- How do you feel about street art in your current city/environment? (do you like it? How does your work stand out from the rest?)
Street Art in my current city is non-existent; [actually in the entire county really]. It can be done, but you have to get permits, get approved by a committee, it is a real hassle. Miami is so much easier, but overrun with murals right now.
I think my work stands out because I am trying to raise environmental awareness, but in a non-threatening, comic style art. My style is also minimal, compared to a lot of work I see.
What is the best thing about creating art on the street? And the worst?
The very best thing is getting local support and visits from neighbourhood residents, especially kids. IT is fun to talk about the work and get their stories as I work. I gave a mini stencil workshop to a high school kid this last one. I love that.
The worst is that it is HOT is South Florida, so it can get uncomfortable. Plus it has been raining for like three months straight. So it is hard to get a whole day in at once.
How does your attitude towards art making change from studio and street? (the way you approach the process, the different types of things you are trying to say, etc.)
My studio work combines a lot of 3d elements, which I can’t really do outside (yet)!. I think I have finally come to a point where I know what I want to focus on, so the work is getting pretty consistent inside and out.
Who is your favourite contemporary artist? (what do you use from their work/thoughts/inspirations to create your work?)
I have so many, but since we are talking about street art, I would have to say ROA. His work is amazing and very poetic for me. I think his subject matter is in line with mine. I could only hope to get that good outside as he is! I need more practice and more walls!! His gallery work is crazy goodTell us a bit about the work you will be selling through Jester Jacques Art!
Tell us a bit about the work you will be selling through Jester Jacques Art!
The prints I am selling are some of my super girl series. Yes I too am crazy for superheroes. They speak to women and underdogs. That song by Five for Fighting (Superman) sums it up. I do a lot of digital work because I work full time, try to do art full time and go to grad school, so it is easiest for me to sneak in some computer work. I am starting to revisit wood carving prints. So stay tuned!
Birds are Nice (BAN) is a visual artist and wildlife scientist living in South Florida. Her work combines graphic elements with various printmaking techniques combined with illustration, sculpture and video. The work has a style rooted in the comic book genre, along with strong influences from Robert Rauschenberg. ?Birds are Nice holds a BFA in ceramic sculpture and is currently a graduate student at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, studying Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystems Health (MSc). Her artwork is currently focusing on biodiversity and endangered species. Children are a reoccurring theme in the works of Birds Are Nice. Nietzsche said, “The child is innocence and forgetting, a new beginning, a sport, a self-propelling wheel, a Sacred Yes”. Adults tend to over analyze everything. BAN’s work strives for the simplicity of that childhood innocence.
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