"Freedom is an intellectual achievement which requires disavowal of collectivism and embrace of individualism."
- Onkar Ghate.
"I don't expect everyone to get something deep. Some people can just listen to the music, or get their aggressions out, but I think with any great painting or movie, album or whatever it is, it's better if people can take what they need from it. That they're not forced to get some particular message."
-Marilyn Manson.
"I like to mess with reality...to bend reality. Some of my works beg the question of is it real or not?"
-Storm Thorgerson.
Favourite Visual Artist
Akira Toriyama, Lionel Koechlin, Piet Mondrian, Mark Rothko, Joan Miro, David Hockney and Hipgnosis along with many others.
Favourite Movies
The works of Stanley Kubrick, Hayao Miyazaki and everything Studio Ghibli.
Favourite TV Shows
The Big Bang Theory, Family Guy, The Ricky Gervais Show, Russell Howard's Good News, An Idiot Abroad and anything else that's decent.
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Mainly stuff with a progressive rock, new age/ambient or electronic slant. Examples are Brian Eno, Jean-Michel Jarre, Röyksopp, Gary Numan, Peter Gabriel, Genesis, King Crimson and Steve Hackett to name a few.
Favourite Books
The Diving Bell & The Butterfly, 2001: A Space Odyssey and numerous non-fiction works relating to art theory.
Tools of the Trade
Panasonic Lumix G10, pencils, my sketchpad/diary.
Other Interests
Photography and art, nostalgia, audiophilia, the odd bit of travelling/commuting here and there.