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| Chor Boogie curate's a group show at project one art gallery in san francisco's design district and interviews the owner of the gallery brooke waterhouse as well as the 26 artist's in the exhibition , exclusively for the new york Optimist |
| AAron Nagel |
| Akira Beard |
| Alfredo Libre Guitierez |
| Bast |
| dogadi |
| decoy |
| john koleszar |
| lucid dawn |
| pablo cristi |
| robert burden |
| robyn twomey |
| saratoga sake |
| yiying lu |
| how&nosm |
| ashley zelinskie |
| apex |
| jet martinez |
| kelly allen |
| kelly ording |
| sara fisher |
| chase tafoya |
| chor boogie |
| jeffrey pena |
| karen light |
| laura weyl |
Chor Boogie: 1. Why do you do this thing called Art?
Brooke Waterhouse: Project One gallery is part of the emerging international art scene in San Francisco. we do - do this thing called art
because ultimately it is our passion and we enjoy it. At the same time we see art as a mode of communication, by creating a dialogue within this
community we hope to suspend thought and artistic visions. by curating prolific art shows, exhibiting established, as well as new emerging
artists, defines us as a gallery.
Chor Boogie 2. Where are based out of?
Brooke Waterhouse: Design district of San Francisco, Ca
Chor Boogie: 3. What music inspires you?
Brooke WaterHouse: Project One's lounge is inspired by the local DJs of San Francisco & the movement of underground music.
Chor Boogie: 4. What do you Feel you bring to the Table of the Art World?
Brooke Waterhouse: Project One provides space & a culture.
The short time that Project One Gallery has been opened, we've successfully become part of the groundbreaking San Francisco art community,
exhibiting local, National and International Artists. Changing our art shows once a month provides a constant fresh look, as well as a welcoming
platform for new artists to springboard from and be highlighted. We create a space beyond the four white walls of the sometimes rigid gallery
scene. You can have fun and get loose while looking at art. project one is establishing a new urban backdrop for contemporary artists.
Chor Boogie: 5. Do you consider yourself a humble artist ..or a self centered artist ? Tell the Truth..
Brooke Waterhouse: Humble as in we put all artists ahead of ourselves, keeping the focus on them as they exhibit in our gallery.
Self Centered because you can't get to the level of success you desire without believing in your vision.
Brooke Waterhouse: Project One gallery is part of the emerging international art scene in San Francisco. we do - do this thing called art
because ultimately it is our passion and we enjoy it. At the same time we see art as a mode of communication, by creating a dialogue within this
community we hope to suspend thought and artistic visions. by curating prolific art shows, exhibiting established, as well as new emerging
artists, defines us as a gallery.
Chor Boogie 2. Where are based out of?
Brooke Waterhouse: Design district of San Francisco, Ca
Chor Boogie: 3. What music inspires you?
Brooke WaterHouse: Project One's lounge is inspired by the local DJs of San Francisco & the movement of underground music.
Chor Boogie: 4. What do you Feel you bring to the Table of the Art World?
Brooke Waterhouse: Project One provides space & a culture.
The short time that Project One Gallery has been opened, we've successfully become part of the groundbreaking San Francisco art community,
exhibiting local, National and International Artists. Changing our art shows once a month provides a constant fresh look, as well as a welcoming
platform for new artists to springboard from and be highlighted. We create a space beyond the four white walls of the sometimes rigid gallery
scene. You can have fun and get loose while looking at art. project one is establishing a new urban backdrop for contemporary artists.
Chor Boogie: 5. Do you consider yourself a humble artist ..or a self centered artist ? Tell the Truth..
Brooke Waterhouse: Humble as in we put all artists ahead of ourselves, keeping the focus on them as they exhibit in our gallery.
Self Centered because you can't get to the level of success you desire without believing in your vision.
AARON NAGEL
www.aaronnagel.com
1. I have to, there's really no other way to put it.
2. Oakland, CA!
3. in direct relation to my art? none actually. I listen to audiobooks when I
paint and the occasional podcast. I find I can't have %100 of my attention
on my work, and audiobooks take just the right amount of my attention
away.
4.i've never thought of it like that, what I can bring to the Art World. actually
i've never had much consideration for the Art World, as outside of a very
small community, I know next to nothing about it. If I had to speculate
though, I would hope to bring well executed and honest work.
5.I'm not sure those are opposing traits. I think at heart, most artists are
probably pretty self-centered, myself included. I think it takes a certain
person to be able to spend so much time working on their own work, in their
own world, in search of self-expression. but I don't necessarily think that
means the self-centered are not humble. I think as an artist, I am incredibly
humble...there are examples of better painters than I am everywhere!
www.aaronnagel.com
1. I have to, there's really no other way to put it.
2. Oakland, CA!
3. in direct relation to my art? none actually. I listen to audiobooks when I
paint and the occasional podcast. I find I can't have %100 of my attention
on my work, and audiobooks take just the right amount of my attention
away.
4.i've never thought of it like that, what I can bring to the Art World. actually
i've never had much consideration for the Art World, as outside of a very
small community, I know next to nothing about it. If I had to speculate
though, I would hope to bring well executed and honest work.
5.I'm not sure those are opposing traits. I think at heart, most artists are
probably pretty self-centered, myself included. I think it takes a certain
person to be able to spend so much time working on their own work, in their
own world, in search of self-expression. but I don't necessarily think that
means the self-centered are not humble. I think as an artist, I am incredibly
humble...there are examples of better painters than I am everywhere!
Interview QUESTIONS For Artists
1.. Why do you do this thing called Art?
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a humble artist ..or a self centered artist ? tell the Truth..
1.. Why do you do this thing called Art?
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a humble artist ..or a self centered artist ? tell the Truth..
AKIRA BEARD
www.akirabeard.com
1.. Why do you do this thing called Art? It took me most my life to realize there is no
choice in the matter… I do it because it is the most natural feeling quality I possess.
2.Where are you based out of? San Francisco.
3.What music inspires you ? Bay Area gangster rap. R.i.p. to the Mac D.r.e.
4.What do you Feel you bring to the Table of the Art World ? Empathetic
unapologetic expressions focusing on the struggles and the victories of our
immediate everyday living.
5. Do you consider yourself a humble artist ..or a self centered artist ? tell the Truth.
- Both… trying to find the balance in everything I make art for the people, but
simultaneously I don’t compromise to satisfy the ideas of others.
www.akirabeard.com
1.. Why do you do this thing called Art? It took me most my life to realize there is no
choice in the matter… I do it because it is the most natural feeling quality I possess.
2.Where are you based out of? San Francisco.
3.What music inspires you ? Bay Area gangster rap. R.i.p. to the Mac D.r.e.
4.What do you Feel you bring to the Table of the Art World ? Empathetic
unapologetic expressions focusing on the struggles and the victories of our
immediate everyday living.
5. Do you consider yourself a humble artist ..or a self centered artist ? tell the Truth.
- Both… trying to find the balance in everything I make art for the people, but
simultaneously I don’t compromise to satisfy the ideas of others.
ALFREDO “LIBRE” GUTIERREZ
http://libregtz.carbonmade.com/
1.i believe in art as a very important weapon to spread a message, an idea or a subject matter,
been doing it since i can remember. now it's just natural to manifest my thoughts through
drawings, painting, murals, installations, etc
2. Born and raised in Tijuana Mexico, currently residing in Mexico city, studied architecture but
painted for all my life
3.I'm very diverse in my music taste, as long as its good music, i can listen to it, from punk rock,
heavy metal to classical music
4.A forced relationship between subject and observer, painting scenes or characters that people
in society would like to ignore or forget, I like to bring out unconfortable themes and put them
right in front of the viewer.
5.Humble
http://libregtz.carbonmade.com/
1.i believe in art as a very important weapon to spread a message, an idea or a subject matter,
been doing it since i can remember. now it's just natural to manifest my thoughts through
drawings, painting, murals, installations, etc
2. Born and raised in Tijuana Mexico, currently residing in Mexico city, studied architecture but
painted for all my life
3.I'm very diverse in my music taste, as long as its good music, i can listen to it, from punk rock,
heavy metal to classical music
4.A forced relationship between subject and observer, painting scenes or characters that people
in society would like to ignore or forget, I like to bring out unconfortable themes and put them
right in front of the viewer.
5.Humble
1.. Why do you do this thing called Art?
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to the Table
of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a humble artist
..or a self centered artist ? tell the Truth..
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to the Table
of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a humble artist
..or a self centered artist ? tell the Truth..
1.. Why do you do this thing called Art?
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to the Table
of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a humble artist
..or a self centered artist ? tell the Truth..
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to the Table
of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a humble artist
..or a self centered artist ? tell the Truth..
BAST
www.baptizeyourmind.org
1.I don't "do" art. It does me. Visions come through meditations that want to be expressed in the world through little me. And If I
don't create in conscious ways, I tend to destroy in unconscious ways, so it's better to create
2.San Francisco
3.Erik Satie, Cherubini, Mercan Dede, Brian Eno, Emancipator, Carioca, the Wipers, orchestral metal: Amber Asylum,
Wolvserpent, & my friends: Knowa KnowOne, Will Sartain, Starmy, shenandoah and the night, Beats Antique. My mama & papa
are also among my favorite musicians. I could go on and on here...
4.I have no real interest in the art world for profit or status or fame, etc. though I actually appreciate that diligent,
business-minded approach. I just don't have the drive or heart for it... So I don't offer a predictable product per se, but I do offer
rare moments of opulent delight, insight, and raw love through performance or visual creations - fueled purely by the motivation
of mischievous generosity.
5. Do you consider yourself a humble artist ..or a self centered artist ? tell the Truth..
I am a servant... of beauty. Just a servant. I don't even feel like I "make" anything... I feel like I am just allowed to "download" it
from the benevolent Great Mystery. Viola!
www.baptizeyourmind.org
1.I don't "do" art. It does me. Visions come through meditations that want to be expressed in the world through little me. And If I
don't create in conscious ways, I tend to destroy in unconscious ways, so it's better to create
2.San Francisco
3.Erik Satie, Cherubini, Mercan Dede, Brian Eno, Emancipator, Carioca, the Wipers, orchestral metal: Amber Asylum,
Wolvserpent, & my friends: Knowa KnowOne, Will Sartain, Starmy, shenandoah and the night, Beats Antique. My mama & papa
are also among my favorite musicians. I could go on and on here...
4.I have no real interest in the art world for profit or status or fame, etc. though I actually appreciate that diligent,
business-minded approach. I just don't have the drive or heart for it... So I don't offer a predictable product per se, but I do offer
rare moments of opulent delight, insight, and raw love through performance or visual creations - fueled purely by the motivation
of mischievous generosity.
5. Do you consider yourself a humble artist ..or a self centered artist ? tell the Truth..
I am a servant... of beauty. Just a servant. I don't even feel like I "make" anything... I feel like I am just allowed to "download" it
from the benevolent Great Mystery. Viola!
DECOY
www.decoyink.com
1.. Why do you do this thing called Art?
It's what makes me calm and happy. I try to not draw and doodle sometimes, but
before I know it my hands a making something.
2.Where are based out of?
Washington DC
3.What music inspires you ?
Folk, rock, Folk Rock.
4.What do you Feel you bring to the Table of the Art World ?
Flashes of pop culture, patterns, line.
5. Do you consider yourself a humble artist ..or a self centered artist ?
tell the Truth..
Humble.
www.decoyink.com
1.. Why do you do this thing called Art?
It's what makes me calm and happy. I try to not draw and doodle sometimes, but
before I know it my hands a making something.
2.Where are based out of?
Washington DC
3.What music inspires you ?
Folk, rock, Folk Rock.
4.What do you Feel you bring to the Table of the Art World ?
Flashes of pop culture, patterns, line.
5. Do you consider yourself a humble artist ..or a self centered artist ?
tell the Truth..
Humble.
DOGADI
http://dogadi.smugmug.com/
1. Art is not an option like something you choose to “do”, when a person creates it is
because it was internally mandatory, it is like an itch in the mind that instinctively
compels one to move their hands or eyes or lips or fingers or all of the above to
refashion the sensed environment as it is processed by the mind and all its strange,
unique permutations. I believe this itch is the result of genetically predisposed neural
networks in my brain. That is why I do this thing called art.
2.Los Angeles
3.All music inspires emotion one way or another but the music that most
passionately moves me is classical, especially the impressionists like Ravel,
DeBussy, Satie, Albeniz, etc.
4.The same thing as every other artist – perspective – as in “this is my
interpretation”!
5.Outwardly humble, internally self-centered!
http://dogadi.smugmug.com/
1. Art is not an option like something you choose to “do”, when a person creates it is
because it was internally mandatory, it is like an itch in the mind that instinctively
compels one to move their hands or eyes or lips or fingers or all of the above to
refashion the sensed environment as it is processed by the mind and all its strange,
unique permutations. I believe this itch is the result of genetically predisposed neural
networks in my brain. That is why I do this thing called art.
2.Los Angeles
3.All music inspires emotion one way or another but the music that most
passionately moves me is classical, especially the impressionists like Ravel,
DeBussy, Satie, Albeniz, etc.
4.The same thing as every other artist – perspective – as in “this is my
interpretation”!
5.Outwardly humble, internally self-centered!
1.. Why do you do this thing called Art?
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to the Table
of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a humble artist
..or a self centered artist ? tell the Truth..
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to the Table
of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a humble artist
..or a self centered artist ? tell the Truth..
JOHN KOLESZAR
www.Koleszar.com
1.To leave my mark on the world that is positive, constructive and meaningful.
2.The land of unrelenting heat, Arizona
3. I am so all over the place that it's tough to keep my list under a paragraph, but some of what I listen to while stenciling is: Cut Copy, The
helio sequence, Ratatat, Jay-Z, Beastie Boys, Empire of the Sun, Miike Snow, The Kinks, Girl Talk, TV on the Radio, Beck, New Order,
Washed Out, Does it offend you, ..Yeah?, Kanye West and Miles Davis
4.A level of insanity dedicated to the craft of stenciling that is unparalleled.
5.Humble. Eight years ago I was just a kid who was diagnosed with cancer with no focus in his life, and now I am lucky enough to be
collaborating with some of the best people and artists around today.
www.Koleszar.com
1.To leave my mark on the world that is positive, constructive and meaningful.
2.The land of unrelenting heat, Arizona
3. I am so all over the place that it's tough to keep my list under a paragraph, but some of what I listen to while stenciling is: Cut Copy, The
helio sequence, Ratatat, Jay-Z, Beastie Boys, Empire of the Sun, Miike Snow, The Kinks, Girl Talk, TV on the Radio, Beck, New Order,
Washed Out, Does it offend you, ..Yeah?, Kanye West and Miles Davis
4.A level of insanity dedicated to the craft of stenciling that is unparalleled.
5.Humble. Eight years ago I was just a kid who was diagnosed with cancer with no focus in his life, and now I am lucky enough to be
collaborating with some of the best people and artists around today.
LUCID DAWN
www.lucidawn.com
1.. Why do you do this thing called Art?
BEcause i must. i love therefore i do. fully expressing within this experience of existence..
all of the things that come thru..
2.Where are you based out of?
Heart.
3.What music inspires you ?
The mad mosh of random selections from rock n roll to yoga/world to dance and rap,
etc...or just to sing the song of the sounds of life...
4.What do you Feel you bring to the Table of the Art World ?
Joyful color and flow that you are compelled to shine brightly in - you get to WEAR it!
5. Do you consider yourself a humble artist ..or a self centered artist ?
tell the Truth..
Oh, both for sure.. earth & sky!..sew much quiet love in my work yet there is no hiding
behind it -i must meet its shine!
www.lucidawn.com
1.. Why do you do this thing called Art?
BEcause i must. i love therefore i do. fully expressing within this experience of existence..
all of the things that come thru..
2.Where are you based out of?
Heart.
3.What music inspires you ?
The mad mosh of random selections from rock n roll to yoga/world to dance and rap,
etc...or just to sing the song of the sounds of life...
4.What do you Feel you bring to the Table of the Art World ?
Joyful color and flow that you are compelled to shine brightly in - you get to WEAR it!
5. Do you consider yourself a humble artist ..or a self centered artist ?
tell the Truth..
Oh, both for sure.. earth & sky!..sew much quiet love in my work yet there is no hiding
behind it -i must meet its shine!
PABLO CRISTI
www.pablocristi.com
1.I have no choice- it just needs to come out and manifest itself
in some sort of form
2.Los Angeles and The Bay Area
3.rebel music
4.interesting dialogue about contemporary American society
and its' relevance to the rest of the world
5.i am a humble self-centered artist....
it's hard to not be self-centered when all the work comes from "one"
it is about your thoughts, your process, it is an egocentric practice and
chasing a career is as well...but, i also feel one must be humble and
be thankful for the privilege of having a platform to express oneself, and
be humble about the talent/skills one possesses...a delicate balance that needs
to be checked always
www.pablocristi.com
1.I have no choice- it just needs to come out and manifest itself
in some sort of form
2.Los Angeles and The Bay Area
3.rebel music
4.interesting dialogue about contemporary American society
and its' relevance to the rest of the world
5.i am a humble self-centered artist....
it's hard to not be self-centered when all the work comes from "one"
it is about your thoughts, your process, it is an egocentric practice and
chasing a career is as well...but, i also feel one must be humble and
be thankful for the privilege of having a platform to express oneself, and
be humble about the talent/skills one possesses...a delicate balance that needs
to be checked always
ROBERT BURDEN
www.robertburden.net
1. I can't do anything else.
2. San Francisco.
3. All kinds.
4. An expensive case of beer.
5. Both
www.robertburden.net
1. I can't do anything else.
2. San Francisco.
3. All kinds.
4. An expensive case of beer.
5. Both
1.. Why do you do this thing called Art?
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a humble artist ..or a self centered artist ? tell the Truth..
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a humble artist ..or a self centered artist ? tell the Truth..
SARATOGA SAKE
http://thesaratogasake.blogspot.com/
1.I have been an artist since I was able to hold a pencil and was told I was decent at drawing
So, I never stopped and I love creating art!…I really can’t stop!
2.Spring Valley, California. The birthplace of Freestyle, bike tricks and were Bob Haro grew
his empire.
3.Depends on my mood and what I’m painting. If its graffiti art I’m listening to B-Beats and 70’
s – 80’s rap. If I’m oil painting it’s usually classical music, am talk radio, 20’s – 50’s and
Portishead type of music.
4.It’s a large table and hope I can make my plate full enough that people will eventually
notice me.
5.I’m really shy, so people assume I’m a dick. Yeah I’m humble, with a competitive side.
http://thesaratogasake.blogspot.com/
1.I have been an artist since I was able to hold a pencil and was told I was decent at drawing
So, I never stopped and I love creating art!…I really can’t stop!
2.Spring Valley, California. The birthplace of Freestyle, bike tricks and were Bob Haro grew
his empire.
3.Depends on my mood and what I’m painting. If its graffiti art I’m listening to B-Beats and 70’
s – 80’s rap. If I’m oil painting it’s usually classical music, am talk radio, 20’s – 50’s and
Portishead type of music.
4.It’s a large table and hope I can make my plate full enough that people will eventually
notice me.
5.I’m really shy, so people assume I’m a dick. Yeah I’m humble, with a competitive side.
1.. Why do you do this thing called Art?
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a humble artist ..or a self centered artist ? tell the Truth..
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a humble artist ..or a self centered artist ? tell the Truth..
YIYING LU
www.yiyinglu.com
1.It is a MUST.
2.based in Sydney. travel the world.
3.all sorts. from Beatles to Beethoven to Beach Boys to Buggles.
4.Like a chef, Bon Appetit for eyes + minds!
5.I am humbly self-centered!
www.yiyinglu.com
1.It is a MUST.
2.based in Sydney. travel the world.
3.all sorts. from Beatles to Beethoven to Beach Boys to Buggles.
4.Like a chef, Bon Appetit for eyes + minds!
5.I am humbly self-centered!
1.. Why do you do this thing
called Art?
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring
to the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a
humble artist ..or a self
centered artist ? tell the
Truth..
called Art?
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring
to the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a
humble artist ..or a self
centered artist ? tell the
Truth..
HOW & NOSM
http://www.howandnosm.com/
1. The main reason we do art at this point of our lives remains the same as when we started out doing graffiti
back in 1988, the passion for it and the constant urge to evolve our body of work by producing a lot of murals
and more recently paintings.
2 Brooklyn, New York
3.Electronic music, we listen to music while we are in the studio and get lost into our world of black, white and
red artwork...
4. Over the years we brought quite a lot of different approaches of how to create graffiti lettering to the table
like for example intricate 3d letters back in the 90's . Today we give the art world a unique and innovative
signature style that we can call our own.
5. We consider ourselves humble and get along well with most people right away.
http://www.howandnosm.com/
1. The main reason we do art at this point of our lives remains the same as when we started out doing graffiti
back in 1988, the passion for it and the constant urge to evolve our body of work by producing a lot of murals
and more recently paintings.
2 Brooklyn, New York
3.Electronic music, we listen to music while we are in the studio and get lost into our world of black, white and
red artwork...
4. Over the years we brought quite a lot of different approaches of how to create graffiti lettering to the table
like for example intricate 3d letters back in the 90's . Today we give the art world a unique and innovative
signature style that we can call our own.
5. We consider ourselves humble and get along well with most people right away.
ASHLEY ZALINSKIE
www.ashleyzelinskie.com
1.If I didn't I wouldn't know what else to do.
2. My studio is in Brooklyn NY in Bushwick, a hip artistic neighborhood. I run a building of studios called the Curbs
and Stoops Active Space. Along with providing the community with clean, professional environment, we often hold
events and curate shows in collaboration with our tenants.
3.My latest project involves social experiments and interventions on the Internet. While acclimating myself to the
Internet culture which is highly influenced by Japanese culture, i started listening to Japanese vocaloid artists such
as Hatsumi Miku. The music is great but the concept is what intrigued me. Miku is not an actual person but an open
source program in which all the songs are user created, taking the idol out of pop music.
4.I think a lot of things we use everyday are not being utilized enough by artists. Great leaps in convience and
technology are being made and im hoping to use things such as Youtube and Google Maps to change how people
view and interact with art.
5.Im slowly trying to un- humble myself. No one likes a humble artist
www.ashleyzelinskie.com
1.If I didn't I wouldn't know what else to do.
2. My studio is in Brooklyn NY in Bushwick, a hip artistic neighborhood. I run a building of studios called the Curbs
and Stoops Active Space. Along with providing the community with clean, professional environment, we often hold
events and curate shows in collaboration with our tenants.
3.My latest project involves social experiments and interventions on the Internet. While acclimating myself to the
Internet culture which is highly influenced by Japanese culture, i started listening to Japanese vocaloid artists such
as Hatsumi Miku. The music is great but the concept is what intrigued me. Miku is not an actual person but an open
source program in which all the songs are user created, taking the idol out of pop music.
4.I think a lot of things we use everyday are not being utilized enough by artists. Great leaps in convience and
technology are being made and im hoping to use things such as Youtube and Google Maps to change how people
view and interact with art.
5.Im slowly trying to un- humble myself. No one likes a humble artist
APEX
http://superburners.com/
1. I have to do art, their is nothing else, it's my purpose
2.I am born and raised in San Francisco, a native
3.All music gets me going, it depends on the mood
4.I bring to the table of the art world.....a hungry motivation to create original works
of art for people to digest
5. I consider myself as a humble artist, I create art but i did not create the world i do
it in, I have to be humble.
http://superburners.com/
1. I have to do art, their is nothing else, it's my purpose
2.I am born and raised in San Francisco, a native
3.All music gets me going, it depends on the mood
4.I bring to the table of the art world.....a hungry motivation to create original works
of art for people to digest
5. I consider myself as a humble artist, I create art but i did not create the world i do
it in, I have to be humble.
JET MARTINEZ
http://www.jetromartinez.com/index.htm
1. When I started it was because it came naturally to me and never questioned it. Now, it is the thing that I am best at. It's the thing that serves as
the reason for all kinds interests in my life. Making and art are the centers of my understanding of what it is to be human. It's the thing that I can
contribute to my community. It's as much my identity as my face and hands.
But, I also feel that a person should try to make good in this world... so I do try to use my art for good, and try to keep it positive.
2. I'm a recent transplant to Oakland, but still practically based in San Francisco.
3. I'm sure I'm not unique in this, but I listen to all kinds of music. Recently, feeling Nigerian funk from the 70's. Cumbias, the wide world of
Brazilian music, aphex twin, caspa, Van Halen, Stooges, .... kinda depends what I need that day. Got goosebumps when I listened to some iBenji
the other day. Nasty.
4. I may be one of those artists that keeps a link between the Art World and the real world. My passion is for bringing high quality, original, and
thought provoking work to the people... whether in my community or as a representative of my community. I feel that art should be ubiquitous in
people's daily life. It should be something that we value and promote. It's a shame that many people feel like they can't understand art, or that
they need to know a lot to know what they like in art.... I think that kind of mentality has allowed a whole lot of horse s#$t to be sold as gold. For
me, trying out my new ideas on the street helps keep me tethered to this world... keeps my head small. I get honest critiques. And in return, I
think I do my part in beautifying this world and enriching the cultural heritage of the communities I work in.
I haven't talked about my work specifically, because it keeps changing. (Right now I am working on a studio series and a mural series celebrating
some of my native Mexico's folk art traditions.) What stays the same is my reason for creating and an understanding of my sense of responsibility
as an artist to bring light.
I'm a spokesman for Nature, positivity, humility and a life well lived.
5. Professionally, I consider myself humble. But there are times when I look at what I do for a living, and I feel completely self centered
considering how hard it is for a lot of people to just survive.
http://www.jetromartinez.com/index.htm
1. When I started it was because it came naturally to me and never questioned it. Now, it is the thing that I am best at. It's the thing that serves as
the reason for all kinds interests in my life. Making and art are the centers of my understanding of what it is to be human. It's the thing that I can
contribute to my community. It's as much my identity as my face and hands.
But, I also feel that a person should try to make good in this world... so I do try to use my art for good, and try to keep it positive.
2. I'm a recent transplant to Oakland, but still practically based in San Francisco.
3. I'm sure I'm not unique in this, but I listen to all kinds of music. Recently, feeling Nigerian funk from the 70's. Cumbias, the wide world of
Brazilian music, aphex twin, caspa, Van Halen, Stooges, .... kinda depends what I need that day. Got goosebumps when I listened to some iBenji
the other day. Nasty.
4. I may be one of those artists that keeps a link between the Art World and the real world. My passion is for bringing high quality, original, and
thought provoking work to the people... whether in my community or as a representative of my community. I feel that art should be ubiquitous in
people's daily life. It should be something that we value and promote. It's a shame that many people feel like they can't understand art, or that
they need to know a lot to know what they like in art.... I think that kind of mentality has allowed a whole lot of horse s#$t to be sold as gold. For
me, trying out my new ideas on the street helps keep me tethered to this world... keeps my head small. I get honest critiques. And in return, I
think I do my part in beautifying this world and enriching the cultural heritage of the communities I work in.
I haven't talked about my work specifically, because it keeps changing. (Right now I am working on a studio series and a mural series celebrating
some of my native Mexico's folk art traditions.) What stays the same is my reason for creating and an understanding of my sense of responsibility
as an artist to bring light.
I'm a spokesman for Nature, positivity, humility and a life well lived.
5. Professionally, I consider myself humble. But there are times when I look at what I do for a living, and I feel completely self centered
considering how hard it is for a lot of people to just survive.
1.. Why do you do this thing called Art?
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a humble artist ..or a self centered artist ? tell the Truth..
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a humble artist ..or a self centered artist ? tell the Truth..
1.. Why do you do this thing
called Art?
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to
the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a
humble artist ..or a self
centered artist ? tell the Truth..
called Art?
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to
the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a
humble artist ..or a self
centered artist ? tell the Truth..
KELLY ALLEN
www.kellyallen.com
1. Because I can't not do it. It's what I've always kept myself busy doing. Making things helps me to feel like I'm accomplishing
something, like I'm being a productive human. It makes me feel good.
2. San Francisco
3. All kinds. Lately I've been listening to a lot of Tito Puente (in the daytime) and Stan Gets (nighttime).
4. A respect for technical skill, patience, and focus, mixed with the freedom to invent, imagine and be grateful for the beauty
of life around us.
5. I don't think there is any such thing as a non-self-centered artist. We're alone most of the time. But I do think it's possible
to be simultaneously self-centered and humble. Humility is one of my favorite personality traits. I come from a very humble
family, so it's something I feel is just a part of me. Its funny though, saying that I think I'm humble makes me feel like I'm not
being humble. Hmm. Weird.
www.kellyallen.com
1. Because I can't not do it. It's what I've always kept myself busy doing. Making things helps me to feel like I'm accomplishing
something, like I'm being a productive human. It makes me feel good.
2. San Francisco
3. All kinds. Lately I've been listening to a lot of Tito Puente (in the daytime) and Stan Gets (nighttime).
4. A respect for technical skill, patience, and focus, mixed with the freedom to invent, imagine and be grateful for the beauty
of life around us.
5. I don't think there is any such thing as a non-self-centered artist. We're alone most of the time. But I do think it's possible
to be simultaneously self-centered and humble. Humility is one of my favorite personality traits. I come from a very humble
family, so it's something I feel is just a part of me. Its funny though, saying that I think I'm humble makes me feel like I'm not
being humble. Hmm. Weird.
1.. Why do you do this thing
called Art?
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to
the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a
humble artist ..or a self
centered artist ? tell the Truth..
called Art?
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to
the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a
humble artist ..or a self
centered artist ? tell the Truth..
KELLY ORDING
www.kellyording.com
1.I make art because it is super enjoyable, fulfilling, challenging and I can't not do it. Honestly, most of the time I really only
make art for myself. If it moves someone, makes someone happy or creates a dialogue, that is just an added bonus.
"Making art" is really just me escaping the day to day. I go into the studio and just fade away from this place. However,
sometimes I will make art regarding issues that arise, things that concern me regarding this world. But, I never use it as a
way to preach or shove my opinions down someone's throat. Instead, I use it to present something new (idea, place, visual
information) to the viewer.
2.Oakland, California
3.Melodica Deathship
4.A quiet place for people to rest.
5.Definitely humble. It's either humble or lazy. I will make work all day long, but, getting it out into the world is definitely not
my strength.
www.kellyording.com
1.I make art because it is super enjoyable, fulfilling, challenging and I can't not do it. Honestly, most of the time I really only
make art for myself. If it moves someone, makes someone happy or creates a dialogue, that is just an added bonus.
"Making art" is really just me escaping the day to day. I go into the studio and just fade away from this place. However,
sometimes I will make art regarding issues that arise, things that concern me regarding this world. But, I never use it as a
way to preach or shove my opinions down someone's throat. Instead, I use it to present something new (idea, place, visual
information) to the viewer.
2.Oakland, California
3.Melodica Deathship
4.A quiet place for people to rest.
5.Definitely humble. It's either humble or lazy. I will make work all day long, but, getting it out into the world is definitely not
my strength.
SARAH FISHER
www.bluelotusfilms.net
1.To me, life without creativity is a life devoid of joy and discovery of the divine.
2.Oakland, CA!
3.I listen to a wide variety of music including The Flaming Lips, The Shins, Modest Mouse, Janis Joplin, Lou Reed,
Fishbone, and The Clash.
4.I didn't know there was a table. I'm just interested in bringing meaningful and beautiful art to a world that is caught in
constant suffering and conflict.
5.At this moment, I consider myself humble. The truth is sometimes I don't consider myself an "artist" at all because it's a
burden. I'd rather consider myself an artisteer- someone trying to make their entire life a work of art (instead of attaching
my identity to manifesting a particular material artwork). Thanks for asking though.
www.bluelotusfilms.net
1.To me, life without creativity is a life devoid of joy and discovery of the divine.
2.Oakland, CA!
3.I listen to a wide variety of music including The Flaming Lips, The Shins, Modest Mouse, Janis Joplin, Lou Reed,
Fishbone, and The Clash.
4.I didn't know there was a table. I'm just interested in bringing meaningful and beautiful art to a world that is caught in
constant suffering and conflict.
5.At this moment, I consider myself humble. The truth is sometimes I don't consider myself an "artist" at all because it's a
burden. I'd rather consider myself an artisteer- someone trying to make their entire life a work of art (instead of attaching
my identity to manifesting a particular material artwork). Thanks for asking though.
1.. Why do you do this thing
called Art?
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to
the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a
humble artist ..or a self
centered artist ? tell the Truth..
called Art?
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to
the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a
humble artist ..or a self
centered artist ? tell the Truth..
1.. Why do you do this thing
called Art?
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to
the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a
humble artist ..or a self
centered artist ? tell the Truth..
called Art?
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to
the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a
humble artist ..or a self
centered artist ? tell the Truth..
CHASE TAFOYA
www.chasetafoya.com
1.Being given a gift from God, I have an opportunity to give a gift back by
using this gift. It's a beautiful and humbling relationship.
2.Merced, CA
3.All types... Hip Hop, Hardcore Punk, Metal, Jazz, Reggae, etc...
4.I can only hope to evoke emotions and convey a message through my
artwork. Hopefully someone will experience such a moment when they look at
my work.
5.I praise God for all that I create. I'm only a vessel,and a servant, for what
God inspires me to create. I believe that humility will continually help me grow
as an artist.
www.chasetafoya.com
1.Being given a gift from God, I have an opportunity to give a gift back by
using this gift. It's a beautiful and humbling relationship.
2.Merced, CA
3.All types... Hip Hop, Hardcore Punk, Metal, Jazz, Reggae, etc...
4.I can only hope to evoke emotions and convey a message through my
artwork. Hopefully someone will experience such a moment when they look at
my work.
5.I praise God for all that I create. I'm only a vessel,and a servant, for what
God inspires me to create. I believe that humility will continually help me grow
as an artist.
1.. Why do you do this thing called Art?
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a humble artist ..or a self centered artist ? tell the Truth..
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a humble artist ..or a self centered artist ? tell the Truth..
JEFFREY PENA
www.jeffreypena.com
1.I do art because it lets me think about the human condition. Generally, life is so fast
that you forget to examine, reflect, and interact. Making anything (not just art) gives me the opportunity
to slow down and respond. It is thrilling to make something new. Everytime I finish a project I learn
something new. This fresh perspective is the main reason I do art. Mostly, I hate being bored.
2.Currently I am traveling in between Brooklyn, where my studio is based at Curbs and Stoops and
Providence where I am finishing my Masters of Architecture at RISD.
3. I like a lot of different music. A lot of the roots of hip hop are seen in my work. My own art work is a
pastiche of diverse influences - this idea of sampling in order to create something new is how hip hop started.
It recognizes the history of music and combines it with urgency of making something new in the copy and
paste era. I like merengue and bachata, too. They bring me back to my roots.
4.My biggest contribution to the art world so far has been to connect the "art world", which can be elitist
and inaccessible at times, to a vernacular that is starting to realize that economic and legal systems are
meant to sustain life and culture - not the other way around. For a long time, we have been suppressing all arts -
not many people go out to look at paintings, or live theatre and sadly, contemporary classical music is hardly ever
an option for most people. I want to continue working towards democratizing the access to culture.
5. I think a lot about my viewer. And most of my work has some heroic qualities. So i'd like to think that
I am pretty humble. But at the end of the day, it's all about me. As you make work you have a ton of
decisions to make, and I'm the first person that needs to be satisfied.
www.jeffreypena.com
1.I do art because it lets me think about the human condition. Generally, life is so fast
that you forget to examine, reflect, and interact. Making anything (not just art) gives me the opportunity
to slow down and respond. It is thrilling to make something new. Everytime I finish a project I learn
something new. This fresh perspective is the main reason I do art. Mostly, I hate being bored.
2.Currently I am traveling in between Brooklyn, where my studio is based at Curbs and Stoops and
Providence where I am finishing my Masters of Architecture at RISD.
3. I like a lot of different music. A lot of the roots of hip hop are seen in my work. My own art work is a
pastiche of diverse influences - this idea of sampling in order to create something new is how hip hop started.
It recognizes the history of music and combines it with urgency of making something new in the copy and
paste era. I like merengue and bachata, too. They bring me back to my roots.
4.My biggest contribution to the art world so far has been to connect the "art world", which can be elitist
and inaccessible at times, to a vernacular that is starting to realize that economic and legal systems are
meant to sustain life and culture - not the other way around. For a long time, we have been suppressing all arts -
not many people go out to look at paintings, or live theatre and sadly, contemporary classical music is hardly ever
an option for most people. I want to continue working towards democratizing the access to culture.
5. I think a lot about my viewer. And most of my work has some heroic qualities. So i'd like to think that
I am pretty humble. But at the end of the day, it's all about me. As you make work you have a ton of
decisions to make, and I'm the first person that needs to be satisfied.
KAREN ANNE LIGHT
1.There are images, sounds, emotions and sensations that are too big to hold
inside of myself.
2.California--just about all of California--and uninhabited parts of Northern
Arizona and Northern New Mexico.
3. morning birds
wind on the plains
ocean waves
the sounds you hear when you rest your head on someone's belly or chest
Manuel du Falla - Midnight in the Gardens of Spain
PJ Harvey, Tori Amos, Muddy Waters, Radiohead, Tchaikovsky, Yma Sumac,
Billie Holliday, Explosions in the Sky, U2-The Joshua Tree, Odetta, Etta James
4.The parts of dreams we always wish we could remember (or forget) upon
waking. A yearning for truth and liberation.
5. Both. I believe that every experience, perspective, identity, and understanding
exists within each of us. I have to be centered in myself in order to connect
deeply to others and to forces greater than myself. I would say the same goes for
anyone.
1.There are images, sounds, emotions and sensations that are too big to hold
inside of myself.
2.California--just about all of California--and uninhabited parts of Northern
Arizona and Northern New Mexico.
3. morning birds
wind on the plains
ocean waves
the sounds you hear when you rest your head on someone's belly or chest
Manuel du Falla - Midnight in the Gardens of Spain
PJ Harvey, Tori Amos, Muddy Waters, Radiohead, Tchaikovsky, Yma Sumac,
Billie Holliday, Explosions in the Sky, U2-The Joshua Tree, Odetta, Etta James
4.The parts of dreams we always wish we could remember (or forget) upon
waking. A yearning for truth and liberation.
5. Both. I believe that every experience, perspective, identity, and understanding
exists within each of us. I have to be centered in myself in order to connect
deeply to others and to forces greater than myself. I would say the same goes for
anyone.
LAURA WEYL
www.METAGASM.net
1.Making art is a discharge of human energy that captures the fleeting nature of my individual identity and releases it into the collective
conscious. Art is the way for me to immortalize memory and relieve myself of its burdens while allowing others to digest what I have
seen and experienced, like dropping breadcrumbs on my path. It is fleeting and ad-nauseum, and often destroyed or metabolized into
other forms, but its creation alone frees me of the weight of the moment. My alias META (a prefix used in words like metamorphosis or
metaphysical to indicate the abstraction or transcendence of a concept) describes the perspective my art comes from. I have always
felt detached and distant from the collective reality, and making art is my way of reaching in and making tangible the things I
experience. When others can relate to the things I put out, it solidifies my experience into a shared reality and integrates me into the
world.
2.I live in San Francisco, outer Mission District.
3.I love all genres of music, anything that is cinematic with eclectic sounds and/or colorful lyrics that evoke imagery in my head; Beck
has been my favorite musician since I was young. Lately I dig the energy of old-school hip hop, and music from local hip hop hommies
in Frisco (I have cultivated a healthy collection since I have been making Hip Hop music videos). I listen mostly to cassette tapes and
records that are given to me in person. I like to listen to physical analog or low-fi formats that have physical history to them as opposed
to digital media.
4.As an individual I have very little separation from my artwork, I draw from my surroundings as subject matter and do a lot of
self-documentation. My work is completely honest, extremely personal, and never strays from my disposition as a young woman in my
place and time evolving with the digital age. I think the rawness of my work is rare and few people in my position have the will or the
balls to put themselves out there to the public like I do. I drop art for my own sanity and hope that it will resonate with someone in a real
place, that it will make them feel less alone, or ignite something in them they haven't sparked from their own experiences. I think I bring
a unique, candid perspective to a complex and highly affected world.
5.I am self-centered, my art is about and my life and perspective, it is completely a product of my own narrative. Despite this I do think I
am humble, I am not trying to prove anything by my artwork, and I don't expect people to like it or praise me, I simply put it out there to
to absolve myself of my experiences and maintain a personal equilibrium.
www.METAGASM.net
1.Making art is a discharge of human energy that captures the fleeting nature of my individual identity and releases it into the collective
conscious. Art is the way for me to immortalize memory and relieve myself of its burdens while allowing others to digest what I have
seen and experienced, like dropping breadcrumbs on my path. It is fleeting and ad-nauseum, and often destroyed or metabolized into
other forms, but its creation alone frees me of the weight of the moment. My alias META (a prefix used in words like metamorphosis or
metaphysical to indicate the abstraction or transcendence of a concept) describes the perspective my art comes from. I have always
felt detached and distant from the collective reality, and making art is my way of reaching in and making tangible the things I
experience. When others can relate to the things I put out, it solidifies my experience into a shared reality and integrates me into the
world.
2.I live in San Francisco, outer Mission District.
3.I love all genres of music, anything that is cinematic with eclectic sounds and/or colorful lyrics that evoke imagery in my head; Beck
has been my favorite musician since I was young. Lately I dig the energy of old-school hip hop, and music from local hip hop hommies
in Frisco (I have cultivated a healthy collection since I have been making Hip Hop music videos). I listen mostly to cassette tapes and
records that are given to me in person. I like to listen to physical analog or low-fi formats that have physical history to them as opposed
to digital media.
4.As an individual I have very little separation from my artwork, I draw from my surroundings as subject matter and do a lot of
self-documentation. My work is completely honest, extremely personal, and never strays from my disposition as a young woman in my
place and time evolving with the digital age. I think the rawness of my work is rare and few people in my position have the will or the
balls to put themselves out there to the public like I do. I drop art for my own sanity and hope that it will resonate with someone in a real
place, that it will make them feel less alone, or ignite something in them they haven't sparked from their own experiences. I think I bring
a unique, candid perspective to a complex and highly affected world.
5.I am self-centered, my art is about and my life and perspective, it is completely a product of my own narrative. Despite this I do think I
am humble, I am not trying to prove anything by my artwork, and I don't expect people to like it or praise me, I simply put it out there to
to absolve myself of my experiences and maintain a personal equilibrium.
CHOR BOOGIE
www.chorboogieexpressions.com
www.chorboogie.com
1.Its really my complex truth of what i was born to do...
2.the world we live in
3.all kinds of music... but to be technical ..i have been listening to ODDfuture WolfGANGKillTHEMAll..
4.originality of spray paint..
5. humble self centered egotistical nice guy asshole positive negative .all that shit...i feel im BALANCED today..
www.chorboogieexpressions.com
www.chorboogie.com
1.Its really my complex truth of what i was born to do...
2.the world we live in
3.all kinds of music... but to be technical ..i have been listening to ODDfuture WolfGANGKillTHEMAll..
4.originality of spray paint..
5. humble self centered egotistical nice guy asshole positive negative .all that shit...i feel im BALANCED today..
1.. Why do you do this thing
called Art?
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to
the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a
humble artist ..or a self centered
artist ? tell the Truth..
called Art?
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to
the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a
humble artist ..or a self centered
artist ? tell the Truth..
1.. Why do you do this thing
called Art?
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to
the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a
humble artist ..or a self centered
artist ? tell the Truth..
called Art?
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to
the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a
humble artist ..or a self centered
artist ? tell the Truth..
1.. Why do you do this thing
called Art?
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to
the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a
humble artist ..or a self centered
artist ? tell the Truth..
called Art?
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to
the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a
humble artist ..or a self centered
artist ? tell the Truth..
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1.. Why do you do this thing
called Art?
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to
the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a
humble artist ..or a self
centered artist ? tell the Truth..
called Art?
2.Where are based out of?
3.What music inspires you ?
4.What do you Feel you bring to
the Table of the Art World ?
5. Do you consider yourself a
humble artist ..or a self
centered artist ? tell the Truth..