Archive for July, 2009
Q & A: ARTIST MIKE MAXWELL
by CHRIS GROSSO on Jul.26, 2009, under MIKE MAXWELL
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DOING ART?
I’ve been making things my whole life, but I’ve been doing it full time for 7 years.
WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO BECOME AN ARTIST?
My Mother and Grandfather were both really good artists and trying to be as good as they were was a huge inspiration. Now my ma’ asks me for art tips.
WHO ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE ARTISTS?
I get enjoyment from anyone doing their thing and creating the work they want to make. Artists who live it. There are tons on the list!
Q & A: NEW YORK GRAFFITI ARTIST KET
by CHRIS GROSSO on Jul.22, 2009, under KET
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DOING ART?
As a kid I drew a bit but I started to take it a bit more serious in 1987 when I started to write on trains.
WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO BECOME AN ARTIST?
I was inspired by the writers i met in high school and by the writer’s whose names I saw on the walls and the trains in my neighborhood. I wanted to be like them, to paint like them, and I wanted to be up. My neighborhood looked better as a result of the writer’s pieces and throw ups. I loved it.
WHO ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE ARTISTS?
As far as writers go its Phase2, Stayhigh149, MICO, Part One, Chain 3, Kel First, Sonic, Ghost, Sento, Reas, Case 2, Wane, Wolf, and Pure in New York City.
Outside of the NY area I would add Charlie, Risky, Denz, Revok, Hews, Ease, Apex, Persue, Saber, Ich, and Space.
Worldwide there are too many but a few are: Neon, Mode 2, Sabe, Rusto, Smash 137, Askew, Atome, Delta, Oclock, Banksy, Os Gemeos, and Oker.
Besides that Emory Douglas, John Byrne, Jose Parla, Doze Green, Van Gogh, Kandinsky, Rodin, Mare 139, Futura, Jon One, Romare Bearden, Hank Willis Thomas, Steve Marcus, Lee Quinones, Dredd Scott, Murikami, and too many others to name…
Q&A: TREVOR TRAYNOR| PHOTOGRAPHER
by CHRIS GROSSO on Jul.10, 2009, under TREVOR TRAYNOR
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DOING ART?
All my life. if ART is the expression of human creative skill, then I’d like to think that most of us express ourselves creatively one way or another. My public ART form is photography. I Shoot Everything.
HOW DID YOU BREAK INTO THE INDUSTRY?
My Family are creative thinkers, Individuals, with that my photographic art form was born. I fine tuned it with some schooling, persistence, and practice. Hip Hop culture has always been a part of my life. I Started shooting friends and emcee’s that my older brother Shel Shock was producing for… Dres, Casual, Vast Aire, AG, etc..
WHO ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE ARTISTS?
Vicente Fernandez
Bjork
Mike Patton
Malex1
Louis Armstrong
Mos Def
Tricky
De La Soul
Sum Majere
