Derrick Schultz

New York City

Larvae from Derrick Schultz's new Art Club collection, Anthropocene

“Anthropocene explores the affect humanity has on wildlife by digitally manipulating historic images of flora and fauna.”
— GG, Electric Objects

Can we see a picture of your workspace and/or desktop?

There’s usually a cat in this scene, but she refused to have her picture taken.

Where are you typing this from?

My other job as a designer at the New York Times

What do you watch/listen to while working?

You Can’t Deny by Jacques Greene

Dreamz Come True by Jimmy Edgar

Numb & Getting Colder by Flume and KUČKA

What have you been working on lately?

#anthropocene risographs

#acidbotcut

#plottertwitter

What work of yours are you most proud of?

I hate everything I make

What tools do you use in your work?

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Processing

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Illustrator

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Pen Plotters

Can you tell us about your process?

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Folders on folders on folders. Start small, add to it. Then make a left turn.

Any last advice for the folks just starting out?

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Start somewhere simple, then build on it.

Top Five Most Influential Visuals

Basic Forces poster by Erik Nitsche

Kusntkredit 1078/1979 poster by Wolfgang Weingart

Wall Sconces by Charlotte Perriand

Mirror Lake by Katie Rose Pipkin

The Colby Poster (Colby Printing)

Favorite file formats?

.pde, .svg, .hpgl

What are the best places to see your work?

Instagram: @dvsmethid and @bustbright

Twitter: @dvsch and @bustbright

What sites do you visit for inspiration?

Ehhhhhhhh...Twitter maybe?

Whose work do you follow?

Jeff VanderMeer, Peter Watts, Martin Venezky, Katie Rose Pipkin, REAS, Bráulio Amado, and lots of others but I’m terrible at remembering names.

What are your favorite galleries, museums, exhibits, etc.?

Bitforms, MoMA, any and all botanical gardens, Museum of Jurassic Technology, anywhere where there are cactus and succulents. Bookstores and libraries.

Thanks for the interview,
Derrick