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February 14, 2004
Profile: Create
Create - The Vitals
Age: twenty years old
Hometown: Winnipeg, Canada
Where do you now live?: Winnipeg
How long have you been creating street art?: i've been bombing since 2001, but started more of a "street art" focus about a year, year and a half ago.
What did you do last night?: schoolwork, put up some sticks and posts, painted a little bit.
What is your favorite thing to eat for dinner?: i do enjoy a good pizza from time to time.
Who is your favorite fictional character?: american democracy. oh wait, that's a fictional concept. um, probably batman. so badass.
What do you currently have in your pockets?: organizer, stickers, marker, keys, bus pass.
If you were given "more time," what would you do with it?: make more art!
Who do you love?: painting and my lady.
Create - The A's to Our Q's:
Wooster: How did you get started in creating art for the street?
Create: I live in Winnipeg. Period. If you want to know exactly how many different shades of grey there are, Winnipeg would be a good place to find out. The streets here are so boring, and there's little to look at. I wanted to do something that would break up the monotony of walking around this place.
Wooster: How would you describe your style?:
Create: bold and bright. sexy and violent. slightly sinister....
Wooster: Why sticks?
Create: I have a bit of an obsessive personality, and I like being able to take the time to perfect the post or sticker before going out. Also, visually, it allows you more room to express certain things. Not to mention it takes about two seconds to put up!
Wooster: What other street artists do you most admire and why?
Create: It's tough to make a list that doesn't go on too long. I like sumo, alexone, abstract, tt crew, daub, maciek, crucho, shepard fairey, twist, futura, nyebye, your, ufo - the list is endless. I admire anyone who works hard at their art and tries to keep pushing forward.
Wooster: What's your favorite city, neighborhood, or block, to post and/or to see street art?
Create: In Winnipeg, it has to be the exchange district, so much fresh stuff right now. I'm going to France and Spain in the summer, and I'm really stoked to check the scenes in those countries. I've seen a lot of photos on the internet, and it looks pretty dope.
Wooster: What inspires you now?
Create: I must admit, the city that I hate is also one of my largest inspirations. The cult of celebrity, the darker side of things. My girlfriend, of course.
Wooster: What are you currently working on? Can you give us a sneak peek?
Create: I'm thinking about doing some pieces in a classical narrative style like Reubens or Raphael, but with flat, bright colours and highly detailed stencils for definition. Lots of symbolism.
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