still have to do other work?
So obviously you do look forward to work every day?

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