This - The Vitals:

Age: 23
Hometown:
Easton, CT
Where do you now live?: Middletown
CT
How long have you been creating street art?: A few
years
What did you do last night?: I bound some pop up
books as presents, ate left over tai food
What is your favorite
thing to eat for dinner?: Saag Paneer
Who is your favorite
fictional character?: Jesus
What do you currently have in
your pockets?: 3 rusto caps, advil, tissues, 11 dollars
If
you were given “more time,” what would you do with it?: relax i
suppose, read more
Who do you love?: bernice and she knows
it

This- The A’s to Our Q’s:

Wooster: How did you get started
in creating art for the street?

This: i dont know,
these things happen slowly.  then they consume you.  come see my apt.

/>Wooster: Why “this”?

This: man
its too long and uneventful to get into. sorry

Wooster:
What other street artists do you most admire and why?

/>This: Sam Flores, Shepard, the mayans, the illustrious
Chester Clark, and the nice kids on stencil revolution who have some nice work
too. 

Wooster: What’s your favorite city,
neighborhood, or block, to post and/or to see street art?

/>This: nyc, alfred ny

Wooster:
What inspires you now?

This: just about anything.
math, sumo wrestling, interesting stains, calvino books, teaching, patterns,
architecture, learning, ceramics.  im really just a sponge.  im breathing in the
world and exhaling pieces of myself.  (thanks thea) anybody whos tremendoulsy
good at something, i love to watch..it doesnt really matter what it is, but if
you drive a car with one hand really well, or spin plates, or freestyle walk,
ill pay attention.  90% of my art is research and listening.  im currently in a
9 to 5 rut trying to remember what its like to feel human.  sometimes mediocrity
is a good catalyst for work.

Wooster: What are you
currently working on?  Can you give us a sneak peek?

/>This: im getting into book making right now, im not sure
where im headed but i like the direction.

You
can check out more of This’ work at href="http://www.mattshlian.com">www.mattshlian.com