Numskull

What is your name? How old are you?

Numskull. Face of a 50, mind of a 5.

What value do you think your art offers art?

A punch in the face.

If you were a shape which would you be?

Starburst. It's the most noticeable shape I can think of.

If you could speak any language which would you choose?

Japanese. I was born there, but only know a few phrases.

Can you quickly list five words that rhyme with spray?

Hey, Gay, Nay, Say, Pay-day.

Do you consider yourself to be an honest person?

50/50

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

produce?

60/40

Tell me something you like?

Skateboarding. It's the best activity in the world apart from

painting.

Where do you work?

In an old storage warehouse in Sydney with 8 other artists.

Ask yourself a question and answer it.

What's the meaning of life? Shuttup! I'm watching Neighbours.

RYCA

What is your name? How old are you?

Ryan. 29

What value do you think your art offers art?

Something different but familiar

If you were a shape which would you be?

Triangle

If you could speak any language which would you choose?

Spanish

Can you quickly list five words that rhyme with subvert?

pervert, divert, revert, hurt, squirt

Do you consider yourself to be an honest person?

Yes

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

Loved

Tell me something you like?

Yellow (not the coldplay song)

Where do you work?

Epping

Ask yourself a question and answer it.

Why try to do so much ? because I usually think of new ideas whilst finishing old ones

Jon Drypnz

What is your name? How old are you?

jon drypnz. 23

What value do you think your art offers art?

I'm not sure it offers much at all. I'm just another voice in the sea, but a voice none the less.

If you were a shape which would you be?

An upside down circle, repeated.

If you could speak any language which would you choose?

Spanish, Portuguese, Afrikaans, Mandarine, I'm not sure I can pick just one.

Can you quickly list five words that rhyme with decay?

delay today dismay relay yaced

Do you consider yourself to be an honest person?

Surprisingly I do.

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

I like the idea of both, being loved because it is hated as well as hated because it is loved. I just enjoy the attention my work sometimes gets, positive and negative.

Tell me something you like?

Pineapples

Where do you work?

In a central city cave, Wellington, New Zealand

Ask yourself a question and answer it.

Where can we read more and see more things?

www.drypnz.com

Peeping Tallulah

Kelsey Brookes

What is your name? How old are you?

Kelsey Brookes. 33

What value do you think your art offers art?

Spiritual and Hallucinogenic Happiness.

If you were a shape which would you be?

Amorphous.

If you could speak any language which would you choose?

Universal.

Can you quickly list five words that rhyme with drip?

Slip, Flip, Hip, Whip, Alligator Clip

Do you consider yourself to be an honest person?

Mostly

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

Either is better than indifference. But if I had to chose only between

the 2 options I guess loved. Wait....what.....whose kidding

who......definitely loved.

Tell me something you like?

Moving forward at an incredible speed while being surrounded by water on

all sides except for a small gap in the water in front of me. Then flying

through that gap back into the world. That is a rather poor description

of every surfers finest moment.

Where do you work?

In my studio in San Diego California.

Ask yourself a question and answer it.

Whole wheat or white? Whole wheat please.

Max Dalton

What is your name? How old are you?

Max Dalton. 36

What value do you think your art offers art?

Not much. Everything I do has been done before.

If you were a shape which would you be?

A fractal.

If you could speak any language which would you choose?

Anything human, so I can understand their conversations.

Can you quickly list five words that rhyme with art?

Start, cart, dart, smart…no.

Do you consider yourself to be an honest person?

I think nobody can be honest. So, yes.

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

Loved. I’ve lost my strength to obtain good from hate.

Tell me something you like?

The sensation when a good idea pops up in your head and bacon. At the same level.

Where do you work?

In my studio, outside Buenos Aires.

Ask yourself a question and answer it.

Want some bacon?

Hell yeah.

Daniel David Freeman

What is your name? How old are you?

DAN. 25

What value do you think your art offers art?

About 4 mil

If you were a shape which would you be?

A rectangle, definitely a rectangle.

If you could speak any language which would you choose?

One of the archaic ones Mel Gibson's in to.

Can you quickly list five words that rhyme with snap?

Yep.

Do you consider yourself to be an honest person?

Depends what’s in it for me.

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

Depends how much I’m getting paid.

Tell me something you like?

Snogging.

Where do you work?

At my desk

Ask yourself a question and answer it.

asphinctersayswhat? pardon!

Lizzie Burns

What is your name? How old are you?

Lizzie Burns. 27


What value do you think your art offers art?

I don’t consider what I do to be art...


If you were a shape which would you be?

A rhombic dodecahedron


If you could speak any language which would you choose?

Greek


Can you quickly list five words that rhyme with cut?

Mutt, Rut, Slut, Shut, Butt


Do you consider yourself to be an honest person?

Why of course!

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

Either as long as I felt that there was good reasoning for the opinion


Tell me something you like?

Exploring


Where do you work?

From home in North London


Ask yourself a question and answer it.

When will it be enough?

Never.

Meggs

What is your name? How old are you?

Dave 'Meggs' Hooke. 32

What value do you think your art offers art?

An individual’s unique view of their world in vivid abstraction and colour.

If you were a shape which would you be?

A cylinder.

If you could speak any language which would you choose?

Spanish.

Can you quickly list five words that rhyme with spray?

Pray, Fray, Stay, Play, Tina Fey

Do you consider yourself to be an honest person?

Yeah I try my best to be.

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

Hmmm, good question, I think I'll go with loved. Hate in any circumstances leads to misery in the end.

Tell me something you like?

I like girls.

Where do you work?

I don't man, I make art for a living.

Ask yourself a question and answer it.

Did you ever find Bugs Bunny attractive when he put on a dress and played girl bunny?

Nope, me neither.

Remi Rough

What is your name? How old are you?

Remi/Rough. 39.

What value do you think your art offers art?

I think my art offers art the value of colour and dynamics... What I do is I add geometry to large spaces! Painting the bare concrete walls of any metropolis adds value to art in general, not in a financial sense but in a historical sense.

Being a part of 'graffiti' for so many years gives me a humbling perspective on where my art sits in the broader spectrum.

If you were a shape which would you be?

A cube.

If you could speak any language which would you choose?

Esperanto.

Can you quickly list five words that rhyme with spray?

Ray, may, say, day and prey.

(I tried to make a sentence out of it...)

Do you consider yourself to be an honest person?

Yes, to a fault. I'm the person who hands a wallet in if I find it on the floor... Mostly because I hope someone would do the same for me.

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

Both... It's the indifference I struggle with.

Tell me something you like?

Buying books and shopping in general.

Where do you work?

It depends, sometimes I'm in the studio in my garden, or sometimes I'm at a completely different location.

Ask yourself a question and answer it.

How do you define yourself as an artist?

Well I'm no plumber.

Jenny Hart

What is your name? How old are you?

Jenny Hart. Thirty-eight.

What value do you think your art offers art?

I hope it changes people's ideas about hand embroidery.

If you were a shape which would you be?

I am fluent in French. I wish I could speak German.

Can you quickly list five words that rhyme with stitch?

bitch witch pitch kitsch hitch

(Maybe this will help people remember to spell "stitch" with the second "t")

Do you consider yourself to be an honest person?

Yes. I detest dishonesty, cheating and lying.

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

Loved, but I don't need to be liked by everyone.

Tell me something you like?

Biscuits and gravy.

Where do you work?

In my studio.

Ask yourself a question and answer it.

What is something surprising about your past?

I was an altar girl until I was 18.