Interview with Gothlieb Tjiackk

Interview with Gothlieb Tjiackk

Alexandre Hannesse signs his works as "Gothlieb Tjiackk". Born in Brussels in 1970, where he lives and works. Always tempted by photography in particular by portraits, Alexandre Hannesse worked in the nineties as an assistant photographer focused on black & white portraits. He'll follow this influence all his life as an artist. At the end of the nineties he'll take the liberty to participate in some small competition-exhibitions which ended in great trophies. In 2000 he decides to go to Portugal and work together with another artist in order to study once more the art of the portrait. He'll do this a year long. In 2006 supported by his sensibility and his keen eye on the world around him, Alexandre Hannesse decides to create "Gothlieb Tjiackk" an imaginary artist, issued out of a fusion between art and evil. He then developed "Nocif'Art", an artistic creation resulting from a sick community, its ideas and its products but also its immoderate overconsumption by people.

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Interview with Mink Couteaux

Interview with Mink Couteaux

Mink spent his first years mostly eating paint in his father’s studio, then doodling his way through school, drawing NBA players and team logos copied from his trading card collection. After internships with ATTAK Powergestaltung and Nike Europe he graduated and moved straight to Largetosti. Working on projects for clients in the the likes of Nike, W+K, Bits of Freedom, N8 Edits and more! 4 years later in 2013 he started the Merged visible studio.

Mink's work has featured on numerous websites like Behance, Complex, Digital Art Served, idn, Illustration served, a sporting life, whudat and more....

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Inteview with DAN.

Inteview with DAN.

From Glasgow, Scotland, DAN. started to heavily get into art during High School. Art always found a way back into his life so he decided to leave and follow his passion. Inspired by the works of Jef Aerosol, C215 and Snik, he studied and practiced the ways of stencil art. He sees himself more as a 'newborn' artist with the journey only just beginning. He'll soon be re-locating to Edinburgh where he plans to set up a studio. He'll also have his first exhibition this summer in Scotland, but he'll be aiming to get more lined up throughout the next few years, gradually making his way to painting his work on to the streets of Europe.

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Interview with Blake Lee Ferguson

Interview with Blake Lee Ferguson

Blake Lee Ferguson, born December 1986, is a self-taught artist from Forest City, NC. He drew on everything he came in contact with from an early age, but graduated to paint and canvas around the age of 18. Blake pairs street art with an understanding and appreciation of artists such as Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Gerhard Richter to achieve something that is truly one of a kind. His penchant for bright backgrounds nod at abstract expressionism, while his bold and often greyscale "stencil style" figures show his love for street art.

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Interview with Erika Iri5

Interview with Erika Iri5

Erika iri5 (pronounced “iris”) is a self-taught artist. She holds a degree in Russian from Washington University in St. Louis. She loves working with strange experimental materials. In 2010 she collaborated with director Ethan Lader to help produce the hit music video for the Bruno Mars song “Just the Way You Are.”  The video has received over 300 million views on youtube. She was recently honored as the Official Artist for the 2013 Grammy Awards.  Past clients include: The Times, Oprah Magazine, MAXIM, Levis Strauss & Co., Hermes, Showtime, and RayBan. Erika iri5 lives and plays in the French Quarter, New Orleans.

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