• April 15, 2004
  • Posted by Marc

Profile: Buddy Lembek

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/>Age: 24, have been producing street art for 6 years.
/>Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Where do you now
live?:
Los Angeles, CA
Where would you most like to
live?:
NYC in the summer, somewhere warm in Europe in the winter, and
Cincinnati in between.
Who was your first “hero” in life?:
The Dukes of Hazard, Root Beer, that was when I was really little, I
don’t really have a hero, but I do admire and respect a lot of different
people.
What is your favorite thing to do on your day off from
work?:
paint, work on my videos, stay productive, hang out with
friends, or sleep.
What is your favorite color?: Yellow
/>Who (or what) do you love?: My family and friends, waking up
when I want to, painting, performing in front of an audience, Skyline Chili,
Taco Bell, Pizza, people watching, stepping back and checking out a new street
piece right after its been installed, “Getting over”, laughing, and being in
love.

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/>Who and/or what are some of your influences?

My
daily surroundings constantly influence me, pop culture, bad commercials,
dyslexia, videos I buy at thrift stores, garbage, having no money, ugly people,
fast food culture, Public access TV, graffiti, the movie “Turk 182”,
advertising, My family, (my parents, my brothers, and my sister have always been
supportive of my artistic endeavors).


Artists that
influence me- Darius Jones (AKA VERBS), he is the one that got me into graffiti,
He was my first graff partner, and He has been one of my best friends since
kindergarten, so his influence goes well beyond graffiti with me. But at the
same time he is also one of my favorite artists.  Also, FIVE, you can’t come
from Cincinnati and not be influenced by him, he is such an amazing graffiti
writer, and such a good dude.


What other artists do you
most admire?


once again Darius Jones & Five, Keith
Haring, Lori Larusso, WHEN, Spike Jonze, Tad Pole, Michel Gondry, ESPO, Downey,
Shepard Fairey, Twist, Swoon, WHY from Anticon, Merz,....I admire these people
for a lot of different reasons, but mostly because of how productive or
innovative they are, or both in most cases


How would
you describe your art to someone who could not see it?


/>Thought provoking entertainment, humorous, playful to disgusting,
sloppy, solid, and colorful.


What other talent would
most like to have?


Play an instrument, I slept on that
for to long.


What do you fear the most?

/>Loosing my passion or my teeth.

What is your
greatest ambition?


To make a living off my own
creations…
Live, love and, make art.


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