HELLO CHANOIR AND WELCOME BACK TO 4BYSIX’S VEHICLES FOR CHANGE INITIATIVE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR ANOTHER COLLABORATION AND FOR SPEAKING TO US ABOUT THE NEW WORK YOU HAVE MADE ON TWO FORD ESCORT MK2 WINDOWS. 

TO BEGIN, CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROCESS OF USING SPRAY PAINT AS A FORM OF SELF EXPRESSION AND THE INTEGRATION OF “KAWAII” AND “CARTOON” IN YOUR WORK OVER THE YEARS?

The spray paint allows a certain speed, almost orgasmic, when I tag on walls, which allows me to express myself more freely. I reused this process in my pictorial work for its aesthetics, somewhat antisystem or even political, as well as the use of kawaii and cartoon aesthetics. Indeed, this aesthetic is a manifesto, a position of life, insofar as the mignon intrinsically expresses positive and gentleness. From my point of view, these feelings are superior and affect me much more than those we observe when we see something beautiful.

YOU RECENTLY MADE A NEW PIECE ON TWO FORD ESCORT WINDOWS FOR 4BYSIX’S COMMUNITY INITIATIVE. CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR INITIAL REACTION WHEN BEING ASKED TO PAINT ON THIS PARTICULAR SURFACE?

I have rarely worked on these surfaces but they allow me to use new mediums of painting which allows me to renew my creativity, especially when the proposed support is placed in a context of a humanitarian association.

WHAT MORE CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE ARTWORK, WAS THERE A REASON FOR USING RED ON ONE WINDOW AND SILVER ON ANOTHER?

I went with the same approach as usual, by painting spontaneously, red and silver are colors used in street art, which has kept this aesthetic.

GIVEN THAT YOU HAVE WORKED WITH US ON OUR VEHICLES FOR CHANGE INITIATIVE BEFORE, CAN YOU TELL US WHY YOU HAVE RETURNED; WAS IT DOWN TO CREATIVE CURIOSITY, A CLOSE CONNECTION TO CARS OR PERSONALLY RESONATING WITH THE COMMUNITY WORK WE DO?

I loved working in this environment, which made me want to work with you again. It is above all because I was touched by your actions and your work that I agreed to do this!

THE WINDOWS AND DO YOU SEE THE PROSPECT OF WORKING ON MORE REPURPOSED CAR PARTS SOMETHING YOU COULD CONTINUE?

Yes! It was special, even if I had already worked on surfaces like this one, but why not work again on car parts!