I am almost never 100% sure of what I want to say. Sometimes I am, but most of the time it is an impulse or an idea that comes, takes hold of me and haunts me. It is not until after I go out to paint, write or do something about it that I manage to understand what it could really mean, but sometimes that message never comes through. I am thankful for my friends, people close to me, and people who stop to look at my work because many times, it is through you that I manage to see and understand things about my work that I would not have been able to understand on my own.
Category: Art
HOKZ / HOKZYN. <ESP>
En la calle y en el arte las reglas las voy a romper. Los grafiteros deberían preocuparse por pintar como más les guste, cada quien a lo suyo intentando hacerlo más duro y más cabrón cada vez. TSK:.
Saucyboi69 for Illustrated Madness.
Erotic art is the most important art form to me. It is a declaration that you are proud to see the beauty in something others keep hidden or under strict control, that you can be confident in yourself and what you feel a natural attraction towards. The prouder you are, the better. There is a stigma attached that can make people look down on the genre or not want to interact with it at all. But that’s what makes it feel like an underdog tale to me, and a fight worth fighting.
Will Carsola for Illustrated Madness.
There were many moments like this, but the most pivotal moment was when I dropped out of art school. I was a painting major but after starting to make videos with my friend Dave Stewart, I decided to drop out and teach myself how to write, direct, edit, and more. Making sketch comedy, graffiti, skate, and music videos led me to animation, which helped further define my art style. That led me to co-create a couple Adult Swim shows, which led to my involvement with Liquid Death.
SUCKYBAT.
My message and style is I don’t give a f*ck. I’m just here to paint this bat and piss people off.
FRKO.
Sometimes institutions don’t want my edgy/challenging art. Some of these places want to control what black art is. They only want to show what is comfortable for them.
Sob Story.
I think Sob Story as a moniker aligns with a lot of people’s lives — everyone has their sob stories they tell themselves, everybody has their excuses in life. It was born from a moment in time when things weren’t going my way, but almost satirically. I think a lot of my work depicts a funnier side of life. But the name itself comes from a Minor Threat song.
Xenix on Social Networks – Pain, Truth, and Permanence
I feel like every creative should have an opinion on what they like and don’t like. You need to be true to yourself and what you think, but also open to change and differences in mentality. Even if I disagree with someone’s art or tattoos, it’s a person who found their way to make a living creatively and pushed through whatever they had to do to make it. So, fair enough. Let the next newcomer try to do their thing.
PHOTOJOURNAL: GUEZ X DEAD RELATIVES. “PLAYA MODE” 11/1/24
When it comes to curating shows, the one thing I try to keep in mind is showcasing a glimpse of my world/reality. Including people is a huge aspect to my life, because our community is what shapes this culture. -GUEZ.
SERGIO “SURGE” HERNANDEZ. POP’S TATTOOS. EAST SAN DIEGO.
There’s an anonymous quality about graffiti. Nowadays, everything is documented – something interests you, you want your friends to know, so you post about it. I’m not against people posting more or less; I like social media. I think it brings more people together. But there’s still a level of mystery as to who some of these people are, and I think that’s really special for the time we’re living in.