Your “Justin Bua”-style figures in your paintings and drawings have so much character and energy in them. Are they recreated from something you may see on the street, or is it as simple as sitting down and just letting go and creating? All of the above. I have a library of imagery in my imagination that gets unleashed. Like Picasso said, how do you know you’re inspired unless you have a pencil in your hands? Where do you get inspiration from? Is there anything in particular that gets your creativity flowing, such as music? When I was younger, I was really inspired by dancing, and those rhythms really manifest themselves in my brush strokes as well as my subject matter. I get inspired by film, music, other people’s art. When you are creating a piece do you listen to music? I listen to music or Howard Stern when I paint. You have shown the world that urban art is is beautiful. How does it feel that your creativity has enabled you to partner with the biggest names in sports and entertainment, such as the NFL, NBA, and MTV? I just like that my work is out there. I have no problem with working with big corporations. In this day and age, it’s virtually impossible not to. There are some corporations, such as McDonald’s, that I won’t work with due to my own personal convictions, but it is very difficult not to work with a large corporation these days. I think my work with Target has enabled people who maybe aren’t able to go to a museum to see my work, so that’s a positive. I’m all about getting my work to the people, making my art available, and making people happy. Everythingisart.cc
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