- January 22, 2004
- Posted by Marc
Profile: Wishya
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Wishya - The Vitals:
Age: “ol Skool”
/>Hometown: “Dirty South London”
Where do you now
live?: “Still Dirty South London”
How long have you been
creating street art?: Im Nu-Skool at this, i woz an old skool tube
bomber (1980’s) and still love graff, but cant be fucked with yards, chases
etc… Street art for me is easier, but still cool & beautiful
What
did you do last night?: went to the pub, went home & chilled
/>What is your favorite thing to eat for dinner?: im feeling
jamaican food @ the moment
Who is your favorite fictional
character?: Tough one?? Cheech Wizard still rocks!!!
What
do you currently have in your pockets?: Money, Phone, Travelcard, and
no drugs! S*!T
If you were given “more time,” what would you do
with it?: Get Drunk, Go Dancing, Go Bombing, and then RELAX
/>Who do you love?: My son “Lewis” & My girlfriend
“Samantha”
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Wishya - The A’s to Our Q’s:
Wooster: How did
you get started in creating art for the street?
Wishya:
A few of my friends are still heavy into “Bombin” & Graffiti, Im
jealous, i still feel creative but cant be doing that graff scene any more, Then
i started noticing stickers and stencils and thought “Yeah Man” lets have a go
at this!!!
Wooster: Why wishya?
/>Wishya: I used to write “WISH” SSM
/>Wooster: What other street artists do you most admire and
why?
Wishya: In London? Banksy, he gets some hot
spots, D-face has got Mad styles, theres so many FUCK IT anyone who paints,
sticks, scratches whatever RESPECT IZ DUE!!!
Wooster:
What’s your favorite city, neighborhood, or block, to post and/or to
see street art?
Wishya: I wanna focus on London,
but Pragues hectic, and Amsterdams mad, NYC, Im going Jamaica this year, I wanna
do some Reggae Syle Stencils, see what they make of that!!!
/>Wooster: What inspires you now?
Wishya:
Hip Hop and Love at the moment, Ha Ha!!
/>Wooster: What are you currently working on? Can you give us a
sneak peek?
Wishya: Im working on one small piece ”
Emotional Hooligan” im painting this weekend, and one massive thing, i wanna
paint in France, and of course you can have a look
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