Unequalled Magazine (HERE) recently sat down and talked with PaperMonster for their latest collection of artist interviews. I had the pleasure to chatting with Ben Warwick, editor of Unequalled Magazine on a huge range to topics including; stencil art, the commercial value of urban art, accessibility and role of technology, as well as some future plans for the end of 2009 and 2010. You can catch some snippets of the interview below and you can read the full version of the interview at the following link: Unequalled Magazine’s PaperMonster Interview Info Via Unequalled Magazine:: Q. You describe yourself as a stencil graffiti artist, would you like to expand on this description to help negate any preconceptions a reader may have. A. “…..We may be considered vandals but our intentions are to express ourselves, motivate, inspire, and continue a movement of beauty and skill that will outlive our generation and future generations to come….” Fore More Visit (HERE)

Q. Graffiti art as a whole has become more commercial and globally accepted in recent years, how has this affected your approach to your work? Has commercial possibilities completely over taken any initial philosophy/passion that drew you into graffiti art? A. “….It would be great to be paid thousands for projects and collaborations but my name (PaperMonster) is worth more than any check I could ever get for any project. It lives after I die and after I stop painting. It is a very delicate line we walk when as artists we want attention and recognition but the quality and innovation of our work has to be consistent….”For More Visit (HERE)

Q.You appear to welcome the possibilities of new media platforms/technology, for example the wallpapers you created for increasingly popular smart phones, will fans of your work be able to enjoy more of this in the future or was this purely an exposure move?
A. “I think the whole concept is about accessibility. I want my art to be as accessible to people as possible…..”For More Visit (HERE) Visit PaperMonster’s Interview at Unequalled Magazie Part 1: http://www.unequalledmagazine.com/art-design/30603/qa-papermonster-2009-part-1 or Visit PaperMonster’s Interview at Unequalled Magazie Part 2 http://www.unequalledmagazine.com/art-design/30613/qa-papermonster-2009-part-2 Click on image to visit Unequalled Magazine Tagged: artist interview, graffiti interview, paper monster, PaperMonster, papermonster interview, unequalled mag papermonster, unequalled magazine, urban art, urban art interview, urban art magazine