Drawings, paintings, and sculptures. That's the three pillars of art academia.
Barry McGee
I love graffiti because it enables kids from every social extraction to do something that brings them closer to art, when they normally wouldn't... →
I'm really into California art from the '60s.
As soon as street art got popular, I was just like, 'I'm out of here.'
I have tons of art books. I have them all over the place. They are in my car, in my bag, and in my studio. There are books around me all the time.
I just try to get away with as much as I can. I don't think that's very radical in the art world.
I want to do just, like, regular art. Whatever is made today on canvas goes up against all of art history. It's the most radical thing.
I wasn't trying to turn graffiti into an art form. I just wanted to learn about art. I wanted to learn this game.
I like the idea that you can paint something outdoors, and anyone can see it. It's open to anyone, and people have to deal with it. In the... →
I love biographies. I read Patti Smith's 'Just Kids.' I'm into that time frame in New York, the '70s and '80s. In art school... →