Another terrific line-up this
morning.  Today’s group includes CUE from So Fuzzy Crew, Michael DeFeo, Mjar
from Invisable Made Visable, Pez, Above, Nick Walker, and
Freaklub.

Favorite Event of 2003:

Charles
from So Fuzzy Crew: the
amazing pixacao tool incident - 1. Inventing an amazing pixacao tool out of a
ten foot retractable pole , a wire cable and a spray can so that i could scoot
around, retract my pole (ooh-er) and paint a big head 15 feet up off the ground
, controlling the spray can at the top by pulling the wire cable at the
bottom.  2. Getting stopped by the Special Branch Police who asked me “what
are you doing with a 10 foot retractable pole with a spray can on the end?” I
told them “I’m just doing a bit of painting on this building” “do you own this
building ?” “ur - no i don’t”  “well we suggest you go home NOW and if we see
you around here again you are going to jail” “ok I’ll just fuck off home then”
“wait - we want you to break that pole too” “ok, here goes” SNAP…. no more
amazing pixacao tool. this was a bit of a humbling experience but I had an
amazing adrenaline rush as I left the scene of the crime and walked home. too
bad about the tool tho’ but im working on a 50 foot MK2 version don’t worry.
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Michael DeFeo: Book
launch party/exhibit for “The Art of Rebellion” in Munich, Germany…not only
was event great, but the entire weekend kicked ass! Also the “Ramdom” exhibit’s
opening party at Go Gallery in Amsterdam with work from the London Police.
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Above: Seeing my Twin Brother
Graduate from his Rehab Program. Over a year clean and sober.  A big
accomplishment and such a motivation!

href="http://www.apishangel.com">Nick Walker: That’s got to be the
birth of my 2nd daughter who we called Liberty. Kind of out numbered now man but
who cares - more the merrier!

href="http://usuarios.lycos.es/lawebdelpez/">Pez: Sonar Festival
BArcelona2003 (free entrance, and free drinks, and big festival, jeje)

/>Freaklub: Now we can’t decide what’s the best. Our feature at
Sonar, Baba Festival, etc…

Mjar (from href="http://www.invisiblemadevisible.co.uk">Invisable Made Visable):
WIthout a doubt event of the year has to the Finders Keepers Shows.
Shouts out to the Finders Keepers Crew for putting on such amazing shows and
shouts to all the artists who contributed work to each show. Looking forward to
more in 2004.

Favorite Artist of 2003:

Michael:
Takashi Murakami really stands out for me.

Charles:
Sigmar Polke.  href="http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/polke/">sigmar polke’s show at
the Tate was pretty amazing because of all the wacky materials he used and
the themes he was working on…. he did the show in Texas originally and a lot
of the images were taken from Texan newspapers…. it RULES.

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/>Above: SWOON

Nick: Logan Hicks has been doing
some blinding stuff…Keep cutting man!

Pez: One of these:
LondonPolice, MissVan, Alexone, Supakitch, Banksy, Chanoir, Flying Fortress.
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Freaklub: Mysterious
Al, Scrawl Collective and
people from Simpl3 ( www.simpl3.com ) [check out our mixed artwork with yker
moreno at left frame ( press to refresh…. )

Mjar: So much
great work this year from around the globe but I have to agree with Dom and say
Swoon. I too was blown away when I say her work in Brooklyn and the Lower East
Side of New York this year, amazing stuff.

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Favorite New Artist of 2003 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

/>Charles: 818.  i read
about 818 from Bologna Italy in wooster and love their work. Roberto from 818’s
coming to London and we’re planning to meet up and get creative… I cant wait.


Michael: Jonathan Lasker and Terry Winters…these two
artists certainly aren’t new, however, I’m becoming more and more interested in
their work this year. Lasker’s line work is playful and determined ...

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Above: FLYING FORTRESS

/>Nick: I like Adam Neate’s stuff..I’m hoping to acquire a little
something from him someday.

Pez: Phil Phoule

/>Freaklub: Bfree, Flying Fortress

Mjar: Way to
many to list them all but some on the list include:

href="http://www.adamneate.co.uk/">Adam Neate, Jet-Pac. Mis Van, and loads
more..

Favorite Piece of Art of 2003:

Charles: Logan
Hicks stencil / painting this is bloody unbelievable…  its stencilled in
multicolours and its massive… I saw it developing on the Stencilrevolution
site and it was amazing to see how it was pieced together with separate A3 (?)
stencils .... the man must have fingers and thumbs of STEEL ! nice one ... In a
time where conceptual art just fannies about and where more and more artists get
manufacturers to make their art for them, its nice to see somebody really
putting this much effort and skill into something…

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/>Michael: Perhaps Murakami’s sculptural installation in Rockefeller
Center…this immediately put a grin on my face when I saw it!:

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Above: Too many to list. However I have
been enjoying the new mediums and techniques that people are using in the
streets

Nick: Got this 1972 original 6ft Vampirella door
poster by Jose Gonzalez on E-bay this year. I’ve wanted this poster for 20
years! Jose Gonzalez is one of greats along with Frazetta.

Pez:
Pez canvas for Organic Expo

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/>Freaklub: Yker
Moreno reel and Video from href="http://www.motiontheory.com/portfolio/movie_nike_uptown_digital.html
">Barnstormers vs Motion Theory for Nike Presto

Mjar:
Has to be this stencil piece from Eelus. Wicked stuff.

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Favorite New Product of 2003:

Charles: well ok its an
animal so its not a ‘product’ at all, but DAMN sugargliders are unbelievable… why? they’re super tiny, about
10 cm high they have massive eyes and look hella cute they only eat crack
PLUS….. wait for it…... they can FLY !!!! oh my god I couldnt believe that
they were real when i found out about them. PLUS….. they have two heads !!!!
unbelievable

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Michael:
This would have be the new eco-friendly cars by Honda and Toyota… they
have both gas and electric engines… with around 60 miles to the gallon, this
is a good sign that big industry is perhaps turning away from a dependance on
oil. And besides, bus-sized SUV’s suck!

Above: The product
of evolving mediums into the streets of Cities. Sorry I’m not to hip to all the
“Toys” out there

Nick: Tomy Mega Sketch

Pez:
Alien By Montana

Freaklub: the new service of href="http://www.fotolog.net">www.fotolog.net , and Pictoplasma 2 BOOK!
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Mjar: The new range from Pure Evil. I am loving the href="http://www.pureevilclothing.com/">APOCALYPSE RIDERS t-shirts
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Favorite Toy of 2003:

Charles: I got sent this lovely
toy from Dynamo-Ville thanks keith!
It sits next to me everyday and keeps me calm and happy…

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/>Michael: Undoubtably, it’s the diamond-shaped kite I bought about a
month ago… nothing beats flying a kite on a windy day!

/>Above: My Jigsaw

Nick: Haven’t got it yet but my
buddy picked it up in New York at the Kid Robot store….It’s the - none other
than, long awaited ‘Cheech Wizard Toy’...DAMN MAN!!!

Pez: My
marker

Freaklub: A bimbo made from Boris Hoppek as a present
for Empty’s Birthday and Nathan Jurevicious toys at href="http://www.scarygirl.com ">www.scarygirl.com

Mjar:
Has to be my newly purchased ipod! How did i ever manage without one, my
entire CD collection in the palm of my hands quality stuff.

Favorite CD of 2003:

Charles: OUTKAST : THE LOVE BELOW….. I danced my
ass off to HEY YA! last night and loved it. INTERPOL : turn on the bright
lights   this came out in 2002 but i loved it in 2003 and loved the Interpol -
Obstacle 1 Arthur Baker Remix FOURTET : ROUNDS was AMAZING ... nice one kieran
!

Michael: Any of my newly downloaded audience recordings
of the recent “Phil Lesh and Friends” tour…these guys are hot!

/>Above: Ohhh that’s a hard choice. I have been listening to the
compilation C.D. that comes with C100’s Book “The Art of Rebellion” Since I got
the book. Tracks 1,3,7, and 13 get my feet moving.

Nick:
I’ve been listening to the Beastie Boys nearly all year so I
reckon….Sabotage!

Pez: El sistema. RAGGAFLA

/>Freaklub: Empty——> “Long Before Daylight” The Cardigans.  G1——-
—-> “One word extinguisher” Prefuse 73 and more stuff from Nobukazu
Takemura.

Mjar: Lemon Jelly / Goldfrapp / Boards of Canada /
Paris Lounge 2 + 3 / 2 Many Dj’s / MP3 mixes from href="http://www.Mixoftheweek.com">Mixoftheweek.com, href="http://www.Deephouse.co.za">Deephouse.co.za and href="http://www.Deeprhythms.com">Deeprhythms.com

Favorite Website of 2003

Charles: BIONIC SYSTEMS - this site is so beautifully designed I peed
myself the first time i found it.

/>Michael: Wooster takes the cake but I also like: e-flux.com, ekosystem,
duudle.de ... there are so many! oh yeah, dictionary.com saves me all the
time.

Above: With out a doubt, href="http://www.EKOSYSTEM.ORG">EKOSYSTEM.ORG

Nick: href="http://www.Monsterism.net">Monsterism.net never fails to amuse. The
galleries nuts on that site.

Pez: href="http://www.ekosytem.org ">www.ekosytem.org

/>Freaklub: www.ekosystem.org ,
www.gamebombing.com, href="http://www.111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111.co
m">http://www.111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111.com

a>

, and Geisha Asobi Blog ( !!!!! )...
there are many on the
web…............ ( a difficult choice… )

Mjar: Apart
from my own website Invisible
made Visible and Wooster, spent lots of time checking out href="http://www.stickernation.net">Stickernation
href="http://www.ekosystem.org/">Ekosystem and href="http://www.stencilreveloution.com">Stencil Revolution

What do you most want for Christmas?

Charles: I really want a
sword… I got one for christmas when i was 4 but it was plastic… I want a 5
foot big f*ck off sword made out of cold steel this christmas. If you are
listening santa…. sword please

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/>Michael: Nothing…I’m trying to get rid of stuff… it’s time to
simplify

Above: New Jigsaw Blades, More wood, Dinner with my
Family, A beer with my Friends, and to relax and chill with my Girlfriend.
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Nick: HULK HANDS PLEASE!

Pez: Paint, work
in news projects, sleep, and go to the partys with my friends.

/>Freaklub: Relax and stay with family and friends..he hav no time for
ourselves!!!

Mjar: New Trainers!

What is your New Year’s wish?

Charles: I want to have a lot of sex in 2004 ...
more than 2003 even though 2003 was pretty good at the end… big thanks to the
mystery woman…. xxx

Michael: world harmony

/>Above: Stay True to myself and to “Rise Above!”

/>Nick: Good health to the ones I love!

Pez: Peace
and Eat for all the oppresed towns.

Freaklub: That our
projects at life will be ok…and meet with many people from many places, people
who we are njoyed with their artworks…and people who has enjoyed with our
artworks. Meeting with people who has something for xplaining.

/>Mjar: Travel more to Europe, revist New York and continue to meet
great artists from around the globe.

How will you be spending the Holiday’s this year? / What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

/>Charles: christmas will be spent in the mountains of wales cruising
around enjoying the landscape. new years will be spent with a Danish supermodel
sipping glug and eating nice food and NOT partying

Michael:
I’ll be with family and friends… I’m really excited to have some time off
to spend with my wife and our new daughter, Marianna.

Above:
I’ll be cutting more arrow mobiles during the day, and waiting tables at my
restaurant by night. Enjoying the winter break from School!!!!! New Years Eve.
I’ll be working late and getting up early to do the “Polar Bear” swim across the
local River…..ooohhhh It’s going to be a cold one! A wonderful way to break in
the new year upon us

Nick: Making horrendous smells and
blaming my kids, inhaling mince pies, drinking copious amounts of brandy and
throwing chocolates at crap TV. New Years Eve’s always a gamble when you got
nippers so that one depends on getting a babysitter…..What are the chances in
that then?

Pez: I dont know what be spending on holiday, i
hope that will travel for Europe. Anbd for the new year eve i need try in a
Reggae-Dancehall Soundsytem or in Big Rave Crazy Party.Happy new year for all
the friends of Woostercollective!!

Freaklub: at this
hollidays… preparing new projects… hey!! fresh stuff at Vapors magazine..and
finishing our Website, and Lailand
Project, our animation. At New Years Eve we thought about getting a plane 1 hour
before, but it’s impossible. We will make a freestyle cause NANO 4814 and
friends will come to Barcelona… a mad night… Empty wants to paint on a
wall.. maybe will be ir or a mad night of bombing. UM?! Best regards to
everybody.

Mjar:  Will be going home to Ireland for
christmas with the family (with a suitcase full of stickers) and then returning
to London the day after Christmas to give the guys from Skewville a tour around
London before they head on to South Africa. Hope you guys have an amazing
christmas and new year. All the best.