tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58937038990717579752024-03-12T15:59:57.090-07:00The THERMostat&THe gReEN DRAgoon''...The driver tried to reassure them that the soldiers only wanted to check his permit,then would let them pass...''Parentela Claudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835700930585627367noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893703899071757975.post-2991947449187654252010-03-12T13:41:00.000-08:002010-03-12T13:50:31.075-08:00Rafa Bertone<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Z6cVYg6jzELaaf9f5eXSTocu7m9yEveR549M19NoNHPuoenPerDyBaD5JPacmHC0g_dqq8jbXqZm6EciZpwhjzqUdFO4gdLGe0OtzDxgVu_aPcE2F8BIe1ks8MWzzaMN_RwnWz2zJP4S/s1600-h/BERTONE3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Z6cVYg6jzELaaf9f5eXSTocu7m9yEveR549M19NoNHPuoenPerDyBaD5JPacmHC0g_dqq8jbXqZm6EciZpwhjzqUdFO4gdLGe0OtzDxgVu_aPcE2F8BIe1ks8MWzzaMN_RwnWz2zJP4S/s400/BERTONE3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447867667707111234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4fHsuDKp85ug8crUlT-ZKVvURyTVrzUc1A2-5o1go9OZRKvFke5FXtMVKN2PtsqXKmLIkTjTSaXosRJ4uh9OYoKwvCYgJDIy4z0juivG0NwgZq0QGNhLTXOg8ueEBF_fQ0dpKzcgmVew/s1600-h/BERTONE6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4fHsuDKp85ug8crUlT-ZKVvURyTVrzUc1A2-5o1go9OZRKvFke5FXtMVKN2PtsqXKmLIkTjTSaXosRJ4uh9OYoKwvCYgJDIy4z0juivG0NwgZq0QGNhLTXOg8ueEBF_fQ0dpKzcgmVew/s400/BERTONE6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447867663484940322" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.rafabertone.com"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" >www.rafabertone.com</span></a> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" ><br /><br /><a href="http://rafabertone.blogspot.com">rafabertone.blogspot.com</a></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" ><br /><br /><a href="http://confusiongroup.blogspot.com">confusiongroup.blogspot.com</a></span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9_fTbjbhUQWuiWbMcKp7iKG5UJzGTs41uDz_6w2PjeKPaZWM_sezhLG6r9rT1FXESfSuzQ94D8qnmp4nDkL_anWa92vgAhXaG6Y3nvkUocR6ZJF6alvUDM4ZawmpIBslJMD4vn8ZRLIW/s1600-h/BERTONE4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 389px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9_fTbjbhUQWuiWbMcKp7iKG5UJzGTs41uDz_6w2PjeKPaZWM_sezhLG6r9rT1FXESfSuzQ94D8qnmp4nDkL_anWa92vgAhXaG6Y3nvkUocR6ZJF6alvUDM4ZawmpIBslJMD4vn8ZRLIW/s400/BERTONE4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447867652365572578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQzPOVEb4DcJY_H-lMhAg4tgA0hKZmubrkual4sf8TWOfatKRzZa3hXJPbvg_DlXmuhWFpUFRqYzslIKNoOmRejJrWZjpTQzSf71KPhCluEgQutYJnyzh8Ny6pggvg_Y4HcYexgkfsHsV/s1600-h/BERTONE2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 393px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQzPOVEb4DcJY_H-lMhAg4tgA0hKZmubrkual4sf8TWOfatKRzZa3hXJPbvg_DlXmuhWFpUFRqYzslIKNoOmRejJrWZjpTQzSf71KPhCluEgQutYJnyzh8Ny6pggvg_Y4HcYexgkfsHsV/s400/BERTONE2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447867646389548018" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" ><br /><br /><br /></span></span>Parentela Claudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835700930585627367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893703899071757975.post-19723972762647468662009-07-08T14:06:00.000-07:002009-07-08T14:10:35.419-07:00Interview with Joe Ryckebosch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg36dB3NaMlrxkKPgr3ylJPtEqrV549Ttf0JD1gGYdYKt2ThmFZjLWwBn_dt2soud8HtoY7b2igVzp6MJmVuB_X8o0cuus5XaGhh-U69J94acvUMfdF28CNY0vJh8gHtrSwFMNbwo8mCaoo/s1600-h/RICKEBOSCH4.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7wKgW7b4oDUgnWcj-kjp1ggaOJRYxdKkCsu5M-YKSRfQ4mUNbbdmFX8EQBKmDv4ZyiOzIO6hPImvQ6RAxeKpgpq3OLCG3kAyeLUDBU73P_5Q__8Av2hP-jMm-PSkxzSDRFjuLK1Z2DHI/s400/RICKEBOSCH2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356199285219715890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYVTASFxOEjz02WQMQ2dSLBMSfkjy6L1cPtE7xp7Cli8ionDrKjKQHSaeB9JyVPYicLNn4o0qutY5eeuu8Ekq17SMv7iEwqAog0DzVfsWlwzvCvaY9en_FESGgToxXWmzKw_aA4rH5soO/s1600-h/RICKEBOSCH1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYVTASFxOEjz02WQMQ2dSLBMSfkjy6L1cPtE7xp7Cli8ionDrKjKQHSaeB9JyVPYicLNn4o0qutY5eeuu8Ekq17SMv7iEwqAog0DzVfsWlwzvCvaY9en_FESGgToxXWmzKw_aA4rH5soO/s400/RICKEBOSCH1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356199282572177826" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new'; color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold; ">q)Please introduce yourself.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">a)My name is Joe Ryckebosch </span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">q) Where do you live and work?</span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">a) I live and work in </span></span></b></span><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Portland</span></span></b></span></st1:city><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">, </span></span></b></span><st1:state st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Oregon</span></span></b></span></st1:state></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"> amidst the rivers and forestry. </span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">q) How would you describe your work to someone who has never seen it?</span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">a) Re-mixed and appropriated found nature and wildlife images with geometric lines and patterns intertwined. </span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">q) How did you start in the arts? How/when did you realize you were an artist?</span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">a) Well, my mother used to paint a lot with oils and acrylics. I tried getting into that years ago and it never really worked out. In college I took some pottery classes and really felt connected to that process. I still like entertain the idea of someday getting back into making pottery. The process is meditative and self-medicating. When I finally started doing my own thing (in about 2004) I sorta happened upon it by accident. I really only starting making art in this manner to help soothe my OCD. It worked as a remedy and soon I was making pieces non-stop. I never intended to sell or show any of my work, seriously, I thought it sucked for the most part and really just did it for myself. I feel like I'm not a real artist, but rather just a guy who perhaps maybe got lucky with something that not a whole lot other people were doing. The art world is strange to me and I really do not understand it at all. I do love art, and seeing other people's art inspires me. But at the same time there is a ton of crap out there and it is getting attention for whatever hyperbolic reason. It drives me nuts. I'm sure a lot of people have seen my work and thought, "Who the hell is this guy??" Haha. I make art as a way to cope with the horrors of real life. </span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">q) What are your favorite art materials and why?</span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">a) I use Chartpak graphic tape, Formaline graphic tape, Letraset graphic tape, and many other antiquated design/architectural devices. Basically, if I could raid the supply room of a big architectural firm in perhaps the mid 1980s, I would be a very happy person. Of course, I use the images I find as a sort of "medium" as well. I like the idea of all of these things being not so readily available. It takes me a long time to track down this out-dated tape in the colors that I like. It also takes a long time to find just the right image to "re-mix". I enjoy all aspects of hunting down these materials. It makes me feel like I am truly doing something different. But really, this world is huge (or small) and there is likely some guy just down the street doing the exact same thing as me, know what I mean? He just hasn't taken the time to get it seen yet. I soon shall be yesterday's news. </span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">q) What/who influences you most?</span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">a) Outside forces. Laserbursts in the woods. Unnatural occurences in natural settings. The sleepy strange. Dusty old memories of simple and meaningful times. Seeing the treeline in a forest and imagining myriad colors shooting around it. </span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">q) Describe a typical day of art making for you.</span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">a) Well, after I work my boring day-job. I come home and start right in on a project. Sometimes it is done in 1 hour, sometimes it takes 1 week. Depends on the size and how many times I've scrapped it altogether and started over. </span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">q) Do you have goals, specific things you want to achieve with your art or in your career as an artist?</span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">a) I would LOVE to do this all the time, full time. But </span></span></b></span><st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">America</span></span></b></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"> is fucked and does not treat its artists very well. So I still have to have a full time job and basically do my art on the side. But it is very much a second job to me and I treat it as such. I dedicate all of my useful energy into making art. It really is the only thing that makes sense, art is the only thing that makes sense -- now more than ever before, anywhere. </span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">q) What contemporary artists or developments in art interest you?</span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">a) Hmmmm....I am such a luddite when it comes to this. I really enjoy the works of Mark Gonzales, Ed Templeton, Chris Johannsen and Ian Pedigo. I like the scrappy sense of these artists, and their non-conformative ideas on how things should be put together. </span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">q) How long does it typically take you to finish a piece?</span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">a) I include the time it takes to hunt down proper images, so it depends, really. 1 hour to 1 month in some instances. </span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">q) Do you enjoy selling your pieces, or are you emotionally attached to them?</span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">a) I do enjoy selling them, though there were some pieces that I am very sad are gone from me forever. They certainly represented a time and place, a certain thought or feeling that I'll never get back. But hopefully whoever purchased it enjoys it and it means just as much to them, in a different way, of course. </span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">q) Is music important to you? If so, what are some things you're listening to now?</span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">a) I love music and I play music. I play drums. I play in a couple of bands here in </span></span></b></span><st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Portland</span></span></b></span></st1:place></st1:city><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">. These days I'm listening to just a bunch of random bands. I really enjoy the early '90s </span></span></b></span><st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">UK</span></span></b></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"> shoegaze scene -- bands like My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Swervedriver, Catherine Wheel, and Slowdive. These bands will always be my favorites. But one new-ish band had inspired me to start making my nature paths series of artworks and that is a band called Boards of </span></span></b></span><st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Canada</span></span></b></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">. I can't explain it really, but I would like some of my pieces to actually sound like songs from BOC's Music Has a Right to Chilldren album. I think that came out in 1999 or 2000, so really not that long ago, but the sounds on that album are timeless. Listen to it, you'll see!!</span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">q) Books?</span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">a) Jonathan Ames is my favorite author. I like graphic novels too -- A. Tomine, D. Clowes, and Joe Matt. </span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">q) What theories or beliefs do you have regarding creativity or the creative process?</span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">a) The creative process is so fickle; here today and gone tomorrow. When I get an idea I try to work as fast as possible. I like to get into a flow and just keep going until the I feel the piece needs a break. I like to come back to it in a day or two and continue where I left off. I feel very satisfied when I know everything is coming together the right way. Sometimes it goes the wrong way and it is very discouraging or perhaps encouraging. I've made so many mistakes and then just gone with it that it actually turns out better than expected. I love the idea of chance and trial and error. </span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">q) What do you do (or what do you enjoy doing) when you're not creating?</span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">a)Being with my wife, walks with the dog, playing druns, skateboarding, and watching old Northern Exposure episodes on DVD. </span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">q) Do you have any projects or shows coming up that you are particularly excited about?</span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">a) Not at the moment. I have a little show coming up at this hipster coffee shop in here in Portland in October, but nothing sooner - I should get on the ball with that!</span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">q) Do you follow contemporary art scenes? If so, how? What websites, magazines, galleries do you prefer?</span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">a) Not really. I never have time to follow those things. I'd rather just work on my own art and if somebody (like yourself) sees it and likes it, that makes me very happy. </span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">q) Ask yourself a question you'd like to answer, and answer it.</span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">a) This is tough! Hmmm...okay...q) How much longer can you keep this up? a) 2 more years and then I need to move onto something else. Soon enough they'll know I'm a charlatan with no fine arts degree. Shit. </span></span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">q) Any advice for aspiring artists?</span></span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">a) Take long walks and breathe deeply exactly five times. I do this and it helps me think and focus on projects. </span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">q) Where can we see more of your work online?</span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">a) </span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Updated news and works are best seen at <a href="http://www.joeryckebosch.com/">www.joeryckebosch.com</a></span></span></b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"> </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"> </span></span></b></span></o:p></span></p>Parentela Claudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835700930585627367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893703899071757975.post-73470250968237360522009-03-17T05:58:00.000-07:002009-03-17T06:06:35.580-07:00Interview with Shira Sela<a style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilwb3_hOLcgiKiiqSeWex-nXBCzR9_1NzYvz1NYMjQJwagGx1TUo3mriajRpjcaiRERjFQ_KOdCUK2NlZETp2FvyVWlxkXSRPInn_mWNOndG0bdFVsbPMj-4vCnJ9ujYaEGomFjZjccNBD/s1600-h/SHE7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilwb3_hOLcgiKiiqSeWex-nXBCzR9_1NzYvz1NYMjQJwagGx1TUo3mriajRpjcaiRERjFQ_KOdCUK2NlZETp2FvyVWlxkXSRPInn_mWNOndG0bdFVsbPMj-4vCnJ9ujYaEGomFjZjccNBD/s400/SHE7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314141348862109938" border="0" /></a>
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<br /><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">a)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;">I live and work in</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-US"> </span></strong><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN">Tel-Aviv area, in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Israel</st1:place></st1:country-region></span></strong><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span lang="EN">.</span></strong></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q)How would you describe your work to someone who has never seen it?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;">a)I draw figures, usually girls, in situations that express certain moods or capture certain atmosphere. I try to show a glimpse into their inner world.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q)How did you start in the arts? How/when did you realize you were an artist?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;">a)I have always enjoyed drawing but I didn't really see myself as an artist until very recently. I was working as a multimedia designer for a few years and in the last couple of years I </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:130%;">gradually shifted my focus to art and illustration. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q)What are your favorite art materials and why?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">a)I mostly work with pencils, pens, inks and markers, I think that these serve my current style of work best, but I always experiment with new materials so this is likely to change…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">I also love old papers, and if I can't find any I sometimes use coffee or tea to stain the paper in order to create the old effect. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q)What/who influences you most?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:130%;">a)Life and childhood experiences, dreams, nature, the people around me and in particular my husband and family.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;"> I am also inspired by many artists, and the internet, of course, is an endless source of inspiration for me. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q) Describe a typical day of art making for you.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;">a)I would normally spend the first part of the day doing research on the internet or more administrative stuff like answering emails, printing work, packaging orders and going to the post office. I try to save the evening hours to art making where I would make some pencil sketches and if I like what I came up with I would make a tighter ink version of it. I sometimes scan my drawings and try different color combinations in Photoshop, and then paint my drawing either with markers or digitally. I also try to make time to work on my traditional painting technique and experiment with various media.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q) Do you have goals, specific things you want to achieve with your art or in your career as an artist?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">a)Exhibit, collaborate with other artists and designers and have my art printed on apparel.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q) What contemporary artists or developments in art interest you?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">a)I love lowbrow art and artists such as </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><cite><span style="font-style: normal;" lang="EN-US">Seonna Hong</span></cite></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;">, <cite><span style="font-style: normal;">Stella Im Hultberg</span></cite><em><span style="font-style: normal;">,</span></em> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">mark ryden, </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><cite><span style="font-style: normal;" lang="EN-US">Audrey Kawasaki</span></cite><cite><span lang="EN-US"> </span></cite><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">and Amy Sol</span></strong></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;"> <em><span style="font-style: normal;">to name just a few.</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q) How long does it typically take you to finish a piece?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><span style="font-style: normal;" lang="EN-US">
<br /></span></em></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><span style="font-style: normal;" lang="EN-US">a)This really varies and depends</span></em></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;"> on the particular<i> </i>piece</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;"> but<i> </i>overall<i> </i>I would say a few days. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q) Do you enjoy selling your pieces, or are you emotionally attached to them?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">a)I am emotionally attached to my pieces but I think that the fact that other people<span style=""> </span>actually want to buy it is very rewarding and this great feeling usually outweighs the difficulty in separating from a piece.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q) Is music important to you? If so, what are some things you're listening to now?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;">a)Music is very important to me, in fact, being married to a musician, music is part of my everyday life…<span style=""> </span>Lately, I find myself listening mainly to jazz music while working. Recent favorites include Keith Garrett's '</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:130%;">The Köln Concert'</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;"> and John Scofield's 'a go go'.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q) Books?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;">a)At the moment I am reading Italo Calvino's '</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:130%;">If on a Winter's Night a Traveler' and I recently finished: 'Love in a blue time' by ' Hanif Kureishi who is a wonderful writer.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q) What theories or beliefs do you have regarding creativity or the creative process?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">a)It's not really a theory but in general, I think that creativity is about curiosity and open mindedness. I think it's important not to be afraid of trying new concepts and ideas.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q) What do you do (or what do you enjoy doing) when you're not creating?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;">a)I like to go for walks, read, meet up with friends and listen to live music.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q) Do you have any projects or shows coming up that you are particularly excited about?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;">a)Next month, I am going to participate in the Curvy 2009 book and exhibition. The book and exhibition are produced by YEN magazine in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Australia</st1:place></st1:country-region> and feature 100 of the most exciting female artists around the world. The exhibition launches on April the 2nd at Mori Gallery, in <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Sydney</st1:city>, <st1:country-region st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></st1:place>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q) Do you follow contemporary art scenes? If so, how? What websites, magazines, galleries do you prefer?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">a)I follow contemporary art scenes mostly through the internet. I am a web junky and much of my surfing focuses on art related sites. Current favourites include </span><a href="http://mocoloco.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;"><cite><span style="font-style: normal;" lang="EN-US">mocoloco.com</span></cite></span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;">Juxtapoz, and Hi-Fructose.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q) Ask yourself a question you'd like to answer, and answer it.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">a)A: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;">What would you like for your birthday (tomorrow!)?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1 dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">Q</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;">: </span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:130%;" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mark Ryden's 'The Tree Show' book and a </span><em style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Hi</span></em><i style="font-weight: bold;">-</i><em style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Fructose</span></em><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Magazine subscription, thanks! :)</span><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q) Any advice for aspiring artists?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;">a)Do what you love and what comes from the heart but also work hard and practice a lot so you can best translate what you feel into your art. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman;font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q)Where can we see more of your work online?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-family:courier new;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman; font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" lang="EN-US">a)On my site:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: times new roman; font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.shirasela.com/">www.shirasela.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-family:courier new;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal" dir="rtl"><span dir="ltr" lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> Parentela Claudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835700930585627367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893703899071757975.post-27173124406517993842009-02-25T14:22:00.000-08:002009-02-25T14:28:26.773-08:00Interview with Okimi<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmsqZmnbUnS6HcrnmJ9GW_OOCrOIqwYYVDcuYTKjhfUzSVlxDu4-jJAf5jUUSOD-DdMuOLldaAs52dq8jpWUpKquHVJ6IO47ykxUTgMflVNUwlZxKV0gXJlRjhwjzN57S8Kn9tXHTyQdL/s1600-h/OKI5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmsqZmnbUnS6HcrnmJ9GW_OOCrOIqwYYVDcuYTKjhfUzSVlxDu4-jJAf5jUUSOD-DdMuOLldaAs52dq8jpWUpKquHVJ6IO47ykxUTgMflVNUwlZxKV0gXJlRjhwjzN57S8Kn9tXHTyQdL/s400/OKI5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306864869181532226" border="0" /></a>
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<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-US">a)My name is Kimiaki Yaegashi aka Okimi. Graphic designer and illustrator.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">q)Where do you live and work?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">a)<st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Tokyo</st1:city>,<st1:country-region st="on">Japan</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">q)How would you describe your work to someone who has never seen it?</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">a)</span></strong><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB"> My expression keeps always changing like the amoeba.</span></b><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></b><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB">However,it is sure to contain the humour.<strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">q)How did you start in the arts? How/when did you realize you were an artist?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB">a)In my childhood,</span></b><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></b><b style=""><span lang="EN-US">my cousin scribbled Japanese animation “Mobile Suit Gundam” on the notebook. It was very beautiful, and stimulated me. The event made me advance to the art.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">q)What are your favorite art materials and why?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">a)</span></strong><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB">Because the real trash is not generated,I mainly use the computer. However, I love analogues.<strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">q)What/who influences you most?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">a)</span></strong><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB">Everything related to me.<strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">q)Describe a typical day of art making for you.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">a)</span></strong><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB">It's irregular, I don't understand.<strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">q)Do you have goals, specific things you want to achieve with your art or in your career as an artist?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">a)</span></strong><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB">I don't have a special aim.<strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">q)What contemporary artists or developments in art interest you?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">a)</span></strong><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB">Pop art and the illustration.<strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">q)How long does it typically take you to finish a piece?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">a)</span></strong><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB">About half a day.<strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">q)Do you enjoy selling your pieces, or are you emotionally attached to them?</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">a)</span></strong><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB">I'm not selling my works. I distinguish my works and the illustration for the business.</span></b><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">q)Is music important to you? If so, what are some things you're listening to now?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">a)</span></strong><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB">Of course. I'm listening 70's Stevie Wonder now.</span></b><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">q)Books?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">a)</span></strong><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB">I especially like comics of Osamu Tezuka who is called god of comic.<strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">q)What theories or beliefs do you have regarding creativity or the creative process?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">a)</span></strong><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB">Most important is "happy".<strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">q)What do you do (or what do you enjoy doing) when you're not creating?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">a)</span></strong><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB">Watching TV,listening music,meeting friends,sleeping and more!<strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">q)Do you have any projects or shows coming up that you are particularly excited about?</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-US">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-US">a)</span></strong><b style=""><span lang="EN-US">It's the collaboration with Alex Smith who is my friend and great animator. <a href="http://www.alegsmeeth.com">http://www.alegsmeeth.com</a><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">q)Do you follow contemporary art scenes? If so, how? What websites, magazines, galleries do you prefer?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-US">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-US">a)</span></strong><b style=""><span lang="EN-US">I'm interested in my daily life than contemporary art. The act of drawing the picture is a part of my life.<strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">q)Ask yourself a question you'd like to answer, and answer it.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-US">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-US">a)</span></strong><b style=""><span lang="EN-US">Who are you?/I don't know now!<strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">q)Any advice for aspiring artists?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-US">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-US">a)Keep making!<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">q)Where can we see more of your work online?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><span style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></span></b></p><p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><span style="font-size:130%;">a)My website. <a href="http://www.okimi.com/">http://www.okimi.com/</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:courier new;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> Parentela Claudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835700930585627367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893703899071757975.post-23691941311174586392009-02-12T11:23:00.000-08:002009-02-12T11:53:47.328-08:00Interview with Team Macho<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2j9tvXFlP4rn8yACbxNf7ZoseFJoMhlAJIZ_auMOuqBGFYu3WwFmoa9Cj9uev0CWSERbTq3L6O25i5MfX_QXRVzRemrBjVkjk4m4B3zp_30gJKkJ0o9hoTTD8bG1vdRFnudUfhxFqsyyM/s1600-h/TEAM5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2j9tvXFlP4rn8yACbxNf7ZoseFJoMhlAJIZ_auMOuqBGFYu3WwFmoa9Cj9uev0CWSERbTq3L6O25i5MfX_QXRVzRemrBjVkjk4m4B3zp_30gJKkJ0o9hoTTD8bG1vdRFnudUfhxFqsyyM/s400/TEAM5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302000361502716946" border="0" /></a>
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<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">a) Hello! We are Team Macho, an art collective</span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"> from <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>. We are Lauchie Reid, Stephen Appleby-Barr,<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">Christopher Buchan, Jacob Whibley, and Nicholas Aoki. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">q)Where do you live and work?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">a) For a few of us, that is the same place.
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">We have a very large semi-underground studio
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">in a poor area of<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">Toronto</span></b></st1:city><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">, <st1:country-region st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></span></b></st1:place><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">. <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Toronto</st1:place></st1:city> is great. It’s a fun
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">and interesting place with lots to see and do,
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">but it is very Canadian, so everyone works
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">very hard and is quite nice.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">q)How would you describe your work to
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">someone who has never seen it?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">a) How do you describe any art to someone who
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">hasn’t seen it? Well… We work collectively
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">on large numbers of<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">very stylistically diverse paintings and drawings
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">that may seem very surreal and random on
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">their own but, when viewed as part of a whole,
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">reveal themselves to be a part of a much larger
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">non-sequential narrative.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">q)How did you start in the arts?
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">How/when did you realize you were an artist?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">a) Four of us met in college while attending a
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">program in Illustration. While we were there,
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">we decided that we did not particularly enjoy
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">the idea of commercial art in terms of how the
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">industry conducted itself. It was a little bit too much
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">like chickens pecking for little scraps of food.
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">We felt that we had a lot to say and didn’t want
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">to be restrained by art directors and publishers.
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">When we graduated we got ourselves a big studio
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">and brought on our fifth member and stayed pretty
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">much to ourselves for a time. A couple of us had been
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">self publishing our work for a while and it was seen
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">by a very different and forward minded gallery,
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">Magic Pony, who were very encouraging and
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">interested in what we did as a group. We pitched them
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">a show idea and they really liked it. We had our
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">first exhibition “Friends 4 Life” and it sold very quickly.
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">Interestingly, that show was attended by a few people
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">from the commercial sector and as a result
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">we found ourselves to be quite welcome in the
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">commercial world, but accepted on our own
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">terms as we were “artists” and not illustrators.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">q)What are your favorite art materials and why?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">a) We use a hugely diverse array of media in
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">our work including, watercolor, gouache,
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">colored pencil, graphite, acrylic, alkyd, oil, airbrush,
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">silkscreen, block printing, ink, and pretty much
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">anything we can get our hands on. This seems to
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">stem from our innate desire to experiment. We consider
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">every work we do to be some form of experiment.
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">When we started, none of us really bothered to agree
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">to any rules other than “Never be bored”.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">q)What/who influences you most?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">a) It may sound strange but we do. Because we work</span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"> as five people, there is an endless amount of
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">back-and-forth with a lot of joking, discussion, argument,
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">and compromise. We tend to view our artistic output
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">as something of a diary or journal of our time together
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">and all of the interactions that take place.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><span style=""> </span>
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">q)Describe a typical day of art making for you.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">a) On any given day we will all be at the studio doing
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">something. Sometimes it might just be cutting paper
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">in preparation for something or using our wood shop
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">to make a panel to paint. Seeing as we work as
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">illustrators as well, it is important that someone
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">is always present to take calls and manage the email.
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">A typical day will find at least three of us painting
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">at our respective desks or easels, listening to an
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">astrophysics podcast or a German power metal band,
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">playing video games and running ideas by one another.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">q)Do you have goals, specific things you want
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">to achieve with your art or in your career as an artist?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">a) We recently were brought to <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Amsterdam</st1:place></st1:city> for a
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">show with a very nice gallery called Sid Lee Collective.
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">They were very generous to us, bringing us to the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">
<br /></st1:place></st1:country-region></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Netherlands</st1:place></st1:country-region> and putting us up. It was a great experience
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">for us as four of us had never been to <st1:place st="on">Europe</st1:place> before.
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">It really inspired us and made us realize the potential
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">for travel as an artistic goal. Traveling to the great art
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">producing countries and on some level contributing
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">to their conversation. None of us came from a lot of
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">money or anything like that so our goals are generally
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">to work hard enough to allow us access to the
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">things that we haven’t done yet.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">q)What contemporary artists or developments
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">in art interest you?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">a) <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Toronto</st1:place></st1:city> right now has an amazing group
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">of emerging artists. Nicholas DiGenova, Andrew Wilson,
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">Melinda Josie, Ted Tucker and many more.
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">It is great to see such dynamic and exciting
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">art redefining what <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>, a country not
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">known for groundbreaking contemporary art,
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">can be capable of. There are also amazing things
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">happening in the squats of South London and in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Argentina</st1:place></st1:country-region>…<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">q)How long does it typically take you to finish a piece?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">a) That is a very difficult question! It depends on a
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">lot of different factors such as: who is working on it,
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">what size it is, which media, the concept, etc.
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">A large scale drawing with all five of us could
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">take anywhere up to four or five months while some s</span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">maller work is done in few<span style=""> </span>hours.
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">But the opposite can also be true.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">q)Do you enjoy selling your pieces, or are you
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">emotionally attached to them?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">a) We have always enjoyed making the work more
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">than having it. When we have shows, we often walk
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">around with our buyers and tell them stories about
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">what was happening when certain pieces were made.
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">It’s really fun and it helps people to feel confident that
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">what they have purchased is more than an exercise
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">in composition and color theory. We get to have our
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">time making it and enjoy it immensely when it finds
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">a home with someone who loves it fiercely.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">q)Is music important to you? If so, what are
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">some things you're listening to now?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">a) Music is extremely important to us. It is difficult
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">to make a playlist that will satisfy and not annoy
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">five guys with pretty different tastes but there
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">are some things that we can all agree on: Queen, Iron Maiden,
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">R.Kelly, Kylie Minogue, a lot of Post Punk or New Wave…
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">Actually seeing all of that together makes us
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">realize how bizarre our tastes are…<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">q)Books?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">a)We all are avid readers but often can’t find
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">the time to read actual books. We usually listen to
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">audio books meant for visually impaired people.
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">We actually listen more to books than we do to music.
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">Lately, we have been listening to: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell,
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">several Star Wars novels, War and Peace by Tolstoy,
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky,
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">Time Enough for Love by Heinlein, an amazing series
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">on the great books of literature from the Learning Company,
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">The History of the Oxford English Dictionary
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">(way more interesting than it seems!) and some
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">podcasts about space. We have a vast collection of
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">reference books and are always with one or two in hand.
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">We also collect books on our three favorite painters
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">(Velazquez, Sargent, and Vermeer) and read
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">and ponder them often.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">q)What theories or beliefs do you have regarding
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">creativity or the creative process?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">a)We have a very unstructured way of coming up
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">with ideas and very few limits either stylistically
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">or conceptually but one thing that we do believe
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">in is hard work. It is most likely due to our
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">schooling which was notorious for being incredibly
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">disciplined. Drawing and painting are hard to do
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">and it takes a lot of practice and determination
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">to be able to create an image the way you want
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">and in a way that works. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">q)What do you do (or what do you enjoy doing)
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">when you're not creating?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">a)We are all avid bicyclists. We try to be good boyfriends
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">and husbands when we have time off. Probably what most
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">people do most of the time.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">q)Do you have any projects or shows coming up that
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">you are particularly excited about?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">a)This year we haven’t booked anything as three of us
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">have solo exhibitions. We work extremely hard and
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">make a lot of work so right now we are taking time
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">to work on some prints of some of our early work.
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">It is a great way to revisit some of our past favorites
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">and allow people who like our work to get a chance
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">to own something affordable but still handmade.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">q)Do you follow contemporary art scenes? If so, how?
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">What websites, magazines, galleries do you prefer?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">a) We do and we don’t. We really like what is going on
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">these days and it seems that the web has allowed a huge
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">number of relatively obscure artists the opportunity
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">to showcase and sell their work. That is an absolutely
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">incredible and unheard of situation in terms of the history of art.
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">It’s exciting. However, we generally don’t have the time
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">to browse around and find new things. We try to go to
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">as many shows at the <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Toronto</st1:city></st1:place> galleries we like
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">(Magic Pony, Katherine Mulherin, Paul Petro) and
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">never hesitate to buy something when we can.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">q)What is one thing that you would like people to
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">understand about your art?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">a) We would really<span style=""> </span>enjoy it if people could view
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">our work beyond the cursory sense and see past
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">what is often perceived to be a veil of sarcasm or irony.
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">We feel very strongly about what it is that we do and what
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">we make and want people to be able to allow themselves
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">to drop the cynical pretensions that people generally mistake
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">for sophistication when making their tastes in art. It feels
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">as though for one to be a great appreciator of fine art,
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">one must cultivate a disdain for enjoying oneself.
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">We regularly use imagery that people tend to think is
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">wry or sarcastic but is, in truth, a very important part of the</span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"> visual cultural of regular people in North America over
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">the past century. Things that might seem laughable
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">and often are do not have to be considered in the same vein
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">as nut-shot humor or one-off jokes. It seems to us that the<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">reason that art remains as seemingly inaccessible to
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">people as it does lies in peoples' inability or lack of desire
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">to see the possibilities in the mundane or the tasteless.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">q)Any advice for aspiring artists?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">a) Yes indeed! Learn about what has come before and
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">what is happening now. Know the landscape of what
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">you wish to be involved in. Always be able to talk about
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">what you do but try not to very often. Be a responsible
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">and articulate artist and always try to add something worthwhile.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></b></span></p><p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">q)Where can we see more of your work online?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:";" lang="EN-US"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">
<br /></span></span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10;" lang="EN-US"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:times new roman;">a)We have a collection of our work on our website <a href="http://www.teammacho.com/">www.teammacho.com</a> as well as a Flickr account at <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/teammacho">http://www.flickr.com/photos/teammacho</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> Parentela Claudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835700930585627367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893703899071757975.post-91717319977738820402009-01-22T13:31:00.000-08:002009-01-22T13:45:18.040-08:00Interview with David Rosado<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUf7Hm3piqK-33xbsfh5DYuOPtwJ2-2MhFXQJeMKOii99zDlOsylAhodyZzZCK5Psoqj_Dh6XjizBXuNIBCFdgsPua1uQMx7HOxIv_Ce_NM_b8zHa4Y26h0C3T5B-N_r6k283tQ3eK1NJJ/s1600-h/DAVID-ROSADO3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUf7Hm3piqK-33xbsfh5DYuOPtwJ2-2MhFXQJeMKOii99zDlOsylAhodyZzZCK5Psoqj_Dh6XjizBXuNIBCFdgsPua1uQMx7HOxIv_Ce_NM_b8zHa4Y26h0C3T5B-N_r6k283tQ3eK1NJJ/s400/DAVID-ROSADO3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294236012114228866" border="0" /></a>
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<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)My name is David Rosado and I´m a Visual Artist.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">I was born in <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Évora</st1:city>, <st1:country-region st="on">Portugal</st1:country-region></st1:place>, May 3<sup>rd</sup> 1976.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="PT" style="font-size:10;">I have a degree in Painting/Multimedia from Universidade de Évora<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="PT" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">q)Where do you live and work?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)I live and work in </span></strong><st1:city st="on"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">Lisbon</span></strong></st1:city><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"> / <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Portugal</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">q)How would you describe your work to someone who has never seen it?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)It is a non-linear process. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">My day to day resembles the action of closing your eyes with strength and open them in a sudden. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">All fuzziness in the beginning but soon black and white spots in the air, moving and flashing constantly. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">“Obsessive organization of seemingly unrelated flashes/ideas/notions/spots” is the simplest description of my art.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">q)How did you start in the arts? How/when did you realize you were an artist?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)My first self-expression came through music but soon I realized the need of visual arts to fully express myself.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">My first song was written in 1995 and my first plastic work (which was a piece of shit!) was produced while at University, in 1999.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">I do not know when, if ever, the transition to an Artist occured. I have always felt the daily need to express myself. This is my only concern.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">q)What are your favorite art materials and why?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)I do not have any favourite materials. They are all good to me.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">q)What/who influences you most?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)From Spinal Tap to Cicciolina anyone/anything that generates a provocative though influences me</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">q)Describe a typical day of art making for you.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)My typical day starts at about 8h30, with email reading and a cup of black coffee, listening to Parkway Drive.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">From 9:00 to 18h00 all I do is painting and sketching in my atelier. After that I do, at home, research in magazines, books and the internet to be used in the following day.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">q)Do you have goals, specific things you want to achieve with your art or in your career as an artist?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)I want to be put alive in a tank of Damien Hirst’s work and swim a bit.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">Other than that, I just want to keep painting, doing what I like to do the most in life.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">q)What contemporary artists or developments in art interest you?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)My closest links are with the Portuguese contemporary scene and all it’s ramifications, but I follow closely several foreign artist, among which Damien Hirst, Matthew Barney, Maurizio Catelan, Marina <span style="">Abramovic, </span>Allison Schulnik, Martin C. Herbst, Max Papeschi, Gino De Dominicis.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">q)How long does it typically take you to finish a piece?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)It obviously depends on the piece, but on average slightly less than a week.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">q)Do you enjoy selling your pieces, or are you emotionally attached to them?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)Yes I do like selling them. What matters to me are the forward steps.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">q)Is music important to you? If so, what are some things you're listening to now?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)Other than my work (Reptile, DarkDave and Prime) I like to listen to Parkway Drive, at the drive in,<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">Sole, Valient Thorr, Tosca, Kaney West, Most Precious Blood, Mc Santiago, Him, Cradle of Filth, John Zorn, <o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">We are the Damned, Anthrax, Napalm Death, Noyz Narcos, Truceboys, <span style=""> </span>If Lucy Fell, Atreyu, etc…<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">q)Books?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="PT" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="PT" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="PT" style="font-size:10;">a)The Flatland, The Winter, De Profundis – Valsa Lenta, A Balada do Subúrbio, “El animal Publico”,etc...<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="PT" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">q)What theories or beliefs do you have regarding creativity or the creative process?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)I’m inspired by the current overload of information between people and spaces, physical spaces that people fill in society such as their marks in those spaces, making the gap of communication a lot bigger pushing the development of their sociability to a direct confrontation<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">q)What do you do (or what do you enjoy doing) when you're not creating?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)Playing music, doing sports, reading my books and hang out with my friends.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">q)Do you have any projects or shows coming up that you are particularly excited about?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)Yes sure. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;">Atlântida Gallery February 5th <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Vilamoura</st1:city>, <st1:country-region st="on">Portugal</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">Voghera11 Gallery February 12<sup>th</sup> / Roland the Butcher Boy / Reloaded (<a href="http://www.voghera11.com/"><span style="text-decoration: none;">www.voghera11.com</span></a>), <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Milan</st1:city>, <st1:country-region st="on">Italy</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">Voghera11 Gallery February 26<sup>th</sup> / Porno Star / <a href="http://www.voghera11.com/">(</a><a href="http://www.voghera11.com/"><span style="text-decoration: none;">www.voghera11.com</span></a>), <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Milan</st1:city>, <st1:country-region st="on">Italy</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="PT" style="font-size:10;">Galeria Pedro Serrenho 27th June / (</span></strong><a href="http://www.galeriapedroserrenho.com/"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><span style="text-decoration: none;" lang="PT">www.galeriapedroserrenho.com</span></span></strong></a><strong><span lang="PT" style="font-size:10;">), Lisboa, Portugal<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="PT" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">q)Do you follow contemporary art scenes? If so, how? What websites, magazines, galleries do you prefer?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)Yes I do follow it up. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">Flash Art, Art in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region>, L+Arte, Art Forum, Maca Magazine and several galleries’ websites (such as <a href="http://www.anamnese.com/"><span style="text-decoration: none;">www.anamnese.com</span></a> or <a href="http://www.artfacts.com/"><span style="text-decoration: none;">www.Artfacts.com</span></a> )<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">q)Ask yourself a question you'd like to answer, and answer it.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)Why does white get so dirty? ...<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">q)Any advice for aspiring artists?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)Yes, plenty: Work. Work. Work. Work.Work. Work.Work. Work.Work. Work.Work. Work.Work. Work.Work. Work.Work. Work</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">q)Where can we see more of your work online?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)You can see more about my work in the following sites:<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><a href="http://www.davidrosado.net/">
<br /></a></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><a href="http://www.davidrosado.net/">www.davidrosado.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>
<br /></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><a href="http://www.voghera11.com/">www.voghera11.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.galeriapedroserrenho.com/">
<br /></a></span></strong></span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.galeriapedroserrenho.com/">www.galeriapedroserrenho.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p> Parentela Claudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835700930585627367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893703899071757975.post-42804986394863046032008-12-30T04:08:00.000-08:002008-12-30T04:14:38.480-08:00Interview with Jon MacNair <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixT5aBKoorVFyD5Es0fl3vgXXRzb5vP767fjxX0ANQfFiiFA6o2RPu-GOtOA20C-miC_RQOHhRNPBDDyyjgwvNd1T9SjBm5agQVir50jh2zfSdniW5s75IPuNC8-2kQafb2QpqoEj9c3kL/s1600-h/JOHN10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixT5aBKoorVFyD5Es0fl3vgXXRzb5vP767fjxX0ANQfFiiFA6o2RPu-GOtOA20C-miC_RQOHhRNPBDDyyjgwvNd1T9SjBm5agQVir50jh2zfSdniW5s75IPuNC8-2kQafb2QpqoEj9c3kL/s400/JOHN10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285554807006072770" border="0" /></a>
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<br /></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoBodyText"><span class="text" style="font-size:130%;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">a)My name is Jon MacNair and I am an artist and freelance illustrator living in <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Baltimore</st1:city> <st1:state st="on">Maryland</st1:state></st1:place>. I went to school at the <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Maryland</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Institute</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype st="on">College</st1:placetype></st1:place> of Art and have been living here ever since. When I’m not working on my own projects or doing freelance work, I can be found doing exhibition installation at the <st1:placename st="on">Contemporary</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Museum</st1:placetype> in <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Baltimore</st1:place></st1:city>.</span></span><span style=";font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q)When did you really get into art?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style=";font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style=";font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style=";font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB">a)I’ve always loved drawing and doing creative things. As a child, I distinctly remember doing things like painting rocks to look like animals and making paper-mâché replicas of Tutankhamen’s death mask. My parents used to take my sister and I to art museums pretty often when we were very small and still in our strollers. Somehow I absorbed all that great work and it stuck with me. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q)How did you come to the realization that you should try your luck at art on a more serious level?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">a)I began to think more seriously about art as a career in high school. As a senior, I was faced with the same decision as everyone else, what to do after graduation. I had been always been a good student (with the exception of being terrible at math) but never really excelled at anything as much as I did in art, so it was a relatively easy decision to attend art school. Before high school ended I had spent two summers at the Center for Creative Studies in Detroit doing a pre-college art camp sort of thing. It was a valuable experience in that it gave me a good sense of what to expect at art school. The people I met there were great and I knew that I wanted to be surrounded by more of these type of creative individuals. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q)How did you discover the particular style that you have?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style=";font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style=";font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style=";font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB">a)I think many artists would agree with me when I say that style it is an evolution. Unless you just rip somebody off, it’s not something that just happens overnight. You have to go through those phases of your work looking similar to the work of artists you admire. Eventually, all your influences that you’ve mentally acquired over your lifetime become conglomerated and filtered through your own eyes until they resemble a creation purely original to you.<span style=""> </span>In high school my art began to have a somewhat recognizable style, and that just continued through college and up to now. However, I do remember being somewhat worried about developing a style in college. I was an illustration major and had been told by my teachers of the advantages and disadvantages that having a distinct style could bring. On the one hand it was a crucial part of successfully marketing yourself so clients would know what they were getting when they hired you. On the other hand the danger of being “typecast” so to speak and tied down to your style was also a concern. It’s just an aspect of the business every artist has to deal with.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q)How would you describe your style?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">a)A lot of people have used adjectives such as “dark” and “creepy” to describe my work, and I would say I am just now beginning to not mind that so much. I used to think that was a negative description and didn’t like how it sounded so one-dimensional, as if that was all that really stood out about my work. I realized that I was the one who was making it negative by thinking that way, and realized that some people think of<span style=""> </span>“dark” as an appealing or interesting aspect of it. In my own words I would probably used adjectives like narrative, intimate, dreamlike, mythical, and maybe even voyeuristic. I think “weird” can be a very positive word to describe art too.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q)Who or what influences your art?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style=";font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style=";font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style=";font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB">a)If you just want names, I’d say artists like William Blake, Frida Kahlo. Max Ernst, Giorgio De Chirico, Henri Rousseau, Odd Nerdrum, Hieronymus Bosch, Henry Fuseli and Ernst Haeckel, I also love the look of German Expressionist films (silent era)<span style=""> </span>and 1960’s Japanese cinema. Illuminated manuscripts, medieval tapestries, fairy tales, mythology and music are all strong influences as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q)How often do you create a new piece?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style=";font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style=";font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style=";font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB">a)It’s usually an inconsistent flow when it comes to producing, but I try on average to do a few new pieces a month. The size and level of detail of the work of course plays a big part in that. Having deadlines for shows is always a good motivator too. From 2007-2008 I had a daily art blog that I would post to and that was a great challenge for me. When it ended I felt as if I had really accomplished something.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q)What kind of success have you had with your art?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">a)I’m still very much in the beginning stages of getting my art out into the world, but I have participated in a few group shows and sold a couple pieces. I’ve participated in some online zines and various projects I’ve been invited to do. This year has been a very productive one for me and I hope to continue to participate in shows. I am scheduled to hang my work in a local café at the end of February for a month, so right now I am preparing for that. I’ve also had some success with my freelance illustration working with numerous editorial publications. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q)What would be the ultimate goal for you and your art?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style=";font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style=";font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style=";font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB">a)Like most artists, I would like to be able to live off of my art and avoid the monotony that a real life job could create. While being rich would not be a bad thing, I don’t expect to be and that’s okay. I am most happy when I am making art and right now all I need to be happy is enough money to live on without having to worry about paying bills every month etc. I just want to keep producing. Fame is something that seems so far away right now that it is hard to imagine it, but some kind of recognition is always welcome. I think that if I ever actually became extremely famous<span style=""> </span>one day that would scare me a little and I would end up shying away from it. Like most people I like recognition, but too much attention is a little overwhelming to me. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style=";font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q)What do you see as an accomplishment in the way of art?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style=";font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style=";font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style=";font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB">a)Staying true to your own unique vision and continuing to make art; working through the creative droughts.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q)What kind of message, if any, do you try to convey through your art?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style=";font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style=";font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style=";font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB">a)I can’t say there is any one particular message that I try to convey in my work, but I do want to encourage the viewer to apply their own ideas and experiences to the open-ended narratives I present. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q)Sum up your art in one word.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">a)Personal<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q)Any additional comments?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style=";font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style=";font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoBodyText"><span style=";font-size:130%;" lang="EN-GB">a)Just because artists enjoy what they do doesn’t mean it doesn’t qualify as “work.” Making art takes a lot of time and effort and self-discipline. Artists are a valuable part of society and culture and people shouldn’t always expect them to work for free. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">q)…your contacts…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;">a) <a href="http://www.jonmacnair.com/">www.jonmacnair.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonmacnair/">
<br /></a></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonmacnair/">www.flickr.com/photos/jonmacnair/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:130%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://scritchyscraps.blogspot.com/">
<br /></a></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://scritchyscraps.blogspot.com/">http://scritchyscraps.blogspot.com/</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> Parentela Claudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835700930585627367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893703899071757975.post-37005059765629922162008-12-22T15:41:00.000-08:002008-12-22T15:54:13.450-08:00Interview with RT Vegas<span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTTGzsP4OjYD4M6piUCqE01Bde9PmUWAcPVwKQINNhHg3898WUyHRQ6oHqAtO_6ENEBIoFHU91_YKZx9OXaJ-x3aBi2vUtpUqaedWxXabIHaftahqE6jz1-9rTAjibDEqwv-PKOI4K9dj9/s1600-h/RT4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 159px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTTGzsP4OjYD4M6piUCqE01Bde9PmUWAcPVwKQINNhHg3898WUyHRQ6oHqAtO_6ENEBIoFHU91_YKZx9OXaJ-x3aBi2vUtpUqaedWxXabIHaftahqE6jz1-9rTAjibDEqwv-PKOI4K9dj9/s400/RT4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282764979780434322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zYdwVy3UtNvB79XJDaNB8_FnP0IoQ4XmECshMAGRWBwTdcPHtuHtxiVlEjZH1meWX8mlAGuSdry5jqcav-sZax9tux3dHbCFiQSuHRx3-1xZawRwB34u4xm3x46QKiT4rX5Nk7V9pewR/s1600-h/RT3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zYdwVy3UtNvB79XJDaNB8_FnP0IoQ4XmECshMAGRWBwTdcPHtuHtxiVlEjZH1meWX8mlAGuSdry5jqcav-sZax9tux3dHbCFiQSuHRx3-1xZawRwB34u4xm3x46QKiT4rX5Nk7V9pewR/s400/RT3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282764973747258818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_xG7MVLqiocvJKr4L0tKzM9ir3hABgQJQfWheJMXEdPkzlvBjUdwW-AsqDUUPxF1EEIZHFmM07X8-PjlGIQWbmj6XmF4aZybCI77CdMi7vsXz_zXWJxMJkhz_NEnaFu5nNSpAHxMHdfl/s1600-h/RT1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_xG7MVLqiocvJKr4L0tKzM9ir3hABgQJQfWheJMXEdPkzlvBjUdwW-AsqDUUPxF1EEIZHFmM07X8-PjlGIQWbmj6XmF4aZybCI77CdMi7vsXz_zXWJxMJkhz_NEnaFu5nNSpAHxMHdfl/s400/RT1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282764972007143698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWpo5f5JcrkUl7kbJvCcK7MesM5b5IxpCUgIXKOEcvkRNnqh5kIH7Wqc2YXVkymVBdL_Kdx2jCM0HybrPk-etUGYCHlJQSaQkqvGag-F-PJU9tjyNOOhsWDHqLnUXLJIoMkjw5o4jZO5DN/s1600-h/RT2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWpo5f5JcrkUl7kbJvCcK7MesM5b5IxpCUgIXKOEcvkRNnqh5kIH7Wqc2YXVkymVBdL_Kdx2jCM0HybrPk-etUGYCHlJQSaQkqvGag-F-PJU9tjyNOOhsWDHqLnUXLJIoMkjw5o4jZO5DN/s400/RT2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282764961144042674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >q) What is your name and what do you do? </span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >a)My name is RT Vegas and I am a mixed media visual artist.</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >q)When did you really get into art?</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >a)I have created art, off and on, for many years. I really got into creating and displaying my art about 3 years ago. I discovered artists selling their original art on eBay and I realized I could do the same. Now instead of having a show at a local gallery once or twice a year I can have folks from around the world see and possibly purchase my work year round. I set up my own web site and post new work weekly. I still exhibit in local gallerys but now, through connections that I have made on the Internet with other artists, I can show my work at other venues in other parts of the USA. </span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >q)How did you come to the realization that you should try your luck at art on a more serious level?</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >a)After I sold my first piece on the eBay to someone who had never met me. In the old days you might sell a work to a friend and/or a person who saw your work live at a gallery opening. That patron talked to you face to face. Selling your art through the Internet and via mail takes a hell of lot of blind trust on both the seller and the buyers end. I think you have to really make a point of good communication with your customers. I know if I buy something on the Internet I want to know when the item has been mailed and when can I expect to receive it.</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >I give as much information to my customers as possible to make it a good experience. I want and usually get return customers.</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >q)How did you discover the particular style that you have?</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >a)I have always liked cartoons and was first motivated to try art as a youngster back in the 1960's after seeing the work of Norman Saunders, a great pulp artist and featured artist of Topps 'Wacky Packs'. I was also influenced by the 'Underground' comic artists, Pop art and later by the Graffiti/Urban artists. In more recent years I have added elements of abstract art to my style.</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >q)How would you describe your style?</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >a)Just to simplify matters I call it "Outsider Folk Art"...but who knows (or cares) what it really is.</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >q)Who or what influences your art?</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >a)Most of the time I will start a new work without any concrete plan. Sometimes I have fleeting thoughts in my head and decide to make a painting out of that thought. Some of these thoughts are strange, twisted, funny (to me at least) or just plain wrong. That is the fun part of not having to make a certain type of art...I can just make a work without any worry of selling it or not. Of course it is a lot more satisfying when they are purchased...</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >q)How often do you create a new piece?</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >a)I usually create 3 or 4 pieces a week...on the average.</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >Normally I will have 5 or more paintings going at the same time.</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >It is more fun that way...you do not get bored or frustrated that way.</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >If you get stuck for direction in one painting, drop it and go to the next one. Come back to the</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >first painting a few hours or days later...no pressure.</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >I do not have any formal art training and am not very skilled in any kind of finesse techniques.</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >I CAN NOT do photo realism. I do not have the patience to work on a piece for hours and days. I have tried it before and I end up hating the work in the end. I want to have fun when I paint and be able to smile with the end results. Most of my smaller pieces only take a couple of hours of combined time to complete.</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >q)What kind of success have you had with your art?</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >a)Since I started a 'full time' commitment to my art 3 years ago (listing on my web site, promoting, selling, creating on a regular shedule, gallery shows, etc.) I have sold several hundered pieces to patrons around the globe. That being said the averager selling price is about $50. If I step up my prices my sales slow down. The art does not take me that long</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >to do so...why should I let it pile up in my home. Get it out and let others enjoy it. Some artists charge far too much for their work. They get emotionaly attached to it. They will end up being burried with it. That is their choice. Mine is to sell it at affordable prices and make more of it the next day.</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >q)What would be the ultimate goal for you and your art?</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >a)The ultimate goal would be to have my art on the wrapper of Chinese bubblegum.</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >q)What do you see as an accomplishment in the way of art?</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >a)That anyone would want to buy my work and look at it every day...That's huge to me!</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >In my eyes, THAT is an accomplishment for me and my art.</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >q)What kind of message, if any, do you try to convey through your art?</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >a)Although some people have tried to see some hidden meaning, there is none...My art is meant to be interesting to look at and that's about it. It is whatever you want it to be because I am not going to tell you that it isn't.</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >My art is meant to be </span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >q)Sum up your art in one word.</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >a)FUNKINDOFWEIRD</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >q)Any additional comments?</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >a)Everyone can do art but not everyone has to like it.</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >q)…your contacts…</span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >a) <a href="http://www.rtvegas.com/">www.rtvegas.com</a></span><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><a href="mailto:arty142@optonline.net%22"><span style="font-weight: bold;">arty142@optonline.net</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/rtvegas"><span style="font-weight: bold;">www.myspace.com/rtvegas</span></a><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Parentela Claudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835700930585627367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893703899071757975.post-20591156673933002922008-11-25T12:13:00.000-08:002008-11-25T12:43:55.861-08:00Interview with Fernando Carpaneda<span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTLEoHOCrANb9tni3OmL3SkV0odCPLpa5AnLTq-6f5qQYDz0IEgFHqlfhRcVbSXW1Fz_qk3KFNWvxMsN0DUxR5q3SmqwwSEsZbalnn6GNviD5muEaoQXIyhDOX-sHDd1H8l1Nump3CwCw/s1600-h/FERNANDO2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTLEoHOCrANb9tni3OmL3SkV0odCPLpa5AnLTq-6f5qQYDz0IEgFHqlfhRcVbSXW1Fz_qk3KFNWvxMsN0DUxR5q3SmqwwSEsZbalnn6GNviD5muEaoQXIyhDOX-sHDd1H8l1Nump3CwCw/s400/FERNANDO2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272697934810991554" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">
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<br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:lucida grande;" >q) What is your name and what do you do?</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a)My name is Fernando Carpaneda. I’m a sculptor.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">q)When did you really get into art?</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a)At 13 years old I had my first artshow in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Brazil</st1:place></st1:country-region>.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">q)How did you come to the realization that you should try your luck at art on a more serious level?</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a)I don`t know what a more serious level means, I have always just done art my whole life. But my dream is still to be living on the fringe of contemporary art, cause in the underground art level you can find more the of best artists and the best quality artworks then in highbrow art.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">q)How did you discover the particular style that you have?</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a)When I was a punk at 15 years old I told myself. " If you want to create something new and particular, never go to college to learn about visual arts, cause those people will manipulate your mind and put a carrot in front you, for you to follow like a horse." </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">q)How would you describe your style?</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a)Like Billy Name told me in my last artshow in CBGB`s Gallery:</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"> "Carpanedada".</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">q)Who or what influences your art?</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a)Caravaggio,Slava Mogutin,John John Jesse,Francis Bacon,Ron Mueck and Lucien Freud.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">q)How often do you create a new piece?</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a)Normally one piece a month.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">q)What kind of success have you had with your art?</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a)I’m a full time artist.I never had a regular job in my life and this is a success!</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">q)What would be the ultimate goal for you and your art?</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a)For me the cemetery is good anough, for my art I think Louvre or <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Metropolitan</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Museum</st1:placetype></st1:place> are okay. Haha!</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">q)What do you see as an accomplishment in the way of art?</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a)Freedom to create. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">q)What kind of message, if any, do you try to convey through your art?</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a)I don`t care what people think about me and my art. I think this is the best message the people can have.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">q)Sum up your art in one word.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">a)Underground </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">q)Any additional comments?</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a)Be honest with yourself and people around you and your drems come true.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">q)…your contacts…</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="ecmsonormal"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB">a)I’m fininshing my new website: <a href="http://www.fernandocarpaneda.com/">www.fernandocarpaneda.com</a> but people can find me on my space: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/fernando_carpaneda">www.myspace.com/fernando_carpaneda</a> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> Parentela Claudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835700930585627367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893703899071757975.post-80935926363598394972008-10-22T13:00:00.000-07:002008-10-22T13:12:13.166-07:00Interview with Sean McGaughey<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrt8xWtW0lAU9FoXMvlhhR9n3AXGGwQJ-JaCb7OzqQs2evv8ZK07zlBz6Zs2MfnNk6juTVmJ8ZZEErEG6FhyphenhyphenaljIABRwp3uLBxLmLkUrVuFc8vZi3yFdm9KioCdxic0GPcqC8B2pqEdVe/s1600-h/SE5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" >q) What is your name and what do you do?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br />a)My name is Sean McGaughey and I am an artist.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br />q)When did you really get into art?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br />a)I have been into art since I was a little kid, art/ making things.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br />q)How did you come to the realization that you should try your luck at art on a more serious level?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br />a)I don't think it was necessarily a conscious decision, me becoming an artist, there wasn't/ isn't anything I could think of doing. In a certain respect, it was a natural movement, something that felt right.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br />q)How did you discover the particular style that you have?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br />a)I wouldn't call it a style, it is more of a way to put thoughts and ideas out "there". It is, and I imagine will always be an ever evolving progression. The more you work, the more work begins to shift and transform, sometimes it is a conscious effort, other times it happens naturally. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br />q)How would you describe your style?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br />a)My work lately has been focusing on the idea of consumption. I present the ideas laced with irreverent humor directly influenced from comics/ cartoons and skateboard graphics of the early 90's. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br />q)Who or what influences your art?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br />a)The odd, out of context conversations I hear outside my studio window. A big influence on my current work is a film from William Klein "Mister Freedom", it opened up my scope of how to approach serious issues.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br />q)How often do you create a new piece?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br />a)I generally work everyday, somedays are more productive than others. How long a piece takes is usually decided by a few factors; how big the piece is, how long it takes me to understand the direction the piece is heading.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br />q)What kind of success have you had with your art?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br />a)Someone telling me they can relate to my work.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br />q)What would be the ultimate goal for you and your art?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br />a)To make a comfortable living.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br />q)What do you see as an accomplishment in the way of art?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br />a)Damien Hirst</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br />q)What kind of message, if any, do you try to convey through your art?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br />a)I leave the narrative open, it is my intent to have the viewer look at my work at insert their experiences into my work, thus making the work exist. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br />q)Sum up your art in one word.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br />a)Irreverent</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br />q)Any additional comments?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br />a)Thank you for interviewing me</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br />q)…your contacts…</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br />a) <a href="mailto:seanpmcgaughey@gmail.com">seanpmcgaughey@gmail.com</a> </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><br /><a href="http://www.huh-duh.com/">www.huh-duh.com</a></span>Parentela Claudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835700930585627367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893703899071757975.post-28549634197669995712008-10-14T03:49:00.000-07:002008-10-14T03:57:38.915-07:00Interview with FAMOUS WHEN DEAD<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQVTyZB3bUpxE4uaFA2k4L4liz7R6oOjYJ7KcgcWHYEm83bmrZxDEoQGsaiqvPcWAmYNNL9Humb-EoKQwwbHPCy6wFK1miIGbuvC-2Hm3pFbn2EtDpPFrv5FQ2nCtZSJXvuRxmCYeop0M/s1600-h/FAMOUS5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQVTyZB3bUpxE4uaFA2k4L4liz7R6oOjYJ7KcgcWHYEm83bmrZxDEoQGsaiqvPcWAmYNNL9Humb-EoKQwwbHPCy6wFK1miIGbuvC-2Hm3pFbn2EtDpPFrv5FQ2nCtZSJXvuRxmCYeop0M/s400/FAMOUS5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256961478523859266" border="0" /></a>
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<br /></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)FAMOUS WHEN DEAD.<span class="nowsurreal1"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="nowsurreal1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);" class="nowsurreal1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);" class="nowsurreal1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">q)</span></span><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"> Where do you live and work</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)Stoke on Trent, <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Staffordshire</st1:city>, <st1:country-region st="on">England</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">
<br /></span></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">q)</span><strong> What is your creative process </strong></span><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;">like</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)Slightly chaotic.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">
<br /></span></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">q)</span><strong> What is your favourite medium</strong>?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)At the moment, Ink.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">
<br /></span></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">q)</span><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> </span>What is your current favourite subject</strong>?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)Society.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">
<br /></span></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">q)</span><strong> How long does it take for you to finish a piece</strong>?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)Anything from 1 day to several months.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">
<br /></span></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">q)</span><strong> What has been your biggest accomplishment so far</strong>?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)This is a bit of a cliché, but I would have to say my kids.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">
<br /></span></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">q)</span><strong> Are there any contemporary artists that you love</strong>?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)Yes, I don’t know if it’s love though… there are too many to list.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">
<br /></span></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">q)</span><strong> Can we buy your art anywhere</strong>?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)Yes, <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">You can purchase my art direct from me…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/muckingfagicajt@aol.com">muckingfagicajt@aol.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">
<br /></span></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">q)</span><strong> Anything that people should know about that we don’t</strong>??<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)Yes, I have this small monster, creature thing that lives behind the radiator in the down stairs back room, every night at 13 minutes past midnight it scurries across the floor to the kitchen to fix a snack… I don’t know what to do… our biscuit and cheese bill as gone through the roof.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);font-size:10;" lang="EN-GB">
<br /></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);font-size:10;" lang="EN-GB">q)</span><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;"> What is your best piece of advice for those who would like to rise in their level of artistry?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;">a)Work hard and be inspired.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">
<br /></span></span></strong></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">q)</span>What inspires you to keep going when the work gets frustrating or tough?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;">a)White paint… <o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">q)</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;"> How do you describe your work to those who are unfamiliar with it?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;">a)I would say, “you wouldn’t like it” then they’d be intriged.</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">q)</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;"> What kind of training did you have which helped you achieve your current level of artistry?</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)I went to collage and university but am self trained when it comes to painting.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">q)</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;"> Is there a tool or material that you can’t imagine living without?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;">a)Not really, unless air and water count.</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">
<br /></span></span></strong></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">q)</span>Who are your influences?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;">a)Hard to say really, life, people and the strange things that they do…</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">
<br /></span></span></strong></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">q)</span>What inspires you to create?<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10;">a)The thought of not being creative is enough to make me want to get up off my arse and do something.</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">
<br /></span></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">q)</span>…your contacts…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">
<br /></span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">a)FAMOUS WHEN DEAD…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">Email: <a href="http://www.blogger.com/muckingfagicajt@aol.com">muckingfagicajt@aol.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-size:100%;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Web: </span><a style="font-family: lucida grande;" href="http://www.famouswhendead.com/">http://www.famouswhendead.com</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a)Keith Watts
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<br />q) Where do you live and work? <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a)I now live in a small village in <st1:city st="on">Norfolk</st1:city> (which is in the east anglian countryside, approx 1hour 40mins from <st1:city st="on">London</st1:city> & 50mins from <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Cambridge</st1:place></st1:city>).
<br />I used to live in Southend in <st1:place st="on">Essex</st1:place>, but as the area was full of city-worker-commuters my girlfriend & I were unable to buy a house, the move to the sticks made it possible.
<br />I work, as I always have, out of 1 of the bedrooms at home which is set up as a small office, occasionally I have to travel into <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">London</st1:place></st1:city> to work in-house.
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<br />q)What is your creative process like? <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a)I get a call to see if I'm available for work, then a brief is sent via email, I read the brief, phone back to discuss, then get stuck into drawing (occasionally have to do roughs but prefer to change the finnished artwork). Scan drawings, compose the piece, send linework back for approval, make changes if needed, colour (if required) then send back via email.
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<br />q)What is your favorite medium? <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a)HB pencil.
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<br />q)What is your current favorite subject? <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a)Whatever I get asked to draw for commissions or whatever occurs to me on a particular day with personal stuff.
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<br />q)How long does it take for you to finish a piece? <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a)Depends on the piece, anywhere between 1 hour & 1 month.
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<br />q)What has been your biggest accomplishment so far? <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a)Paying a mortgage by doing what I love to do. I draw pictures for a living. I live with my fiance in the country. We are getting married next year. Life is sweet.
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<br />q)Are there any contemporary artists that you love? <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a)I see stuff that I like here & there, but I'm not into the art scene. I like pop art from the 60's (Lichtenstien) and Edward Hopper.
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<br />q)Can we buy your art anywhere? <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a) <a href="http://coshuk.com/">coshuk.com</a>
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<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a) <a href="http://stemagency.com/">stemagency.com</a> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://supa7clothing.com/">supa7clothing.com </a>
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<br />q)What is your best piece of advice for those who would like to rise in their level of artistry? <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a)Work hard, play not quite so hard. Don't let the fuckers bring you down. Don't give up.
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<br />q)What inspires you to keep going when the work gets frustrating or tough? <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a)Being stubborn. I won't let it beat me.
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<br />q)How do you describe your work to those who are unfamiliar with it? <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a)I wouldn't. I'd direct them to my section on the stem website or my own site when I get round to updating it. The work should speak for itself, I'm not going to come out with a load of bullshit to support it, if the work can't walk the walk then you definately won't find me talking the talk.
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<br />q)What kind of training did you have which helped you achieve your current level of artistry?
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<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a)I've been drawing since before I can remember. I went to Art college after school, then University, then a course to learn how to use photoshop.
<br />The most important thing has been the hours & hours of drawing over the years.
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<br />q)Is there a tool or material that you can’t imagine living without? <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a)HB pencils as previously mentioned, I'd be pretty screwed without my Mac Aswell.
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<br />q)Who are your influences? <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a)I'm not aware of being influenced strongly by anything, but I watch a lot of films, watch some TV and listen to a lot of music so I guess they all play their part. I also skateboard when I can find time so skate culture has been & still is an influence.
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<br />q)What inspires you to create? <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:100%;">a)With commissions it's easy, the money. Personal stuff comes from the things rattling around in my head, loads of information goes in and eventually something comes back out, sometimes it's good, sometimes not. You can find inspiration anywhere and everywhere and often it finds you instead.
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<br /></span></p><p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">a)+44(0)7958107632 <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);" class="MsoNormal"><a href="kw@keithwatts.co.uk"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: times new roman;">
<br /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;" href="kw@keithwatts.co.uk"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: times new roman;">kw@keithwatts.co.uk</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> Parentela Claudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835700930585627367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893703899071757975.post-71860753083988830262008-09-17T12:52:00.000-07:002008-09-17T13:22:27.032-07:00Interview with Abner Preis<span style="color:#cc33cc;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247083161897203410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJbFJC8fH60_XyIGmrvempzlZWYfYeZoJZWu-zgCAI5X82-ihPoixO929vVLmH7np4LBPN1tvHlLm5WN9c3gqEU_4fsdroNAVTX1JICaWW7FxO8lHU4LZTui1pMPXaUq3ilt-dk-Ndg1P-/s400/ABNER-PREIS2.jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>q)What is your name?<br /><br />a)Abner<br /><br />q) Where do you live and work?<br /><br />a)I live in Rotterdam, Netherlands which is a great CITY. But I also have been working in Croatia, Israel (not on the wall),Spain, Italy and Amsterdam. I have been super lucky this summer... Well pretty lucky<br /><br />q)What is your creative process like?<br /><br />a)I'm super “goal” oriented. SO If I have an idea- ill think of making a “goal”---something like 30 drawings, 9 videos, ten drawings with pen, shit that keeps me going on the same thing... im obsessive compulsive- but not in any way I can speak about. So having a goal keeps me focused. You know what I mean?<br /><br />q)What is your favorite medium?<br /><br />a)I have been making allot of installations and videos, and of course DRAWINGS. ( if I ever thought that I liked to draw six years ago—I would of said no fucking way- I tried to be more of a painter not a drawer)<br /><br />q)What is your current favorite subject?<br /><br />a)Currently I am working on a children’s book.<br /><br />q)How long does it take for you to finish a piece?<br /><br />a) I never feel that I have completed a piece- unless I have killed it. Which... god knows, I have killed thousands.<br />I think that the in-completion of a piece leave it to the imagination to think of an ending. Kind of like forcing the viewer to make a choice. </strong></span><div><div><span style="color:#cc33cc;"></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><strong><br /></div><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247083162746878002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3MMDHeaA27r5kAMmhInf5TmMmmoE7a4e7YmlHtfrZLoJ0W5NiL98yTDhXSnIExFLxKOPI4nViwPzQ_wyqQreolyVvDYFWI_15dAPAiqMeSfMh_z85jK3uJRdIFIO4_9Q1mLbRjKr0lU7/s400/ABNER-PREIS7.jpg" border="0" /><br />q)What has been your biggest accomplishment so far?<br /><br />a)This interview<br /><br />q)Are there any contemporary artists that you love?<br /><br />a)All my friends<br /><br />q)Can we buy your art anywhere?<br /><br />a)- yes, you can!<br /><br />q)Anything that people should know about that we don’t??<br /><br />a)I think that the smell of a person a very important. I don't know why- but I just am starting to think about that.<br /><br />q)What is your best piece of advice for those who would like to rise in their level of artistry?<br /><br />a)Don't lie!<br /><br />q)What inspires you to keep going when the work gets frustrating or tough?<br /><br />a)HUMMM?<br /><br />q)How do you describe your work to those who are unfamiliar with it?<br /><br />a)I would say its about story telling and material. Water color tells a great story, just as garbage tells a great story. Both these materials can be used to tell different stories. My work is about making story's come true- and the materials which allows me to do that. </span></strong></span><div><span style="color:#cc33cc;"></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><strong><br /></div><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247083162422556050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizf8SlcB9FH0K5RkKKe56IgMJXr4PcvmvG47KVsEmI5RoIlFTraXacwxgiTSLC6FVNlgYsoUoaxYJpVDYSGinbJ-w3fckRk8PUVyi5EdB4DFwo2UJsP2iZzO5JuL61YNVh-eSKw4Aiw40b/s400/ABNER-PREIS10.jpg" border="0" /><br />q)What kind of training did you have which helped you achieve your current level of artistry?<br /><br />a)I graduated form Tyler School of Fine ARTS. Philadelphia- which allowed me to live in Rome and study for a year- I also got allot of art history classes (even though I didn't want them) and so this education helped me alot. I also travel as much as I can- I went to Mexico and studied murals and masks- that's what really turned me on to Story telling.<br /><br />q)Is there a tool or material that you can’t imagine living without?<br /><br />a)A sweet smelling lady<br />Whiskey<br />Music<br /><br />q)Who are your influences?<br /><br />a)Mohamed Ali and my grandfather<br /><br />q)What inspires you to create?<br /><br />a)God gave me a gift!!!! AMEN AMEN AMEN </span></strong></span><div><span style="color:#cc33cc;"></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><strong><br /></div><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247083158888542338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBCwsm8TkZm11I7xg2S9j-UkBkWPtWmskHP0a7Dmret0nkZvum0lXnaw2GztFE1FAXvB7qaq-4tSL-GUfTtnB0NLFjyTsSyaMKE4aOvGV5X8TzDrRACAr_c0oaMFgl5l_edUphrxGmXua/s400/ABNER-PREIS1.jpg" border="0" /><br />q)…your contact…<br /><br />a)I’m working on a new web site but my flicker account is the most current- I’m on it quite a bit- actually every time I finish something near a computer and camera.<br /><br /></span></strong></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/20642144@N00/"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>http://www.flickr.com/photos/20642144@N00/</strong></span></a><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><strong><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">video<br /></span></strong></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/abnergarson"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>http://www.youtube.com/abnergarson</strong></span></a><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><strong><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">website<br /></span></strong></span><a href="http://abnerpreis.com/"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>http://abnerpreis.com/</strong></span></a><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><strong><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">email<br /></span></strong></span><a href="mailto:abnerpreis@yahoo.com"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>abnerpreis@yahoo.com</strong></span></a><span style="color:#ff6600;"> </span></div>Parentela Claudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835700930585627367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893703899071757975.post-17767900276083997262008-08-28T14:09:00.000-07:002008-08-30T05:08:34.837-07:00Interview with Elena Rapa<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggte4ODvBB-eJFBitGam0fsvGXI9dsQxf8TKqQU6ENUSTXiKEgsLK_k2q-a2to-piwMrf9hsgdQPBBaDXKc1xWV8nez4A89sqCDZ4QSMEFPrXEB9Q7cAGzHkXamAdAd9kbnCtQDiZ0HpXq/s1600-h/ELE5.jpg"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#ff6666;"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240277233158076674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggte4ODvBB-eJFBitGam0fsvGXI9dsQxf8TKqQU6ENUSTXiKEgsLK_k2q-a2to-piwMrf9hsgdQPBBaDXKc1xWV8nez4A89sqCDZ4QSMEFPrXEB9Q7cAGzHkXamAdAd9kbnCtQDiZ0HpXq/s400/ELE5.jpg" border="0" /></strong></span></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#ff6666;"><strong>q)What is your name?
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<br />a)Elena Rapa.
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<br />q) Where do you live and work?
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<br />a)Now in Lucrezia, the village where I have grown up, but I’m going to Milan for some time soon.
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<br />q)What is your creative process like?
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<br />a)Of fixed habits. From late in the morning up to late in the afternoon.
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<br />q)What is your favorite medium?
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<br />a)Some paper.
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<br />q)What is your current favorite subject?
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<br />a)Nature: animals, people, landscapes and flowers.
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<br />q)How long does it take for you to finish a piece?
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<br />a)I’m slow in doing things which I’m most interested in and fast when I’ve to do some theme work, well, such as for an exhibition.
<br />q)What has been your biggest accomplishment so far?
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<br />a)Having thought of “Meringhe Rosa – Dolci incontri diabetici” festival, a container of many artistic languages, started in 2006, which takes place in the borough where I live, Cartoceto. The meaning of the festival is in its sub-heading “diabetic sweet meetings”: it’s a project which works on the sense of relationships among people. The people who take part are all friends invited as artists, collaborators, editors and logistic help. The team modifies, by suiting and widening according to the programme and every year new people are called to give visibility to good young artists. The basic idea is a co-operative participation to carry out a low-budget event which tries to show itself through a relationship net each artist and friend is able to put into motion, by multi-layer agreements, both institutional and not. Since this year, the festival has been part of the provincial contemporary art system in Pesaro, and this is good for all those who take part to it in order to have a more sectorial visibility too. As for me, having arrived at the third edition after so many obstacles which are part of a little village dynamics, both economic and human, and knowing that next year too the event will go further, makes me very gratified. I don’t think I’ve achieved my goals yet in my job, specifically artistic one, or at least I’m still rather far from the work I’d like to get to.
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<br />q)Are there any contemporary artists that you love?
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<br />a)A lot, here in Italy it’s full of very good young draftsmen who come from all sector languages, from illustration (both for children and not), to comics, from painting to writing, I mean draftmen and draftswomen like Karin Andersen, Nicoz, Lucilla Candeloro, Allegra Corbo, Silvia Argiolas, Silvia Idili, MP5, MaicoleMirco, Ratigher, Tuono Pettinato, Umberto Chiodi, EricailCane, Blu, Dem, giuliano Sale, Maicol Rotondi, Massimo Gurnari, just to mention some of the most well known artists.
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<br />q)Can we buy your art anywhere?
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<br />a)If you mean in galleries which I work with, some of my works are exhibited at Galleria MondoPop in Rome and at Galleria SanSalvatore in Modena. My next exhibitions in September at Dorothy Circus in Rome and in Perugia at Trebisonda place organized by P-Grouppe, in October in Arezzo at Mega+Mega and in November about in Rome again at Galleria MondoPop. </strong></span><div>
<br /></div><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#ff6666;"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240277240497887842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvw76_3L4j8tK3OeJmAcdJtYydsipv52062U-YirM97_kqAbO556XnIJSGbGT2myiCXILV4N29LA2OmZJs7tunhWdTSXh-Smf2LIWzdYm20K545YRURPvm4xQ8mrukN2DjRbZMWxDXmBy/s400/ELE3.jpg" border="0" />
<br />q)Anything that people should know about that we don’t??
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<br />a)Well, I don’t understand very well what you mean … let’s say that besides my graphic job there’s nothing else about me to tell people who don’t know me, I’m better in my drawings than in my life … so it’s better like that.
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<br /></strong></span><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#ff6666;"><strong>q)What is your best piece of advice for those who would like to rise in their level of artistry?
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<br />a)To study without prejudice what I happen to have at hand, personal selection comes later in a spontaneous way and the later it comes the freer you feel.
<br />Moreover to draw as much as possible.
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<br />q)What inspires you to keep going when the work gets frustrating or tough?
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<br />a)The job is never frustratine if you like it just a bit, if this happens I stop immediately and start it again later on; when a stop isn’t possible because of working times, a glass of good wine let fade everything very fast.
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<br />q)How do you describe your work to those who are unfamiliar with it?
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<br />a)I don’t like speaking about my job. My illustrations, either on paper or other kind of media, like all story-telling art forms shouldn’t need too many explanations. At the most, if I meet a very optimistic person and I realize he could feel a little embarrassed towards my work, I state beforehand that my works are, let’s say, sad … not very jolly … nothing more.
<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240277233267656210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEja7Ao7fYJgaLN6EhFJCQyl1fAcayTZ5Nzqw-oj5z1AthqIg-ZzJWekmH15-5MiobbPVUwMFSAc-g3c6t3lAuyMSeykPG_uFe3XnPjWgzNEuhr_He67RwztKGtkWSGK2gr9nqvcNQgzD9/s400/ELE4.jpg" border="0" />
<br />q)What kind of training did you have which helped you achieve your current level of artistry?
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<br />a)Mine was a human training more than an artistic one. I think I was very lucky: as an adolescent I had the chance to know and meet people of this field, of all ages, who somehow helped me to grow up and supported me. My consideration goes directly to the Museo-Laboratorio in Città Sant’Angelo managed by the mythical Enzo De Leonibus, to the people I’ve met there and all the marry dinners we had together, who welcomed me as a twenty-year-old scapegrace and helped me in my job as well as in my life.
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<br />q)Is there a tool or material that you can’t imagine living without?
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<br />a)A basic set: pencils, pens, inks, a brush perhaps and some paper.
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<br />q)Who are your influences?
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<br />a)This requires a quite extensive answer; well I think that every artist I’ve loved a bit, gave me a reason more to draw, the way to do it and why to do it.
<br />I love art which I’d define as expressionistic in its etymological and not historical value, ex-pressus to get out, to compress, a motion to a place, the shifting from the soul towards any beach far from the balance of rationalistic and real form; I give some examples: from primitive art to the 15th century Ferrara works, from Bosh to Ligabue, through Groz up to Maruo.
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<br />q)What inspires you to create?
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<br />a)In my opinion, inspiration is more a commonplace rather than a fact. A romantic vision of doing art. All people who create has got either an intestinal need to do that or a cerebral one. What “inspires you” could be defined a fetish of an interior process which is mysterious for us too, rather than an incentive which let you think and which renders an object or feeling a reason for creating. </strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ff6666;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><strong></strong></span>
<br /></span></div><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#ff6666;"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240277239354273954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1RujTGWLrA071j6eoUG_S9sKMZwvO3tNAAZVCRjnQqBWPAZGNFsfybyiYmqhS7m38_wOMMv5xZyeHAwmh3kmuPgSM0fXVDu9pN_6IHQwlwbUHZXY7Ai7KK8CY180AgDWka5oU3nxD4jBs/s400/ELE2.jpg" border="0" />
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<br />a) </strong></span></strong></span><a href="http://www.elenarapa.com/"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#ff6666;"><strong>www.elenarapa.com/</strong></span></a> </div>
<br />Parentela Claudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835700930585627367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893703899071757975.post-82405647264625477462008-08-06T08:15:00.000-07:002008-08-06T08:28:50.723-07:00Interview with jROD<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231425060362182146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEb01jgjnDV2kCrfaqPHa4mG_MNpgHb-usBrgAWBTHQy9kabrjR5sL0iqUiEncBQ54cf9aqJGFhD009OvHmE7sMXlrkkORLL0TOVfX2SEUngLdGruV6xI2OB5JpfuLzLK7trSrrY962bH/s400/JORDAN3.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#3366ff;"><strong>q)What is your name?<br /><br />a)jROD my family calls me jarrod<br /><br />q)Where do you live and work?<br /><br />a)Bozeman Montana<br /><br />q)What is your creative process like?<br /><br />a)Spontaneous and invigorating<br /><br />q)What is your favorite medium?<br /><br />a)Acrylic on board<br /><br />q)What is your current favorite subject?<br /><br />a)I have been using the rhino to symbolize strength and integrity<br /><br />q)How long does it take for you to finish a piece? it all depends on the piece. a day to two weeks and any where<br /><br />a)In between<br /><br />q)What has been your biggest accomplishment so far?<br /><br />a)Just surviving doing art</strong></span> <div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#3366ff;"><strong><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231425068565710946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkjM7RsxTrY_qpVkm-vkIwtgoZmYAr9rlNDmwi55ZGY1KwkkxpkeShF342NgMsBQmmWqhKELdF8nXQDvP8ytd9xHDTb_s1CfQUxWK8pqdHVqAtNjpwgP6ZQ4fMLJI38joEGFlBtfytrG-/s400/JORDAN2.jpg" border="0" /><br />q)Are there any contemporary artists that you love?<br /><br />a)Tons….. there are so many super talented people in this world. It is a fantastic time to be alive. Over population combined with world wide communication at our finger tips has created a unique time in history. Art is really flourishing all over. Art feeds off art and it is feeding at a tremendous pace right now. Hopefully the Human race will survive it all. For now; enjoy the beauty.<br /><br />q)Can we buy your art anywhere?<br /><br />a)You can get my work right off my site at </strong></span><a href="http://www.jrodart.com/"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#3366ff;"><strong>www.jrodart.com</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#3366ff;"><strong>. I am pretty good about keeping it up to date and letting folks know where pieces are if they are out at galleries or what not.<br /><br />q)Anything that people should know about that we don’t??<br /><br />a)I’m not sure if peeps realize how long I have been doing what I do. I have always done art ,but was inspired to travel the style I have today by picking up the magazine Art Alternatives way back in the early 90’s. Gary Panter, Rk Sloane, Joe Coleman, and Robert Williams all inspired me back then. These early encounters with this style of art changed my perception of what fine art could be. I did art just for myself for a long time before I decided to put it out there. Ohhh and damn you can learn a lot from watching Bob Ross.<br /><br />q)What is your best piece of advice for those who would like to rise in their level of artistry?<br /><br />a)Practice practice practice…Artistry comes with dedication<br /><br />q)What inspires you to keep going when the work gets frustrating or tough?<br /><br />a)I love what I do. I have a strategy for dealing with that situation. Walk away for awhile and let the guyz in my head work it out. 9 times out of ten I come back and the problem is no longer an issue. Keep on painting on.<br /><br />q)How do you describe your work to those who are unfamiliar with it?<br /><br />a)I tell them my artwork is the product of a child who loved skateboard graphics, watched to many Saturday morning cartoons, and fell in love with redrawing iron maiden album covers in 8th grade. </strong></span><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#3366ff;"><strong><br /> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231425063153334706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBDvYyg96BOChgFQDy9dfMWLM9GjHGaAac3iP5iDtOwE9zXkjDAxB3oBpls2XliYMqGJQVjn5sdcDEEKRhcsC1RufuFLNIkc1Vhyphenhypheneo2aKgMa5bQOKV2vGwqXheWfVt5bm8PagtVyRTBIi/s400/JORDAN1.jpg" border="0" /><br />q)What kind of training did you have which helped you achieve your current level of artistry?<br /><br />a)I got a degree in zoology….hhhhhmmmm…My mom was an artist. I am sure I picked up a few techniques from her. I have also had the pleasure to meet and be inspired by a handful of great artists, but for the most part I am self taught.<br /><br />q)Is there a tool or material that you can’t imagine living without?<br /><br />a)Music and Vandyke brown<br /><br />q)Who are your influences?<br /><br />a) Derek Hess, Maurice Sendek, Ralph Steadman, Joe Sorren, and Arron Macy<br /><br />q)What inspires you to create?<br /><br />a)The love of the process ,the flow of creative energy throughout the universe, and the smiles on their faces.</strong></span> <div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#3366ff;"><strong><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231426024392976770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjFKQCffVh3MI1pblAL3vh0unt3Arz68KIL7hOujcC3RtQY8NfE2mdwTfpCHrdVch0vTJ392zhzPrLK7_SN4tuZheOUHkQAIReYxJ7aCBjXEPp7baFuyatXRfPI-2l-O7BcH93oGr6CyT/s400/JORDAN5.jpg" border="0" /><br />q)…your contacts…<br /><br />a)</strong></span><a href="http://www.jrodart.com/"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#3366ff;"><strong>www.jrodart.com</strong></span></a><br /><br /><div><a href="mailto:info@jrodart.com"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#3366ff;"><strong>info@jrodart.com</strong></span></a> </div></div>Parentela Claudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835700930585627367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893703899071757975.post-32259418603392797212008-07-28T13:47:00.000-07:002008-12-10T01:45:52.059-08:00Interview with ZOSO<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228174635872878898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPmpplLPyh2c5s2Na-eAa7RLMBaS1vTirV-oaAL8IYw3Xj0nI_MqpSwPyWCseqwulQEKEYIkIxHUFE_GUgZzufF_Fi5y46hFzDVygLUidWu6red1ANHhpjMzRfaGvaGQGmL-lbDk0DSWl/s400/ZO3.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#006600;"><strong>q)What is your name?<br /><br />a)ZOSO. It’s not my real name, but that’s what I show under.<br /><br />q) Where do you live and work?<br /><br />a)Central Los Angeles,I have my studio in my apartment, it’s a craftsman style '4-plex', which is one quarter of a big old house.<br /></strong></span><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#006600;"><strong>q)What is your creative process like?<br /><br />a)I never really have a formula per-say, so it’s always a bit different. Basically I always try to do things a little differently each time, which has it’s pro's and con's.I always just experiment and do what feels right at the time, and I have a lot of happy accidents. Lately I almost always do an underpainting and go over the whole thing again, its kind of a abbreviated version of the renaissance technique, and I am able to get some great depth and richness from it. It is quite time consuming though.<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#006600;"><strong>q)What is your favorite medium?<br /><br />a)Oil paint, on panels. I used to paint in only acrylics, but I find the oils give me a lot more freedom and time to play around with shading.<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#006600;"><strong>q)What is your current favorite subject?<br /><br />a)As is with my creative process, I can never stick with a solid theme for very long. </strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#006600;"><strong><br /> </div></strong></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228174641364376418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlZJfXkNqdGSMVDF-zCqemwhIEdEdaNPGuT51ro8XA-j3CBfrX3yURp3Oj92hq_0o8KD3pQkwhXgOJp_EwCnUXqbhSC09_Fde7dP6RfyYjq658H2feZl4x-z6Sr95I543aqPGpLj7Ycg-/s400/ZO4.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#006600;"><strong>q)How long does it take for you to finish a piece?<br /><br />a)It depends, usually several days. It’s very hard to keep track of how many hours I spend on a painting because I usually work on a couple things at the same time, and I take a lot of breaks. I'm not lazy, just easily distracted.<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#006600;"><strong>q)What has been your biggest accomplishment so far?<br /><br />a)hmmmm... I think the things I am most proud of is getting respect from my contemporaries. I have done a drawing trade with one of my all time favorite living artists, Greg 'Craola' Simkins, that felt very good. I did a collaborative mural with some amazing artists at a big convention down here, those are the things I really am proud of. Getting into nicer galleries and hanging on the same wall as people I hold on a pedestal gives me a nervous warm fuzzy feeling.<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#006600;"><strong>q)Are there any contemporary artists that you love?<br /><br />a)Too many to list. There is a explosion of great art going on right now, especially here on the west coast. It feels like a new renaissaince and everybody is feeding off one another. But the great thing with technology is that the world is small now and its not exclusive to one region. Art is cool again for the younger generation, and there is so much talent its mind boggling. I try not to pay too much attention and study their work too much because I don't want to unintentionally steal their ideas or let them influence my style too much. These days having a strong personal style and original ideas are the most important things.<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#006600;"><strong>q)Can we buy your art anywhere?<br /><br />a)Well, I try to keep my website (</strong></span><a href="http://www.zoso1.com/"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#006600;"><strong>www.zoso1.com</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#006600;"><strong>) updated on what pieces are avaliable, but I will admit that it is not the most clear and user friendly. I will soon do an update to make it more clear and user friendly to see the pieces I have for sale through myself, but in the meantime of course you can just email me with any absurd question. My stuff is always avaliable through gallery shows first, so to get the first chance to buy something its best to get on my mailing list so you can check out whatever gallery I'm about to show at. My next show is a solo show at Munky King here in LA, they are a vinyl toy company as well as a store and a gallery. <a href="http://munkyking.com/">munkyking.com</a> check it out!<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#006600;"><strong>q)Anything that people should know about that we don’t??<br /><br />a)HHO gas (nothing to do with me or my art but I think its the answer to our energy woes). <a href="http://googe.com/">Google</a> that shit, cars can run on water!<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#006600;"><strong>q)What is your best piece of advice for those who would like to rise in their level of artistry?<br /><br />a)Sketch every day. I always have a sketchbook going and fill them cover to cover, I'm on number 15.<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#006600;"><strong>q)What inspires you to keep going when the work gets frustrating or tough?<br /><br />a)Well, it’s weird, but believe it or not I actually have fans. The thought of random people I don’t know being really into what I'm doing and getting a hold of me is very very encouraging. But on the adverse, the naysayers are equally as motivating. Trying to make it as a fine artist is not an easy gig, so when things get discouraging I feel like I have something to prove. I got a chip on my shoulder and am willing to fight to reach my goals. </strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#006600;"><strong><br /> </div></strong></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228174629931752994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-Eud1nLX2qZp9kT1qp70JsOLwfFh5GlIXKTplpvidI1HIDOrMTLDUd6_PnweWhj_lf-ueApk9PgS3MPjHnQO9gMQcuZkluqQ6HTHqomWx6PHh-lzmxNMDPx262SMPVZ4GwsaGe9DHz2L/s400/ZO1.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#006600;"><strong>q)How do you describe your work to those who are unfamiliar with it?<br /><br />a)Short answer to a stranger I just met: "oh, you know, its kind of illustrative, character driven stuff, I do paintings of goofy little dudes mostly. Here, take a sticker and go check out the website". I don’t like explaining my work too much, especially if you've never seen it.<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#006600;"><strong>q)What kind of training did you have which helped you achieve your current level of artistry?<br /><br />a)I went to a small community college (I don’t know if you have those in Italy, it’s the same as a university only it’s very cheap and non-exclusive, like a second rate university). I never graduated, but took a lot of art classes for a couple years and learned a lot. As soon as I quit school and started making work for myself, I kind of dropped everything I learned and painted in my own style, but later on I tried to combine my formal training with my own make-it-up-as-you-go-along technique. So I am probably 40% trained and 60% self taught.<br /><br />q)Is there a tool or material that you can’t imagine living without?<br /><br />a)Well, my whole setup is important to making my art, but if suddenly my easel or my nice oil paints disappeared it wouldn't slow me down a bit. I think maybe the most important element to my creative process is music. I always listen to music when I work and if I couldnt do that it would be an issue.<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#006600;"><strong>q)Who are your influences?<br /><br />a)Historical artists from all over the place! Gothic art, the renaissance, romanticism, baroque, all that stuff is amazing. Art nouveau especially gets me exited. But also floating around my noggin is the pop culture I grew up in, cartoons and movies and graffiti. We are standing on the shoulders of giants. So much has already been done in the name of art.<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#006600;"><strong>q)What inspires you to create?<br /><br />a)Relationships. The desire to succeed and leave an immortal trace of my existence in the world. My city. Traveling. Emotions good and bad. Other amazing talented people of all forms. </strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#006600;"><strong><br /> </div></strong></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228174643462557938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnU_hlJrmAPBQANI2N3ahwS47bImIEQRiG3_NeA_xV3HybL00E0-Xv-I9pOJhrfoH4iVOBfnMbLGJhq-eH_uOoHAeo7RVSiekXYBKweejm-jKjqTv3SPHpa-nSg1v1KduXoPZ1w4rd2rb/s400/ZO5.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#006600;"><strong>q)…your contacts…<br /><br />a) <a href="http://www.zoso1.com/">http://www.zoso1.com/</a><br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><a href="mailto:zoso@zoso1.com"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#006600;"><strong>zoso@zoso1.com</strong></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#006600;"><strong></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#006600;"><strong><a href="http://myspace.com/zoso1">myspace.com/zoso1<br /></a></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#006600;"><strong><a href="http://nevrliedown.blogspot.com/">nevrliedown.blogspot.com<br /></a><br /></strong></span></div>Parentela Claudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835700930585627367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893703899071757975.post-20074630977392535202008-07-15T04:21:00.000-07:002008-12-10T01:45:52.908-08:00Interview with Andrew Loughnane<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223200376590544754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMhxk9Xo-pZy_XjZdf32yszL_QdX1TySEFLVlkcIVPJBUuPRKlAlfm1hBcZ6Y9JfFi7rpk6pBqrBcFvUxEm5UXCfpoGBv860qNjIqmooo4CwI8Zr8_mess0-vv5570lsxtC30mPcN-dKb/s400/AN2.jpg" border="0" /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>q)What is your name?<br /><br />a)Andrew Loughnane<br /><br />q) Where do you live and work?<br /><br />a)Chicago, Illinois.<br /><br />q)What is your creative process like?<br /><br />a)Well, my work is mostly based on everyday life, so the process is varied. I’d say that it’s mostly developed and derived from the inspiration that one can find in the poetry and beauty of quotidian experience. The singer from the punk band JFK once summed it up best in a skateboard video I once saw as a teenager: Live, just live.<br /><br />q) What is your favorite medium?<br /><br />a)I like them all and am willing to do whatever it takes to bring an idea or a feeling into fruition.<br /><br />q)What is your current favorite subject?<br /><br />a)The woman I love. Without a doubt, she is my favorite subject!<br /><br />q)How long does it take for you to finish a piece?<br /><br />a)Anywhere from 30 seconds to three months to three years, depending on what I’m working on. </strong></span></span><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;"><strong>q)What has been your biggest accomplishment so far?<br /><br />a)Survival. </strong></span></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#3333ff;"></span></strong> </div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223203562336000002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijy2s9-iXFlsNvcxatBwuwjOOwMxknJBWwV9ioZ0lizSSVRDpd57_Bzxb5quxthtq9kSkoyTcXr8m-S-ZjfTKHFhHfJlUco_LvWW6qJn0SvB9RKx_7J1MCzCTPwkpSbdNpgx-xkvKpInGt/s400/ANDREW9.jpg" border="0" /></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;"><strong></strong></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;"><strong>q)Are there any contemporary artists that you love?<br />a)There are countless contemporary artists that inspire the hell out of me, though my heart lies in figurative marble sculpture. Funny, yet true.<br /><br />q)Can we buy your art anywhere?<br /><br />a)I hope to have a work for sale at an apartment gallery called 65 Grand here in Chicago this summer. If anybody can move that Braille piece, Bill Gross can! Apart from that, some of the works on my website are still around, unless they’re noted as part of a collection or have been destroyed. It never hurts to ask, provided anyone is actually interested in that sort of thing. I’m thinking that most of my work isn’t exactly marketable though, which is why I’m still working a day job.<br /><br />q) Anything that people should know about that we don’t??<br /><br />a)Of course. There are tons of things that I should know about too, but don’t. Tell me what I should know about first, so I can feel nice and stupid first. Then we’ll start a little dialogue and sort things out as need be.<br /><br />q)What is your best piece of advice for those who would like to rise in their level of artistry?<br /><br />a)Quit now! No, seriously, just keep at it and never give up. Easier said than done, this I know for sure. Just keep at it and believe in what you’re doing. Sometimes it seems like none of us are meant to be doing what we’re doing. This feeling will unfortunately and inevidably ebb and flow in all of our lives, at any given time.<br /><br />q)What inspires you to keep going when the work gets frustrating or tough?<br /><br />a)There’s a tiny, inexplicable place inside of all of us that keeps us all going. </strong></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong></strong></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223200370358374210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mqz-aI8dwP3XbAJ2KIrertmNv8d_Ow_60rl-0xf72d1VicTCSPqn1EjqsM9Lkn8e6l0AYHb8k6CawGsPSKXemVD5yADURrfom0Mk9RiSDDyfANtD0E0cgFJsZdA3yVEqRMT1Vp4fvbR8/s400/AN1.jpg" border="0" /><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;"><strong>q) How do you describe your work to those who are unfamiliar with it?<br /><br />a)I tell people that I do whatever it takes. Full stop and period: WHATEVER IT TAKES. I’ve been described by art mogul Sue Spaid as a “post-studio, neo-conceptual artist,” for whatever that’s worth. I’m thankful that she included me in a lecture of hers once, as I am thankful for anyone else who references me as an artist.<br /><br />q)What kind of training did you have which helped you achieve your current level of artistry?<br /><br />a)I went to conventional art school as a child at a school called Baker Hunt academy in Covington, Kentucky. After that, it was growing up on a skateboard, studying philosophy in college and spending a few years as an exchange student in Germany that got me into the nonconventional mess I’m in now. Apart from that, I just take things in stride and hope for more opportunities to continue making work, in any form I can. Currently, it’s a batch of record covers for Daniel Martin Moore, whose debut album will be coming out on Sub Pop records in a few months.<br /><br />q)Is there a tool or material that you can’t imagine living without?<br /><br />a)Tool: my bicycle. Material: air.<br /><br />q)Who are your influences?<br /><br />a)Plato, Nietzsche, Hume, Beethoven, Haydn, Phil Lynott, Jeff Koons, Martin Puryear, Bas Jan Ader, Chris Burden, Mark Twain, Alain de Botton, John Cardiel, tons of other big names. Then it’s my friends, family, co-workers, random people from the street, and basically all of the greats that have graced the planet. Basically, whoever inspires me, however they do it.<br /><br />q)What inspires you to create?<br /><br />a)Name it: Anything and everything. My bio from the Weston Art Gallery from back when told good truths about that chapter, now it’s just hanging in there, rolling with things as I make my way through life. Everything is art, everyone is an artist. Life is a gift. </strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#3333ff;"></span></strong><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;"><strong></strong></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223203558372398130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFsE9B1aNO0r7IGgP59uXL2Ob29mQg2C7xkgxmv8lqcw-HuJ1p-2MF0uuRFgOco5cgJHq8Q_oY3ojdGIAMPP7mhyphenhyphenmelq0ouNaFebDveBauwO5dBkGHGE7x4WdM99v5eUB1GfCSl5fVW1Y7/s400/ANDREW8.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;"><strong>q)…your contacts…<br /><br />a) </strong></span><a href="http://www.andrewloughnane.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#3333ff;"><strong>www.andrewloughnane.com</strong></span></a></div>Parentela Claudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835700930585627367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893703899071757975.post-14198032644453878642008-07-10T08:35:00.000-07:002008-12-10T01:45:54.119-08:00Interview with Luca Scornaienchi<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zIseIaHst8STo_8Ueth9I8N4w_Hskaw30jRHz5tXzstrZFmZv34Y9DHcNWCmc9xhneRcpkRFHw0cG5sv60pYvq0D2pQK7NST8fGc_9E8DDO6zucu1-70WMMTEHhWBsDLIyOFJDj8DZGf/s1600-h/SCORNAIENCHI6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221411515457616658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zIseIaHst8STo_8Ueth9I8N4w_Hskaw30jRHz5tXzstrZFmZv34Y9DHcNWCmc9xhneRcpkRFHw0cG5sv60pYvq0D2pQK7NST8fGc_9E8DDO6zucu1-70WMMTEHhWBsDLIyOFJDj8DZGf/s400/SCORNAIENCHI6.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#66cccc;"><strong>q) What is your name?<br /><br />a)Luca Scornaienchi<br /><br />q) Where do you live and work?<br /><br />a)I live and work between Cosenza and Rome.I get home and studio in Dipignano,a cheerful country of blissful dead souls,which is in the mountains around Cosenza.It’s a beautiful place,but boring.In Rome I live in S.Giovanni quarter,guest of a dearest friend of mine.<br /><br />q) Who are your influences?<br /><br />a)’’Cyberpunk,the body’s mutuations,the aesthetic surgery,the research of parallel worlds. </strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#66cccc;"><strong><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221411520933392802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwJbt-_Mt09CiboFF5iTLW7eCZisrZp17KQd6fiw4YJHWzdEDLKtm-bUmIUU6BSu-mvLGWScNxXBVp9FtUiGR_0pzmBPdozkkThBd8-kKnYpgB5Il_LT9sTgqYZKlWb92EeZyPv9e0ILC/s400/SCORNAIENCHI3.jpg" border="0" /><br />q) What inspires you to create?<br /><br />a)There isn’t an exact cathartic moment,I can have different moods when I do it,it’s the necessity to communicate generally something.Also the money are a good mainspring to set myself to work.<br /><br />q) How do you describe your work to those who are unfamiliar with it?<br /><br />a)I don’t feel myself as an artist,many people define themselves as artists without a bit of humility.How can I feel myself an artist after I’ve seen a concert of Lou Reed or the Sistina Chapel?<br /><br />q) What is your preferred medium to make your art?<br /><br />a)’’I’ve no preferences of sort,I can only say you that I like always to change.I’ve chosen this work also to be not bored .Lastly I’m realizing many videos and some good comics.Tomorrow I don’t know.<br /><br />q) Are there any contemporary artists that you love?<br /><br />a)Fura dels Bauls and Andrea Pazienza. </strong></span><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#66cccc;"><strong><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221411511670072722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDPu9LbcxCPeEJh0qVGkLQTi3LSes3ieVU-5VHYOk3Ys7uXOQYtC5dKOZk48YGp0wrUJc8j0WgSl4oVvyERqtrGQXHdi4Cu2H7cEbj9I92XPBr0rSeB5V1YeFZurZkQLY84dDyVSmrMf7/s400/SCORNAIENCHI5.jpg" border="0" /></div></strong></span><br />q)Your current projects?<br /><br />a)I’m preparing two comics that will be published on 2009.But about this I can tell you nothing because I’ve not again drawn half line,and I hope that my publisher doesn’t read this interview.A short time ago I’ve finished to shoot a video for a rock band on the notes of a very beautiful song dedicated to George Best,a beautiful and damned footballer,that before to die said:’’I’ve spent all my money on women and alcohol.I’ve wasted all the rest’’.<br /><br />q) How are the reactions on your work in general?<br /><br />a)’’Till today nobody has never beaten me.’’<br /><br />q) What is freedom to you as an artist?<br /><br />a)’’Today there are not problems of censorship,except some sporadic cases,that then at the end finish to be a great publicity for the work.My answer is not very romantic,but you’ve the true freedom when you’ve the real possibility to realize your works.When you’ve a good gallerist or a buyer,public or private,that puts you in a position to realize your works.’’<br /><br />q) What advice would you give to younger up and coming artists?<br /><br />a)’’Do less the rockstars and pass more time to draw…’’ <div><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#66cccc;"><strong><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221411517811341634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoOtC-w1jScnrkbYmDi59GEvolXXDSCTk9WmcwDkXRsTX8daeEza6Je47HtFAG8l_fvTAKnKx4IbP84RMr97E4XtWxoxT5VAHPeEJIHdwANfpfEIRokddB7vw-sxFJQ0LOmtYLvzmosq6y/s400/SCORNAIENCHI4.jpg" border="0" /></div></strong></span><br />q)…Your contacts…<br /><br />a) LUCA SCORNAIENCHI<br /><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#66cccc;"><strong></strong></span></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.zonaunderground.it/"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#66cccc;"><strong>www.zonaunderground.it</strong></span></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#66cccc;"><strong></strong></span></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.myspace.com/lucascornaienchi"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#66cccc;"><strong>www.myspace.com/lucascornaienchi</strong></span></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#66cccc;"><strong></strong></span></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=lucascornaienchi"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#66cccc;"><strong>www.youtube.com/profile?user=lucascornaienchi</strong></span></a><br /><br /><br /></div>Parentela Claudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835700930585627367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893703899071757975.post-6334032034107859682008-06-28T07:11:00.000-07:002008-12-10T01:45:55.203-08:00Interview with Anne van der Linden<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUV6jWKWzK_LcehwF1Ok4pDMWnRJ8hJHC1qON8MpUeSBLBpGO_yaqOwQV0tLKrQiBvgzoj7woX2WCvdedg61HShjJpSPjA7Yb73bCwx5ybpjalBARMS_aqc3sPf4pkkaqlum3tDoo9FND/s1600-h/ANNE4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216938054443936898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUV6jWKWzK_LcehwF1Ok4pDMWnRJ8hJHC1qON8MpUeSBLBpGO_yaqOwQV0tLKrQiBvgzoj7woX2WCvdedg61HShjJpSPjA7Yb73bCwx5ybpjalBARMS_aqc3sPf4pkkaqlum3tDoo9FND/s400/ANNE4.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>q)What is your name?</strong></span><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>a)My name is Anne van der Linden<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>q) Where do you live and work?<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>a)I live and work in Saint-Denis, suburb of Paris, France<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>q)What is your creative process like?</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>a)When boredom and anxiety are strong, I try to find a survival strategy, which usualy takes the shape of a choreography:I explore visualy all the strange meanings by which individuals interact, may it be love, hate, cannibalism or incoherent reasons In those visions the bodies become the mannequin of bizarre metaphors, can be distorted, opened, modified as much as needed.Usualy I search ideas with drawing and then I develop to painting on that basis.<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>q)What is your favorite medium?<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>a)I like the smoothness of oil painting<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>q)What is your current favorite subject?<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>a)Swallowing-defecating is one of them<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>q)How long does it take for you to finish a piece?<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>a)I am slow, it can take weeks (also because the oil painting dries slowly)</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>q)What has been your biggest accomplishment so far?<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>a)Maybe I lie a little less than I used to, not sure though<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>q)Are there any contemporary artists that you love?Philip Guston, Sue Coe, Robert Crumb, Costes, Allemane, Angelo, Ernest T, Féebrile, part of Kiki Picasso </strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong><br /> </div></strong></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216938060336614578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8eIw6gdjIeUyRtwwuUShCjjQkk4gVxtEKP9kLzDqLBg4FJOHyCYiqEUoubBfsRUBeEytlREye4B0e1WR_R_9nQxA-A-pPskkYhyZGpxQRm91b0sFENA1XPsLajiXZMvjTVzsnR5ebkcz/s400/ANNE8.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>q)Can we buy your art anywhere?<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>a)You can buy my art in galleries (I am at the Galerie les Singuliers in Paris), at my studio, on my website (<a href="http://heavyshop.free.fr/">http://heavyshop.free.fr/</a>) and sometimes in auctions</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>q)Anything that people should know about that we don't??<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>a)I am NOT an erotic painter<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>q)What is your best piece of advice for those who would like to rise in their level of artistry?<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>a)Bon courage and trust nobody<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>q)What inspires you to keep going when the work gets frustrating or tough?<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>a)Painting is sort of an addiction, a bad habit, and when things become difficult, I take a rest and then go back to it<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>q)How do you describe your work to those who are unfamiliar with it?</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>a)Figurative, tough, obscene and dreamy </strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong></strong></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216938058833302178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMb_YUVwm_AT4ACChwlYeX3SMcxysWrw4UiCyNSesiPj_KFj0zBwrROehzXaHzfgzR1jPMpxlWTCQV8bK0SPYeGYl1l_IFZDcQKh63vyqrbuy2Gy-wTHLJ9rEqYS2_eL-FDztwMP2fqlbL/s400/ANNE5.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>q)What kind of training did you have which helped you achieve your current level of artistry?</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>a)I did 2 years at the Beaux-arts school of Paris, which did not help me much, except that it showed me what I did not want to do, a comfortable pre-programmed art<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>q)Is there a tool or material that you can't imagine living without?<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>a)My tooth brush </strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong><br /> </div></strong></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216938065748287490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKiR7gsawNNXOxY0eNgnUwqCYhFPD39vBl3Dia9NLMTzlxYrWMclbJVHCvpD-ehM2znNeqey1RsXT4QIUtOcHZCJVJ62rBRLIApJqAXivC4jdVS1zJAOTzzKT-of63bA79tmqrfgabq3g4/s400/ANNE6.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>q)Who are your influences?<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>a)Medieval art, poetry, mythologies, religion, body functions and the sight of this trash world<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>q)What inspires you to create?<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>a)Death </strong></span></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#ff6666;"></span></strong> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216938067994627858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-igmges_lSc4dZgKUeLpDJrHsxPiktKpd7eD7YijJKSDZ4vLMdpg-2NujG9jEvQcvL7atNROMbwQaKgpy0z89J5WQeZ9BX_yZUkvaHuXPWthRjNcG1FNMmzf02vtIL3Zhyphenhyphenw7IuW54z-V5/s400/ANNE7.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>q)…your contacts…</strong></span><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>a) <a href="http://heavyshop.free.fr/">http://heavyshop.free.fr/</a></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong><a href="http://www.myspace.com/annevanderlinden">http://www.myspace.com/annevanderlinden</a></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong><a href="mailto:anne.vander-linden@orange.fr">anne.vander-linden@orange.fr</a></strong></span> </div>Parentela Claudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835700930585627367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893703899071757975.post-1568185165072564552008-06-15T13:48:00.000-07:002008-12-10T01:45:56.121-08:00Interview with Benjamin Offroy<span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></span><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212217593234386706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEharLpUVCObELdUL0jR7vnKyAeUDa55dsfFjntIopDlGn1yXCYq4SxXtJPcUtokSW6yCNNeW-VNDHIEqm5tuuS7Aaldf43LrHOW3qgvKhiiCiWawxNUkvePvb-qgMaUmxR9WtMzAJ8W-xZw/s400/BENJAMIN2.jpg" border="0" /><span class="nowsurreal1"><span lang="EN-US">q)</span></span><span lang="EN-US">What is your name</span><span lang="EN-US">?</span><span class="nowsurreal1"><span lang="EN-US"><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></span> </strong></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span class="nowsurreal1"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">a)Benjamin Offroy.</span></span></span><span class="nowsurreal1"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span class="nowsurreal1"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">q)</span></span></span><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;"><span lang="EN-US"> Where do you live and work</span><span lang="EN-US">?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">a)For the moment, I live in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Paris</st1:city>, <st1:country-region st="on">France</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">q) What is your creative process like?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">a)My “creative process” is the following: I have an idea and then I draw; or I draw and then I have an idea. After that I choose one drawing and I paint it. That easy!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">q) What is your favorite medium?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText2" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">a)I am used to painting with oil. In fact, I have started with oil paint because my grandaunt and grandfather, who painted as a hobby, gave me their tools as a present on their old age. And I just got used to it… That’s the reason why I am not painting with acrylic which is by far the favorite medium of most young artist.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">For 10 years, I have painted on canvas, but recently (since the beginning of 2008) I have started to paint on wood panel, and I actually love it!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">q) What is your current favorite subject?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">a)My work describes a post-apocalyptic world, with joyful colors and humor. A kind of science-fiction-funny-horror-vision of our future, based on what strikes me, freaks me out or annoys me: ecology (pollution, waste), over-consumption (food, medicine), violence etc...<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">In a nutshell, my universe aims at being a sort of mix between <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Alice</st1:place></st1:city> in wonderland and Mad Max…<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">I think that science fiction, for instance in literature or cinema, is the most efficient narrative way of expressing an idea, an opinion about our nowadays world and the way it is spinning; and I try to apply this narrative way to express myself in my paintings.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">On a general basis, I believe that we are living in a world that is dramatically changing. The balance of the world is quickly moving in favor of some eastern developing countries, which is actually fair, as the western countries have mismanaged the globalization to their almost unique profit for the last 30 years, when it should have been at the very least, a win-win deal for poorer countries. (For those interested in this issue, I recommend to read the books and interviews of Joseph Stiglitz, an American Nobel Prize in Economics).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText2" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">In other words, from a political and financial standpoint, people in western countries start to feel and understand that they won’t be the leaders of tomorrow.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">Ecologically, we are facing a tremendous challenge that is going to change our everyday life forever. As a matter of fact, the stake is simple: whether we dramatically change our way of living, driving, eating and consuming, or we will be in some big troubles.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">Sociologically, I think that the landscape is quite regressive, childish. Sociologist have discussed extensively about the no-kids phenomena, the 40 year old teenagers, the way cell phones turned into a transitional object for many grown ups…<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">The bottom line of all this, is that, for me, as an artist, I work on our (western) world’s decline, with a zest of childish references and humor.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">Actually, I think that most of nowadays artists work on this (especially lowbrow / pop surrealists artists). If you see the works of Mark Ryden, Anthony Ausgang, Takashi Murakami, Gary Baseman and a lot of other younger less renowned artists, you’d see the reflection of our world’s childishness. If you look at the works of Camille Rose Garcia, Jeff Soto or Travis Louie, I assume that you’d look at our generation’s concerns about our own decline and alienation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">And that’s what I am also trying to do.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">q) How long does it take for you to finish a piece?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">a)It takes me about 2 weeks. Knowing that, as I use oil paint and it dries slowly, I work on two paintings at a time. I focus on one in the morning session, and on the other one in the afternoon. Depending on the format, I paint 4 to 5 pieces a month.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">q) What has been your biggest accomplishment so far?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">a)That’s a tough question. I would say that my biggest accomplishment has been to live my life listening to my own inner voice.</span><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;"><o:p><br /></o:p>I don’t want to sound too much like a Buddhist guru, but life is a journey. Once you have achieved something, you soon realize that it is already part of the past, of your personal history.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">I feel that you can now set outstanding goals to reach, goals that might seem out of sight at this specific moment. But as you keep on working, keep on evolving, the goal that seems today as unreachable as the Holy Grail, little by little becomes more real, more reachable. And once you finally reach this goal, obviously you have already set and focused on new goals… I think that’s the way most people work. That’s how mankind keeps on moving forward, and that’s maybe why it is so hard to feel satisfied and accomplish in the long run.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText2" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">More practically, I think that my biggest accomplishment is still to come, it may be when I will make a living of my art (even if it obviously depends on one’s standard of living!).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">q) Are there any contemporary artists that you love?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)" face="lucida grande"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">a) </span><a href="http://www.camillerosegarcia.com/"><span lang="EN-US"><span lang="IT" style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">http://www.camillerosegarcia.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span>, </span></span><a href="http://www.jeffsoto.com/"></a><a href="http://www.jeffsoto.com/"><span lang="EN-US"><span lang="IT" style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">http://www.jeffsoto.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span>, </span></span><a href="http://www.imscared.com/"><span lang="EN-US"><span lang="IT" style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">http://www.imscared.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;"> , </span><a href="http://www.travislouie.com/"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">http://www.travislouie.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">, </span><a href="http://www.raycaesar.com/"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">http://www.raycaesar.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">, </span><a href="http://www.heikomueller.de/"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">http://www.heikomueller.de/</span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;"> , </span><a href="http://www.victor-castillo.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">http://www.victor-castillo.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">,</span><a href="http://www.brandtpeters.com/"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">http://www.brandtpeters.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">, </span><a href="http://www.paul-barnes.com/,"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">http://www.paul-barnes.com/,</span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">, </span><a href="http://www.amysol.com/"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">http://www.amysol.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;"> , etc…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">q) Can we buy your art anywhere?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">a)The best way to buy my art is to drop me a line via my </span><a href="http://www.benjaminoffroy.com/"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">http://www.benjaminoffroy.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">. If you live in <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Paris</st1:place></st1:city>, you can also get in touch with </span><a href="http://www.art-de-rien.com/"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">http://www.art-de-rien.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">q) Anything that people should know about that we don’t??<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">a)Not especially.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212217604137468162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FX8QOruTAjzJ3GN96a4armaBtQc6f8Ydnf75V4zVceLdYXrA3v0QtpU1oPy9FBUeHNMnW7hswzGGg3rI3X1IAFHRxfcts5Iu0OsOU_Qw-p8lFLl-VgWTDV9CFgOeXD_QDZUHeglHYOjH/s400/BENJAMIN4.jpg" border="0" /><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">q ) What is your best piece of advice for those who would like to rise in their level of artistry?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><span style="color:#993399;">a)I would quote what a fellow artist once told me: “Let it flow”. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><span style="color:#993399;">And I would add: “keep on working”. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><span style="color:#993399;">Most people tend to think that being an artist is an attitude, a kind of state of mind. They “feel artist”, so they think that they are one. That’s wrong. To be an artist, you need to practice and work on your art, on a daily basis if possible. It takes work and time to become an artist. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><span style="color:#993399;">So my advice would be “Let it flow and keep on working”.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">q) What inspires you to keep going when the work gets frustrating or tough?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><span style="color:#993399;">a)I think that the question is more like: “what keeps you going?”-period-. When you seriously think about it, being an artist is a suicidal choice!! There is a motto that says: “Waste your life, be an artist”… And from a rational modern perspective, that’s kind of a true statement. However, strangely I don’t feel that I am wasting my life, and I am sure that I will succeed. Maybe not to the extent of a Mark Ryden or a Takashi Murakami, but I am convinced that I am going to do well.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><span style="color:#993399;">Being an artist is sometimes hard. You need to have a lot of energy to practice, improve your skills, create, have ideas, find inspiration, judge your own work, show your work which means being your own salesman, dealing with public relations, coping with critics, rejection or indifference. Yes, that’s sometimes tough and frustrating.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><span style="color:#993399;">That’s why you need faith. Being an artist is an act of faith. I am obviously not talking about religious faith. Just the faith in yourself and the fact that you are here for one good reason: create. It is all about listening to that little voice that has been commanding you, from the very beginning, to create.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><span style="color:#993399;">And apart from these spiritual considerations, in general, a good night’s sleep is an efficient remedy to get rid of frustration and bad feelings.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p></o:p></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">q) How do you describe your work to those who are unfamiliar with it?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><span style="color:#993399;">a)That’s always very hard. The problem is that most people who ask this, generally don’t know much about art, which makes the trick even more difficult. In general, I start by saying that I paint, and that my work is figurative and colorful. I say that it has social and political content too. Then, I dare to say that I do Lowbrow / Pop Surrealism art. After that, I try to define Lowbrow / Pop Surrealism. If I see that the person stares at me with two-rounded-wide-opened-dull-eyes, full of incredulity, which is often the case, I ask if they have ever heard about Mark Ryden (who isn’t especially my favorite artist but one of the most renowned), or if they remind the CD cover of Michael Jackson’s album “Dangerous” (which is one of Ryden’s work). And frequently, I end up giving a business card saying that on my website they could find my work, but also a “link” page to get more familiar with Lowbrow and Pop Surrealism. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><span style="color:#993399;">Now, I will tell them to check out this interview!<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">q) What kind of training did you have which helped you achieve your current level of artistry?</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;"><strong>a)I am self-taught, so my only training is my life and the support of my wife, family and friends.</strong></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><span style="color:#993399;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212217600176820850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHEiiF3BDd06TKGsvgRd3VVIQqA-XGLxo8aGJ3EJEQt98iH2qhJGLCldcmkjfP3TKkVK4Z9aUKuer6G27LfDagtqlGUwlHi2Hn8Drx1LgAiCSOSsEpFyfkCqzM6WhV8mML25BSNbf5gZL/s400/BENJAMIN3.jpg" border="0" /><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">q) Is there a tool or material that you can’t imagine living without?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><span style="color:#993399;">a)My computer with a broadband Internet connection. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><span style="color:#993399;">Internet has revolutionized the way everyone works and socializes and I cannot imagine how difficult it would be for me to meet people, other artists, and galleries without it…<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">q) Who are your influences?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><span style="color:#993399;">a)I will shamefully quote my own self on this: I am a mass media child.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText2" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p></o:p></span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><span style="color:#993399;">Which means I have a lot of references, most of them unconscious. We are so overflowed by images on the TV, in the streets, everywhere, everyday, that in the end, it obviously has an influence on you. To that extent I think my generation has been greatly influenced by cartoons, mangas, ads and reality TV. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><span style="color:#993399;">I guess I have been influenced as well by some trips I have done, especially <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Mexico</st1:place></st1:country-region> where I have lived for a while and met my wife.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><span style="color:#993399;">If you want me to quote other artists, I would say that I have had different periods. I have been influenced by Dali, Picasso, Bacon, Miro, Turner… And now my favorite artist, the one I feel the closest and look up to, is Camille Rose Garcia, who has a political fucked up universe I love.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p></o:p></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;">q) What inspires you to create?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">a)I think the way the world is not exactly going well today is quite a hell of a source of inspiration to me.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212217588964626738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 422px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 330px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifvuF_bOBWkbMJpAv2_AraHGnC9VmmC-VLQx4UuLpmxmSGzhitpWAwsjchS-cCln1kFO5T7SPbUZB3gricOw0y8zxURUCntGaENbiW0QQqFomYqkTYCv7ziGe4PFZKfrm5YzQ4Lnz8pBEm/s400/BENJAMIN1.jpg" border="0" />q)…your contacts…</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">a)</span><a href="http://www.benjaminoffroy.com/"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">http://www.benjaminoffroy.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/benjaminoffroy"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">http://www.myspace.com/benjaminoffroy</span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="color:#993399;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://benoffroy.blogspot.com/"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></span></a><a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255); FONT-FAMILY: lucida grande" href="http://benoffroy.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#993399;">http://benoffroy.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="color:#993399;"> <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Parentela Claudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835700930585627367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893703899071757975.post-81517991099688255932008-05-31T14:49:00.000-07:002008-12-10T01:45:57.527-08:00Interview with Ashley Macomber<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206664279718902098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVYfKiSgyUT5NKmdKv6xhtpoRUJPoDyj0-KB6ysEGAFjX7aGlQ7Tdy63St67xFpl6kc7OVrgN29mV_3p2IJrNMt8PTAYWAqMbhLkhHgblVDE7qvJMJLEFtzb81WMrlB7PfVFSRmIRjrER/s400/ASHLEY3.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#33cc00;"><strong>q)What is your name?<br /><br />a)Ashley Macomber<br /><br />q) Where do you live and work?<br /><br />a)Los Angeles California<br /><br />q)What is your creative process like?<br /><br />a)There is some thinking and reading followed by sketches, then photos and source material, then drawings and finally painting.<br /><br />q)What is your favorite medium?<br /><br />a)Acrylic on wood or paper.<br /><br />q)What is your current favorite subject?<br /><br />a)Hands in gloves, costuming, humans, America, reality, giant squid. Lots of things. It is an ever changing list. Sports.<br /><br />q)How long does it take for you to finish a piece?<br /><br />a)It varies. My larger paintings take months and it can become a very overwhelming process so I try to switch up my projects by working with video and sculpture which are less time consuming and allow me to have a looser more goofy tone.<br /><br />q)What has been your biggest accomplishment so far?<br /><br />a)It seems to be the most recent thing that I was involved in. Its usually a solo show and seeing if all the pieces fit.<br /><br />q)Are there any contemporary artists that you love?<br /><br />a)Lee Bontecou, William Wegman, Wynne Greenwood, Louise Bourgeois, probably a million others but I am terrible with remembering names. Dick Bruna<br /><br />q)Can we buy your art anywhere?<br /><br />a)You can contact V-1 Gallery in Copenhagen and Kavi Gupta Gallery in Chicago .</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#33cc00;"><strong><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206664266834000194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZi7PoVSTBLEaejD_tPGEvG5quvKAIxCQL_HfRa2X4OslVMc-P-_gJWy7Vj662OuGgt0LIy01HwRZs9Fmx4sw_HHp4X7u_DRV-z_02fb061wdyIR-HMh5HDlGkKFKCjKb8e1AS7YUEb2n/s400/ASHLEY1.jpg" border="0" /><br />q)Anything that people should know about that we don't??<br /><br />a)Nathan barley. Peace and fucking.<br /><br />q)What is your best piece of advice for those who would like to rise in their level of artistry?<br /><br />a)Work a lot even if you don't have time or space.<br /><br />q)What inspires you to keep going when the work gets frustrating or tough?<br /><br />a)I would get depressed and be super unhappy if I didn't make work so I just move forward. And you shouldn't let anyone else influence your path in life because time is relative and noone knows what they are doing.<br /><br />q)How do you describe your work to those who are unfamiliar with it?<br /><br />a)I guess I try not to and tell them to look at it. When I try I always feel very tongue tied. People have very distinct notions in their minds of what painting is and the language can be very broad and misleading.<br /><br />q)What kind of training did you have which helped you achieve your current level of artistry?<br /><br />a)I went to Rhode Island School of Design and graduated with a painting degree and then I worked as a textile designer recreating antique textiles. I learned an incredible amount about technique and color. </p><p><br /></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206664284013869410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-IBs2ABcpqsEx8-3clMynY2resXTKwznHH9keDL9WkElLzyjnuI_6WER6gM8jXa5mEWGrNZTM3qsHkAA1XGj6KLTbOvynlKWR859ona1iZg9xKXuaG86TBe7A6DeH2W1vDyCstHwn8iU/s400/ASHLEY2.jpg" border="0" /><br />q)Is there a tool or material that you can't imagine living without?<br /><br />a)My camera.<br /><br />q)Who are your influences?<br /><br />a)Bob Dylan, Lee Bontecou, Jane Goodall, Starbuck from Battlestar Galactica.<br /><br />q)What inspires you to create?<br /><br />a)The notion that I could one day make the perfect painting. Or at least tame my brain. </p><p><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206664296898771314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDD7EanWkBKHyj9BzoLk5378piPl_NHlqvIJ0jqiqIboxqoZEx2rgiMkiB72a-Js8BzBTwIV7-AarXb2py7pXv94QDtYUPffiOtRQayjx2T7jWys2_FFm09a_aq7vicZ_vSMNVEwiQW6tE/s400/ASHLEY5.jpg" border="0" /><br />q)…your contacts…<br /><br />a) <a href="http://ashleymacomber.com/">ashleymacomber.com</a>,<br /><a href="mailto:ashley@ashleymacomber.com">ashley@ashleymacomber.com</a><br /></strong></span></p>Parentela Claudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835700930585627367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893703899071757975.post-75877894383307105512008-05-22T02:41:00.000-07:002008-12-10T01:45:58.105-08:00Interview with John U. Abrahamson<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203137974129932594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GVciT1wYGojxdvEW92g5Atxk491pmFr_oZOJZbSf3Zwmf2Htiu3l2lW7axDEnUVyKqNj7rMR0wK5MupaBXzs9nArGToVzke78ZRpCvMNWsIGN0MA8IpIWQrg44xEzwU_dzGSTW7ssNPq/s400/JOSHUA8.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong>q)What is your name? </strong></span><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong>a)John U. Abrahamson<br /><br />q) Where do you live and work? </strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong>a)San Francisco, California, USA<br /><br />q)What is your creative process like? </strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong>a)Late at night, I wrap myself around a feeling that I need to express then dive into the canvas most of time with little or no forethought as to the image itself. I start with a blank canvas and paint it black. Jet black. I then scratch in a base image that calls out from the void and wipe away the black until the image is revealed using the white of the base canvas as highlights.<br /><br />q)What is your favorite medium? </strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong>a)Oils.<br /><br />q)What is your current favorite subject? </strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong>a)All the dark little corners of the psyche that no one wants to shed light on. Currently, my own mortality and finality of death.<br /><br />q)How long does it take for you to finish a piece? </strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong>a)Depends. Works on canvas or wood can take up to 3 or 4 weeks. Works on paper HAVE to be completed start to finish within 12 hours time, otherwise the paint dries and I can no longer manipulate the black paint.<br /><br />q)What has been your biggest accomplishment so far? </strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong><span style="color:#336666;">a)Connecting and being represented by Les Barany </span><a href="http://www.baranyartists.com/"><span style="color:#336666;">www.baranyartists.com</span></a> </strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong><br /> </div></strong></span><span style="color:#336666;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203137969834965266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1Bdqf2qz1FeLkHpn0n32kYBHAQRWvkHFSIvQQA6w_ODHgRgVCS8TkvBmNLc7EYn8iCd4WSFfaU5siyaPUYaVWC_hC331xn6iFZ7lvcc0uejFGpvahrwxhIsLUFW7DZkoQbcWIuLD6Id1/s400/JOSHUA2.jpg" border="0" /><br />q)Are there any contemporary artists that you love? </span><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong>a)H.R. Giger, from my childhood on, Saturno Butto and Lucian Freud.<br /><br />q)Can we buy your art anywhere? </strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong><span style="color:#336666;">a)Yes, there are several galleries that carry my work but the best way is to contact Les Barany at </span><a href="mailto:lesbarany@aol.com"><span style="color:#336666;">lesbarany@aol.com</span></a><br /><span style="color:#336666;"><br />q)Anything that people should know about that we don’t? </span></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong>a)That my mother abandoned my sister and I when we were 5 and 7 years of age. I mention this because the work of mine that seems misogynistic refers to this alone.<br /><br />q)What is your best piece of advice for those who would like to rise in their level of artistry? </strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong>a)Never be satisfied, never listen to anyone except your own intuition.<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong>q)What inspires you to keep going when the work gets frustrating or tough? </strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong>a)The knowledge that the answer to whatever artistic quandry I may face is there and simply needs to be found. That and a shower. I do all my best thinking in the shower.<br /><br />q)How do you describe your work to those who are unfamiliar with it? </strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong>a)Dark, traditional, rough, figurative, sacreligious, sexualy charged, and not work for those that are easily offended. </strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong><br /> </div></strong></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203137969834965282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9karwxizuv6Atea3YhEnfBMEPC8Im_Ps-Kcbaki9V6-50ZA3JgNjtV0cBrxrMBN930t8hPdrkrsk1l2gcM6gnJLDPDzhUS-iKv9po4HnlqneHy2RM6NFus8tcP4Dn2NsVW5dl3RF0eQ8/s400/JOSHUA4.jpg" border="0" /><br />q)What kind of training did you have which helped you achieve your current level of artistry?<br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong>a)I found my voice DESPITE art school. My training was through examination of the masters works and then trying to figure out how to do the same thing.<br /><br />q)Is there a tool or material that you can’t imagine living without? </strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong>a)5 realy good brushes and ivory black. Now adays a computer as well.<br /><br />q)Who are your influences? </strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong>a)Motherwell, H.R. Giger, Francis Bacon, and the literary figure of Satan in Milton's Paradise Lost.<br /><br />q)What inspires you to create? </strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><strong><span style="color:#336666;"><span style="font-family:arial;">a)That welling up of emotions from within that if they did not have a canvas to explode upon would simply consume and ultimately kill me and I do not mean that in a metaphoric sense. </span></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color:#336666;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /> </div></span></span></strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203137965539997954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMfMyF4SLq8-dGScBWA90SrZXEXEjsHwZz2rp-N_bSXkBQCljbWW8W0_wceaOpeBxeDplZCMcoZsT6pOLs8YKkUyzHJKe0dO6bp3uzsCV_vnttIfm98XszQm9lQcxQ4WwMowckDxSm67HJ/s400/JOSHUA5.jpg" border="0" /><br />q)…your contacts…<br /><br />a) <a href="mailto:jua@johnua.com"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#336666;"><strong>jua@johnua.com</strong></span></a><br /><a href="http://www.johnua.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#666600;"><strong>http://www.JohnUA.com</strong></span></a>Parentela Claudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835700930585627367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893703899071757975.post-79976426941858066422008-05-12T08:25:00.000-07:002008-12-10T01:45:58.774-08:00Interview with Martin Skauen<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJMeZx7PJwu47HgO5JNK9V7-o3W30YyjEr8s3SikXB53ywuEWFLrKriNl57ogYaXFKXHQU5pboMPYyqJrxujPVUC5dZcR5X0Ad4aOux6-bp7oxu7JxT-3qOn4ulJQMoD3PGxrke4RDvZk/s1600-h/MARTIN1.jpg"><span style="color:#000000;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199515516087992690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJMeZx7PJwu47HgO5JNK9V7-o3W30YyjEr8s3SikXB53ywuEWFLrKriNl57ogYaXFKXHQU5pboMPYyqJrxujPVUC5dZcR5X0Ad4aOux6-bp7oxu7JxT-3qOn4ulJQMoD3PGxrke4RDvZk/s400/MARTIN1.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong>q)What is your name?<br /></strong></span><br /></span><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"><strong>a)Martin Skauen<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">q) Where do you live and work?<br /></span></div></strong></span><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"><strong>a)I live and work in Berlin. At the moment I have an artist residency at the Kunstlerhaus Bethanien.<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"><strong>q)What is your creative process like?<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"><strong>a)It is like mentally putting together a story or constructing an image that makes my heart beat faster. Then its finding balance through adding or substracting elements, so that the image or story reaches a perfect ambivalence<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"><strong>q)What is your favorite medium?<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"><strong>a)Drawing and video.<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"><strong>q)What is your current favorite subject?<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"><strong>a)Faith, devotion and the misunderstanding of power.<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"><strong>q)How long does it take for you to finish a piece?<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"><strong>a)It depends on the size, one day to six months.<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"><strong>q)What has been your biggest accomplishment so far?<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"><strong>a)Accepting that I will never totally understand my work.<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"><strong>q)Are there any contemporary artists that you love?<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"><strong>a)Jorunn Hancke, my girlfriend.<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"><strong>q)Can we buy your art anywhere?<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"><strong>a)That would be through my galleries: Galleri MGM and Laura Bartlett Gallery.</strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><br /></div></strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199515516087992706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxn-dy3EGBGcRRBZR2HvK5k2vSxaYjDkCK2V8LjUUVlIbCsPQKD_hSrfKaXioFIGwHNIMhoPLIoHVV3CXadLFa37WPIpTzKfEsZQD-XBvcJ0wMK10iF0tr_j7VGNkC08JBLTZqSuY-bDFm/s400/MARTIN3.jpg" border="0" /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"><strong>q)Anything that people should know about that we don’t??<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">a)My band; Det Svenska Folket (The Swedish People). Get it at </span><a href="http://www.nosordo.com/"><span style="color:#000000;">http://www.nosordo.com/</span></a><span style="color:#000000;">, and the artist group: Tegneklubben. Find it at: </span><a href="http://www.tegneklubben.org/"><span style="color:#000000;">http://www.tegneklubben.org/</span></a><span style="color:#000000;">.<br /></span></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"><strong>q)What is your best piece of advice for those who would like to rise in their level of artistry?<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"><strong>a)Keep working and not comparing own work with anybody elses.<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"><strong>q)What inspires you to keep going when the work gets frustrating or tough?<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"><strong>a)That usually when its frustrating the work ends up stronger.<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"><strong>q)How do you describe your work to those who are unfamiliar with it?<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"><strong>a)Classic old school detailed figurative pencil drawing. I often use video to make new stories out the drawings, filming straight off the drawing (no animation). The videos have soundtracks made by myself and my band.</strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><br /></div></strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199515524677927314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQL_Kc7_gL188lsgteihR5TfZbeMFuuRkq0yZPJ3tWIvjCnifNWApo0Yvd_5eI5D9EZABsYDBk0F8iTMhUPtjs6vcY4YNWvL3268pu8e8MUbu47upqnm4ordMi84g55Ljx9QX8Nct8hWV_/s400/MARTIN5.jpg" border="0" /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"><strong>q)What kind of training did you have which helped you achieve your current level of artistry?<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"><strong>a)Well, I went to the art academy for 4 years and prior to that 2 years of artschool. It would be wrong to say that that didn’t do anything, but I think learning to shake off all the information and the notion of being tought how to make art made things easier. I didn’t make drawings at all before two years after ended art education. I think all those years of school, experimenting and even running an artist space for several years helped build up what I’m doing now.<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"><strong>q)Is there a tool or material that you can’t imagine living without?<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#000000;"><strong>a)My imagination. </strong></span></div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ffcc99;"><strong><br /><div><br /><span style="color:#000000;">q)Who are your influences?<br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000000;">a)No one in particular. There are so many people and things that has an influence on me, what I do and how I think. Its hard to drop names.<br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000000;">q)What inspires you to create?<br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000000;">a)War, ignorant people, stupidity, thinking of death, women in burka, nature, Jesus, music, movies, strippers, money, family, presidents and dreams.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></div><span style="color:#000000;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199515524677927330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6Cu44_YVbhmn6YNju4qTIEFGksNXNMeY-g2MEBBSmvW4cVObXzyoOiaBLCRze8f-XTtNkwuZ9M8PU3jMDT2sX6OgsWbKPWPqAfS8qQGUHvG505I485jrdFlDOBlRP4EE3R7ZCKVxZc4Q/s400/MARTIN6.jpg" border="0" /><br /></span><div><span style="color:#000000;">q)…your contacts…<br /></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000000;">a)If you want to look me up, see: </span><a href="http://www.martinskauen.com/"><span style="color:#000000;">http://www.martinskauen.com/</span></a><span style="color:#000000;"><br /><br /></span></div></strong></span>Parentela Claudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835700930585627367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893703899071757975.post-70418592416494902312008-05-01T16:18:00.000-07:002008-12-10T01:45:58.937-08:00''CoSMIC Crystals&DIRTY PigS''<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiVCYSBSuAaWQQsiyZnDC8mope6bQJLqvBSYZzonayqXNEPWlb37J1UM90JcRYNUpYkXMx5dh3xLvPudY8eFVgIwd7ArOluuzC7D7D8G9z8BnlkhLNt6gBBXwwdKnWopbE98HgDgv2G5u/s1600-h/PAINTING38.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195553511490809650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiVCYSBSuAaWQQsiyZnDC8mope6bQJLqvBSYZzonayqXNEPWlb37J1UM90JcRYNUpYkXMx5dh3xLvPudY8eFVgIwd7ArOluuzC7D7D8G9z8BnlkhLNt6gBBXwwdKnWopbE98HgDgv2G5u/s400/PAINTING38.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>...Wow Wow Wow Wow!!!!!....<br />....My always &new&new art blog is ready with other&&&&&always new interviews...&yes... the truth is that there are not many art blogs,but 1 big art blog&many art blogs&1 big/many art blogs....<br />I've called it:''CoSMIC Crystals&DIRTY PigS''...what do you wait....Visit it now!!!!<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><a href="http://cosmiccrystalsdirtypigs.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>http://cosmiccrystalsdirtypigs.blogspot.com/</strong></span></a></div>Parentela Claudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835700930585627367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893703899071757975.post-121639109997748682008-04-16T13:37:00.000-07:002008-12-10T01:46:00.123-08:00Interview with Leah Tinari<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Hgmr8jUFb8gkp2Xo0fBewMhgFvIEpDRmcA1yFbOOIcEHymzAvkFwCysb6kD0JjICPRRLpN28PK8rKm7HZlbsnK_tQblQTfaciv2rm05FKL33M-x6kAqr4EuKX0W3EvDgFkP40NFwDwRW/s1600-h/LEAH-TINARI1.jpg"><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189947955426666258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Hgmr8jUFb8gkp2Xo0fBewMhgFvIEpDRmcA1yFbOOIcEHymzAvkFwCysb6kD0JjICPRRLpN28PK8rKm7HZlbsnK_tQblQTfaciv2rm05FKL33M-x6kAqr4EuKX0W3EvDgFkP40NFwDwRW/s400/LEAH-TINARI1.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong>q) Well, first of all please tell us a little about yourself. </strong></span><br /></span><div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>a)I am 31, I live in the East Village in NYC my studio is eight blocks away from my apartment. I grew up in the Bronx, New York as well as New Jersey. I went to the Rhode Island School of Design to study painting. After college I moved to NYC and have been here every since. I am 100% Italian American, I have two brothers and one sister. I love going to farmer's markets and I love to spend the evenings cooking with my husband Marty. I like to read and I like martinis. I am a painter and illustrator.<br /></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>q) Had you always planned on being an artist [or had you other hopes]?<br /><br />a)I always planned on being an artist for as long as I can remember. </strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>q) Do you have a preferred medium to work on? Why?<br /><br />a)I work in acrylic on canvas and I work in gouache on paper. I prefer acrylic because it is very immediate, it dries rapidly and allows me to work quickly and in layers. I can be very impatient when it comes to my paintings so it is fantastic when a section that I just finished painting can be dry in minutes. I also like to work in gouache because it is somewhere between watercolor and acrylic, it is more forgiving than acrylic. Meaning you can rework a color with some water unlike acrylic once it is dry that is it. Gouache also looks very velvety to me. </strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>q) How would you describe your style?<br /><br />a)My personal style or my painting style? Well... maybe I can sum up both in one answer... contemporary, bold, celebratory, witty, sometimes debaucherious and very much influenced by my surroundings.</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span></div><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189947964016600866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7re8Wn1DG-eQUw7D2xZR1KynQrq_kBON_zyVdDUa2yXyja6c9S56w08mR7N6PzENNJMK46YWfXRKxR2BOWVdUgwm71BKAvM8LVSBTN7ReQFlxQ6SN3HsIA3bQBGfPOdNMgImcZNl2tenX/s400/LEAH-TINARI3.jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong>q) Do you go through any certain processes while trying to produce your work?<br /><br />a) I work from photographs that I take. At the starting point, composition, narrative and expression are the basis for creating my drawings. Once I make a drawing I will then go into the full scale painting. I know excatly what every painting will look like at the end even before I start it . I do not leave room for chance or happy accidents. I have a clear vision and the painting doesn't evolve during the process. </strong></span><br /></span><div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>q) What are you working on at present?<br /><br />a)I just finished a series of square paintings for a show and they were based on photos taken from a masquerade ball I attended with a group of friends in NYC. They are being shown at Gallery Nulu through May. Right now I am working on a few commisions but I am also working on some drawing for my first short animation that will be featured in a movie directed by Rebecca Miller.</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>q) What about recent sources of inspirations?<br /><br />a)My sources of inspirations are definitely my friends and family. I consider it my social realism, my day to day and night to night shananagins. Though my work will also be informed by other abstract elements. One of my last bodies of work was really inspired by water, splattering and dripping and bubbles and being submerged in water.</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>q) What are some of your obsessions?<br /><br />a)Oh No! where to begin? Listening to soap operas while I paint, painting, pork, ikura... actually anything Japanese, good gossip, saddling up to a great bar, Mara Hoffman, Christian LouBoutin shoes, horror films, fishing, the ocean, taxidermy, Costa rica ... I could go on forever.</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>q) Which galleries have you shown at and which galleries would you like to show at?<br /><br />a)I show with Mixed Greens Gallery here in NYC, Gallery Nulu in Louisville Kentucky, Peter Miller in Chicago and Real Art Ways in Conneticut. My hope is to expand to the European market. I would love to show in Italy as well as Germany. I am currently trying to find a gallery in Japan. </strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>q) If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted? </strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>a)I can be reached thru my gallery </strong></span><a href="http://www.mixedgreen.com/"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>www.mixedgreen.com</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong> (212)-331-8888 or you can email me at </strong></span><a href="mailto:leah@leahtinari.com"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>leah@leahtinari.com</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong> or </strong></span><a href="mailto:tinari76@hotmail.com"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>tinari76@hotmail.com</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>. </strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>q) Do you have any suggestions or advice for artists that are just starting out?<br /><br />a)Dedication and inspiration. Work really hard and constanly look for inspiration. </strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span></div><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189947968311568178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bnd56Ys3MJV94bMG23sjkuHvIfQiuP5PoZ9OYF-mThU8V22z1PG4RglQ-sCdnFrjXZ3CkcMupGENCpg1qNZFH8NRkg7WUp6cr0Zp93GmIHfVVV7DdYnnmnw06zZftf89ukcOrnsJCvO-/s400/LEAH-TINARI4.jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong>q) Who are your favorite artists?<br /><br />a)I have always loved Alice Neel, Ben Shawn, David Hockney, Ralph Staedman, Mike Kelly, Egon Schiele, Sigmar Polke, Neo Rauch, Henry Darger </strong></span><br /></span><div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong></strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>q) What books are on your nightstand?<br /><br />a) Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, The Pillars of the Earth. This Way North, Atonement .</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>q) To what weaknesses are you most indulgent? </strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>a)Libations, good times and travel.</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span></div><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189947972606535490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnkBLZmn7xZJ3xgfPxe9wvr1l1JfVxpnCB6Kc8EQPUcQpwRjbrDIXy1-4bDqpOSXRP8jNxGCObDHJTtgYwhIWJvPh38UCOT17I5DA3y8dIm1iTK_p8VbWb8WOHZ4GcNVzfwg3QgaqEwlgI/s400/LEAH-TINARI5.jpg" border="0" /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>q)..your contacts.<br /><br />a)</strong></span><a href="http://www.leahtinari.com/"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>http://www.leahtinari.com/</strong></span></a></div><br /><div><br /><a href="http://www.mixedgreens.com/"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>www.mixedgreens.com</strong></span></a></div>Parentela Claudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07835700930585627367noreply@blogger.com0