I startedpayingspecificthing, whichwasthesetrafficlightboxes, andthatwasmyreallywalkedintoit.
But I'd alwaysbeentagging.
It's Escapearehangingoutwithgraffitikids.
And I wasalwayssokindoflikethecharacterkid, thekidthatcoulddrawfiguresandwasalwaysthrowingwhat's aroundme.
I wasencouragedtodothatfrom a youngage.
When I'm building a show, I'llusuallyyouknowwhatdirection I wanttogoininonewayoranother, whetherit's subjectmatterwhichisgonnaleadmetotalkabout a messagethat I wanttotalkaboutoritsstylisticnewdirection, orjustwanttolayinsomethingharderandbetterthan I'velanded.
Before I testmyselfinmybook, I testedmyselfformypaintingsandinthestreet.
I just I justwanttoenjoyit, and I'm notoutthereonthestreet.
Chinaisproveanythinglikethisiswhere I bringmywork.
Thisismyart.
Thisismycropoutthere.
That's mythat's myhobbyshit.
Likethat's that's like, That's what I doforfunand I enjoyit, andthat's how I wanttostay.
I painted a paintinginmylastshowinSydney, Australia, and a peerofminesaid, ThisisthisisitAnd I agreed.
But I amtheagreedbecause I wasn't I wasn't quitesure, butitfeltrightandJohn.
Andso I made 10 worksthatwereonthatthing, andfromthat I discoveredtheballerinas.
I onlythrowout, youknow, testthebody, whetherit's Thio, decidesubjectorallthestylewithoneoneanchor.
Andthenandthen I roll.
And, uh, and I'm alwaysmindfulofserendipityandvibration.
It's a rhythm.
I havetobecompletelyawareoffrhythmandtrytocreate, youknow, a seamlessexperience, whichissignificantfor a viewer, havepaintingsthatleadtootherpaintingsandcommunicatewithotherworksintheroom, bothsuddenly, aesthetically, conceptually, uh, they'veaskedifyourbalancethemosquepacefortheshow.
She's a girlin a stripclub, dancingaround a wholebunchofguyslookingatit.
I wannamakedecisionsbasedontherealizationthatwould I makethesamedecisionasan 80 yearoldmanlike?
Okay, sothat's whenyoudecideit's notgonnabe a bigdealtogetarrestedrightnow.
It's notgonnabe a bigdeal, youknow, rundownthestreetnaked.
Youknow, water's beenthingsWhenwhenyouconsideryourselfbeing a yearoldmanreflectingsomethingwiththeprincipal, you'reinthesmallofyourlastdecisionandyou'reonlyasgoodasyourlastproduction.
I trytobethebest I cananddoingsuch, youknow, withtheweightofourhistoryandtheontheshouldersofgiantsthatjuststartedloudlylikeyougoing, she'llinvain, gonnadateguysand 10 andvinceyandbaconandrushingback.
And, uh, youknow, theChapmanbrothers, and I'm notevencertainwhatmyroleis.