On process
As the great Rick Rubin said:
“If you learn a trade and make something, that is the work of a craftsman. If it starts out as a question that leads to a journey of discovery, that is the work of an artist.”
About
Influences
David Lynch, Westside Gunn, Francisco de Goya, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Gaspar Noé, Amen Dunes
Medium
Mixed media — oil, acrylic, metal, wood
In their words
“Black has depth… you can go into it… And you start seeing what you’re afraid of. You start seeing what you love.”
“Whatever I had to do, whatever I had to sell, I did it or sold it.”
“The sleep of reason produces monsters.”
“Most young kings get their heads cut off.”
“Those scenes that are never portrayed on the movie screen are among the most important ones.”
“My purpose is to be of service with this music. It’s the only reason I’m here.”
On the name
Henry Miller gave me that nickname while we were doing graffiti in Paris.
From the studio wall
Write to me
For questions about a painting, or anything else:
dragged2death@outlook.com