• February 19, 2004
  • Posted by Marc

Profile: LaDyBuG

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/>Age: 26
Hometown: Lignano Sabbiadoro, a
city nearby the sea in the north of Italy
Where do you now
live?:
Alessandria, in the north west of Italy
Where would
you most like to live?:
In the north of Europe, possibly Sweden…
/>Who was your first “hero” in life?: Miss Piggy of the Muppets
Show…
What is your favorite thing to do on your day off from
work?:
I’m still a student, so I have alot of free time…eheh…
anyway i like painting (when i’m not too lazy to do it!) and reading…
/>What is your favorite color?: Red
Who (or what)
do you love?:
my puppets…
Who and/or what are some of
your influences?:
regarding the ladybug shaped stickers the inspiration
came from an old videogame called “the ladybug” ( a sort of pac-man with a
ladybug instead of the yellow mr. pacman!)! I’ve been also influenced by some
old books for children with alot of drawings of bugs…regarding my canvases, i
usually paint abstract subjects or i make collages combining figures and words
and i think my style is influenced by artists like Barbara Krueger, Tracey Emin
and Hundertwasser (but there are alot of other artists who inspire me…too many
to be listed!)...

What other artists do you most admire?:
In the filed of street art I like 108, because his style is totally
crazy and he’s the one who introduced me into street art… i also admire Dave,
because his charachters are great and funny! i also like eko and almost all the
french street artists, bast, el tono and many others I forgot!

/>How would you describe your art to someone who could not see it?:
I make these cheesy ( sometimes childish!?) (lady)bug shaped stickers
and i put them around with the intention of breaking the monotony of the
city…

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/>What other talent would most like to have?: ...to be able to
sing well…eheh

What do you fear the most?: the
lack of freedom

What is your greatest ambition?:
I’d like to be able to live with my art…