Wednesday, 1 February 2012
RAE'S GOT YOUR NUMBER
Nuart friend Rae, lapsed fellow body popper and inspiration to many has a sweet interview up on Streetartnyc. Check in out on the link below.
A master of transforming everyday found objects into a range of intriguing characters, Brooklyn-born RAE is known throughout his borough and Manhattan for his three-dimensional folksy installations and for his striking, abstract characters. Last week, Street Art NYC had the opportunity to visit Rae’s studio and speak with him.
When did you first begin hitting the streets?
That’s tricky because as kids, we always carried markers with us everywhere we went. So taking tags was always a part of our daily lives. But, officially — where I could show off and say, “Look at me, Mom! I’m doing street art now!” — I would say about a year ago. Back in the 80′s, I was more into mischief, beat-boxing and girls than I was into graffiti, but they all go hand in hand in my book. I was always making characters in other people’s black books, and then other guys would put wild style letters to them. Man, did I love those damn Design markers! When I painted outside, it was mostly done for murals of friends who’d died with the occasional train yard run or dead tracks tagging. I remember doing a huge 20 foot roller tag on the back of Edward R. Murrow High School in the 90′s, along with some of today’s well-known street artists. We rode the train the next day with cheap cameras, all excited to see it, but there were so many leaves on the trees, you couldn’t see crap.
Full interview here
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