1 If you weren’t an artist, what else would you be?
Artist ? it’s first of all a frame of mind, it’s a way to be, not only a job, and also you can work in a factory and be an artist!.
For me, I still teach, make workshops, and i’m always verybusy !
2 Name 3 of your least favourite artists.
Least ? dificult to respond. to considert someone you have to know his work very well, I don’t understand sometime some works and ideas, like travelling all around the world to paint or do always the same thing…
3. Anytime, any place – which artist’s body would you most like to inhabit?
Picasso ! But everyone have to rise his own place, it’s more fun
4 What is your favourite ‘ism’?
Tourism ? to share experiences, to learn, to give, to know, to live…
If tourism is a way to apreciate the difference, to keep the eyes open, to capure feelings deeply inside of you…
5 What was the most intelligent thing that someone said or wrote about your work?
i can’t answer now because i’m waiting to read your article !
6. And the dumbest?
look at Q5 😉
7 Which artists would you most like to rip off, sorry, I mean appropriate as a critique of originality and authorship?
the king now is Banksy…. he is the actual street art / contemporary art ambassador.
8 Do you care what your art costs? State your reasons!
yes, to earn money is important in our world, it says that people like your work if they spend money on it, but money is not that important ! being independant, doing what i want, what i feel… it’s cool
9 What are the three big ideas that you would like your work to express?
not ideas, feelings. It’s visuals, so you can put inside your own feelings
10 Are you a political artist?
It’s depends of the definition of politic, but when you choose to show your work, you want to express something.
11 How do you start the process of making work?
i start when i was i child, i spend quite my all time drawing, since then i never stop… starting a process of a new work is like a new adventure, at the begining it’s a little bit stressing, but after it’s exhilarating. I like to work with diferent layers, in different parts
12 What next?
evolution is for tomorow, I can’t imagine doing always the same lines, the same canvas. And i still looking how can i use the new mediums, new technics
13 If Moma and the Tate and the Pompidou wanted to acquire one of your works each, which would you want them to have?
One piece of abstract calligraphy “asemic writing”,actually i like it !
14. What is your favourite cheese?
The “Conté” and the “Roquefort”, both french delicous cheese, naturely with a lot of good red wine !
15. What’s next for you?
Next there’s an exhibition in Brussels in January, i hope to join there a lot of friends, i hope also to still be contacted for more and more projects !
