Artist Interview: Alexandria Neonakis


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Age? 24

Hometown? Halifax, Nova Scotia

Where do you live now? pets? I live in my dad’s basement like a bum. My iguana lives there too. Her name is Olivia, she’s 5, and she’s basically a dinosaur.

What do you do for money? (aka job): I work as a graphic artist at HB Studios in Halifax. We’re a video game development company.

More after the jump….

What do you do for money? (aka job) (cont.): I’ve been there for a little over a year now, and did work on EA Sports NBA Live 09, and some other stuff but that’s still all under NDA.

Who’s your hero?: my mom. Is that cheesy? It is? okay… Jack Bauer.

Favorite thing to do when you aren’t working?: It’s a toss-up between drawing and playing video games.

Favorite color?: Green…or Brown. The combination of green and brown. I like the color “tree.”

What inspires you, other than video games?: Other artists, particularly all my friends over at the penny arcade forums. They are all so talented, it gives me so much motivation. My family inspires me too, they’re a funny bunch.

What’s your favorite show on TV? (if Heroes was your answer: What would your power be?): Definitely the Office. and I’m answering the power one anyways. I wish I could fly. Then I could go on vacations for cheap.

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Favorite console game?: Right now it’s L4D, but… I love Gears 2 as well, horde mode is fantastic. I love 360. It is the superior console.

Favorite handheld game?: Pokemon Diamond. Or cooking mama. I am a sucker for cooking mama. It’s such a girly game, I don’t even care.

Favorite movie?: Jurassic Park. The original one.

Favorite artist?: Ragnar

Where do you see yourself in 5 yrs as an artist?: Hopefully not starving! Hahaha no I’m actually not sure! I love doing stuff for children like children’s book illustration. It suits my style well and is fun. Ideally, I’d love to continue to work up my freelance base while working full time at a studio. It’s weird because I’ve achieved a lot of my work goals kind of young so now I just keep setting the bar higher and higher. My dream company to work for would be Valve (could you guess? hahah) or Blizzard.

One talent you would love to have that you don’t have now?: I wish I could play a musical instrument well. Or sing. I am an awful singer.

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If you guys wanna check out more of Alexandria’s stuff – go to her deviantart and buy some prints!!  We at Biftueki look forward to more of her artwork, especially those A-Zombie drawings!!