"HF: Was your art readily accepted or did it take a while to get your career moving? Was there a moment where it really started to take off? FS: It really started to take off when I was directing the video, Beautiful People for Marilyn Manson. It was a pivotal video for me creatively and for my career, because I came up with some pretty challenging ideas that I had always wanted to do, but could never find the perfect outlet. He would do anything so I really went for it."
"I remember being on set and watching my sketches come to life in front of my eyes was so transformational for me. It really changed the way I approached creativity. It made me believe that no idea is too crazy. HF: Your work also has an element of "the beautiful grotesque." I feel you really helped bring this aesthetic to the forefront of contemporary art, where it is now much more widely embraced."
Floria Sigismondi grew up in an industrial town while living in a theatrical household where costumes were made and opera played, creating a stark dichotomy that influenced her aesthetic. A pivotal moment came while directing the video "Beautiful People" for Marilyn Manson, where ambitious ideas were realized and transformed her creative confidence. Sigismondi embraces opposites and seeks beauty within darker imagery, focusing on color, texture, and symbolic meaning. She believes close observation reveals unexpected beauty and that no idea is too crazy when given the right outlet.
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