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Back Talk: A Conversation with Creepy
Tuesday July 26, 2011 |
 The gladdening and clean aesthetic of Street Artist Creepy belies a deeper well of existential considerations that are always a part of his narrative-driven character-based folk art. His large-scale public murals of illustrative aerosol toss and bounce skinny limbed people telling dark stories of ennui and disconnection, non-plussed in their muted earthen tones. The Perth, Australia based artist seems pretty chipper even as he wrestles with burden, nostalgia and a sinking feeling that time is being lost. ~ Steven P. Harrington and Jaime Rojo
I like to use my hands, it feels natural. Papua New Guinea Create something every day. Be nice to people. I nearly had my foot removed because I was bitten by a poisonous white-tail spider. But my foot won.
Big egos.
"The rules are there ain't no rules." Grease Friska Viljor "The Beginning Of The Beginning Of The End"
Make a nice coffee and sit in the sun. My dad hands. They are infamous in my home town... When I left my day job and lasted my first year from painting. It seems weird to claim my own greatest quality... I once got a cricket ball off a 2 story warehouse roof, then couldn't get down so I jumped the alleyway one floor down and I went straight through the roof. Totally worth it because I got the cricket ball and didn't rip my pants. Spending money on good brushes is always worth it! Paint a lighthouse, more international exhibitions and large scale street work - lots of travelling with my wife, and hopefully meeting more inspiring people!
All photos © Jaime Rojo You can see Creepy’s work in the new group show, “Street Art Saved My Life: 39 New York Stories” Curated by Steven P. Harrington and Jaime Rojo, founders of Brooklyn Street Art In collaboration with ThinkSpace Gallery Opens at C.A.V.E. Gallery, Friday August 12th 6-10pm Runs until September 4th C.A.V.E. Gallery
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