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When I think about how I want to reach an audience, I just wanted to make pieces that were inspired by something that gave me so much pleasure.

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The way I make art - the way a lot of people make art - is as an extension of language and communication, where references are incredibly important.

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Propaganda has a negative connotation, which it partially deserves, but I think there is some propaganda that is very positive. I feel that if you can do something that gets people's attention, then maybe they'll go and find out more about the person.

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The problem with copyright enforcement is that when the parameters aren't incredibly well defined, it means big corporations, who have deeper pockets and better lawyers, can bully people.

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I've never really considered myself just a street artist. I consider myself a populist.

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When you walk down the street and see something in a crazy spot, there's something powerful about that. The street will always be an important part of getting art out there for me.

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I don't have this obsessive need to do street art all the time because it's already opened doors for me.

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I admire Ai Weiwei for his art and his activism. His art is beautiful in form, and in function embodies the principles of populism and social consciousness I aspire to in my own practice.

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If you're creating something that has some sort of cultural currency - if the idea is getting out there - then that will probably yield money in some form, whether it's through selling art or selling books or being asked to give a lecture.

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For me, there has always been a disconnect with the sort of elitist structure of the high-art world - and my distaste for that is at odds with my feeling that art should aspire to do great things.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Artist

Born: February 15th, 1970

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