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My dad was always such a frustrated artist. He always worked very hard to support his family, doing a bunch of ridiculous jobs. He wanted to be a painter, but then he also wrote science-fiction novels in his spare time.

My engineer dad is where my technical acumen comes from. I remember him taking me to the factories to see how what works. Often he used to open up his motorbike to fix things and I saw how the wheels worked. His car used to be open for dissection very regularly. All this taught me and inspired me to look beyond what I could see on the skin.

I was always fascinated by engineering. Maybe it was an attempt maybe to get my father's respect or interest, or maybe it was just a genetic love of technology, but I was always trying to build things.

You see, my ambition was not to confound the engineering world but simply to create a beautiful piece of art.

So much of my aesthetic was formed by my dad.

My dad is very down to earth, and I view him as a creative genius, and I am very proud of that.

Some of modern engineering is necessary to good art. But I think of myself is a cultural artist.

I was brought up on art. My father thought I had a great hand at art and sent me to art school. But he did not want me to become a photographer.

My exposure to visual art all my life was intensive.