Todd DiCiurcio

What is your name?

Todd DiCiurcio aka TDC aka Sauce aka Disgracio aka Shark Morsel.

How old are you?

Roughly 13, 870 trips around the sun.

What value do you think your art offers art?

I explore emotion, energy & movement and apply them to static grounds. My thinking is that broadening the perception of what art means is the goal...creativity & synthesis are the coin of the realm.

If you were a shape which would you be?

You say shape, I think form...form of water...the ship shape of split infinity.

If you could speak any language which would you choose?

The international language of Love, and I do speak it.

Can you quickly list five words that rhyme with pen?

den, wren, friend, eminem, phlegm

Do you consider yourself to be an honest person?

You have to be honest with yourself in order to express your ideas to the world.

Would you prefer to be loved or hated because of the art you produce?

In order to answer that question, one would have to premeditate a certain situation. No true artist cares what anybody thinks about their art.

Tell me something you like?

Surfing

Where do you work?

Ideas & inspiration can happen ANYWHERE

Ask yourself a question and answer it.

Q: Hey Todd, when's your next show? A: May 6 at Cob Gallery in London. I'm sure Todd would be thrilled to see you there.

Barry Sykes

What is your name? How old are you?

I’m Barry Sykes and I’m 34.

What value do you think your art offers art?

‘...offers art’? Well, I keep on making the stuff, sometimes not really knowing why, so I must be hoping there’s a gap, or a need for it somewhere, but I’m really not the best person to ask for a definitive answer on value.

If you were a shape which would you be?

I’ll stay the same funny, pale pink shape I am at the moment thanks.

If you could speak any language which would you choose?

Vietnamese? It would get an amazing reaction from the people in the restaurant next to my studio - there’s a big Vietnamese community in Deptford. That or maybe all of the ones that are dying out; Cornish, Esperanto, Gaelic etc…

Can you quickly list five words that rhyme with art?

Dart? Part? Cart? Heart? Impart? I can’t think of any longer words that end in art. That’s disappointing.

Do you consider yourself to be an honest person?

I’d say so, yes. 99%?
I think people suspect I’m often lying in my work but even if there’s sometimes a bit of illusion or distraction then the honest facts are always completely evident when you look a little closer.

Would you prefer to be loved or hated because of the art you produce?

Oh, I think you’ve got to live with whatever reaction. I often feel like it’s not working unless you’ve had the whole spectrum of responses, from good to bad. The best test could be that people hated it but you were still happy.

Tell me something you like?

I like things that I don’t like.

What I mean is, I’m always drawn to things that I have trouble rationalizing, things that I have a weird ambivalence to or take against for an uncertain reason.

Where do you work?

Anywhere. And in Deptford.

Ask yourself a question and answer it.

Q: Hello Barry, do you have website or somewhere I can see your work online right now?

A: Yes Barry, I do. Have a look at www.barrysykes.info

Adriana Iaffa-Balart

What is your name? How old are you?

Adriana Iaffa - Balart. Old enough.

What value do you think your art offers art?

Value is relative.

If you were a shape which would you be?

The Infinity Symbol.

If you could speak any language which would you choose?

Latin.

Can you quickly list five words that rhyme with snap?

map, cap, slap, crap, flab.

Do you consider yourself to be an honest person?

50% of the time.

Would you prefer to be loved or hated because of the art you produce?

Both are better than being ignored.

Tell me something you like?

Food, Food, Food.

Where do you work?

Anywhere. London. Barcelona. The world.

Ask yourself a question and answer it.

Do you like beer? No.

Static

What is your name? How old are you?

Static. Average age is 27.5 years old.

What value do you think your art offers art?

We are not sure we are the ones to judge what value our art brings to art, but like the idea that our work is available to a wide selection of people and that they enjoy it.

If you were a shape which would you be?

Circle

If you could speak any language which would you choose?

We would love to speak Japanese, we picked up a few words while we were there last year, but litterally enough to be able to order a beer..

Can you quickly list five words that rhyme with spray?

Pray
tray
day
say
lay

Do you consider yourself to be an honest person?

We'd say we are pretty honest.

Honesty is the best policy, apart from if it is going to get you in trouble!

Tell me something you like?

Sierra Nevada and a good choice of paint colours.

Where do you work?

After moving studio an average of once a year we have finally settled in Hackney Wick.

Ask yourself a question and answer it.

Q. What next?
A. Currently working on a new body of work, which will be unveiled later in the year.

Ju$t Another Rich Kid

What is your name?

Ken Courtney aka Ju$t Another Rich Kid

What value do you think your art offers art?

???

If you were a shape which would you be?

Circle

If you could speak any language which would you choose?

English

Can you quickly list five words that rhyme with art?

Bart, start, cart, smart, and Pop Tart

Do you consider yourself to be an honest person?

VERY.

Would you prefer to be loved or hated because of the art you produce?

Loved, of course. It’s all about love.

Tell me something you like?

Steak.

Where do you work?

New York City / East Village

Ask yourself a question and answer it.

What’s 2+2? 4.

www.justanotherrichkid.com

www.thisheartsonfire.com

Stuart Semple

What is your name? How old are you?

Stuart Semple. Thirty

What value do you think your art offers art?

I have no idea, Im sure art gives me more than I give it.

If you were a shape which would you be?

Defiantly an upside down triangle (point to the ground) black

If you could speak any language which would you choose? 

Italian, I desperately need to learn italian

Can you quickly list five words that rhyme with paint?

Faint, taint, restraint, saint, quaint

 Do you consider yourself to be an honest person?

Yeah

 Would you prefer to beloved or hated because of the art you produce?

Loved

 Tell me something you like?

 lentils

Where do you work?

 In camberwell and in dorset  

Ask yourself a question and answer it. 

 What are you excited about? The new Radiohead album

Ian Stevenson

What is your name? How old are you?

Ian Stevenson. 33.

What value do you think your art offers art?

It is of unknown and immeasurable quantity.

If you were a shape which would you be?

A hole.

If you could speak any language which would you choose?

The language of inner peace and harmony. Now I want some fizzy ice cold caffeine, sugar in a variety of colour forms, one mountain of popcorn and a violent movie for my entertainment pleasure! Sorry please forgive me.

Can you quickly list five words that rhyme with draw?

Outlaw, Jigsaw, Hacksaw, Law, Withdraw.

Do you consider yourself to be an honest person?

Yes I do and do you consider yourself to be a trusting person?

Would you prefer to be loved or hated because of the art you produce?

I'd prefer that it made people think, either for good or bad.

Tell me something you like?

Daytime TV.

Where do you work?

In an enclosed room where anything can be conjured up in an instant via a series of holograms. Where all is possible and no activities are wrong.

Ask yourself a question and answer it.

Do you think religion has a lot to answer for and causes more harm than god, sorry I mean good? Hey you're not going to trick me into answering that.

http://www.ianstevenson.co.uk/