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November 21, 2003
Profile: Paradox
Paradox - The Vitals:
Age: 27
Hometown: Brisbane, Australia
Where do you now live?: Melbourne, Ausralia
How long have you been creating street art?: Did my first in my primary school toilets in Grade 5 (10years old)... & got busted.
What did you do last night?: Cracked the shits at my girlfriend!
What is your favorite thing to eat for dinner?: Mexican
Who is your favorite fictional character?: Ginger Megs
What do you currently have in your pockets?: Keys
If you were given "more time," what would you do with it?: Probably waste it by smoking more weed.
Who do you love?: Real People
Paradox - The A's to Our Q's:
Wooster: How did you get started in creating art for the street?
Paradox: Always loved Drawing, Always loved Hip Hop. I love the Problem solving involved with creating ligature's in letters & word's for graffiti.
Wooster: What other street artists do you most admire and why?
Paradox: Puzle, Burn Crew. Crazy ant fucker, flawless attention to detail. Helge Barkse. His repeat marker pen drawings are super original Daim (fx,tcd,gbf,es,suk). Breaking boundaries in 3D type and placement The usual suspects. Derek lerner, Banksy, Twist, Bust, Reas.
Wooster: What's your favorite city, neighborhood, or block, to post and/or to see street art?
Paradox: Melbourne City, Chinatown. There are allot of
dead end back alleys that you can spend some quality time with the walls.Wooster: What inspires you now?
Paradox: Repetition, Well placed tags, My Girlfriend.
Wooster: What are you currently working on? Can you give us a sneak peek?
Paradox: More detailed work, I don't have the best idea's or the best skills so I spend my time doing work that most people could never be fucked doing.
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