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PimpArtworks Introduce DBO

**Coming V Soon**

PimpArtworks are launching a new Signed, Numbered Limited Edition section.

In between now and then we'll be interviewing various talents who will be showcased & selling work in the new section.PimpArtworks are proud to announce DBO among them!

How old are you and where are you based?

“I’m currently based in lovely Leamington Spa and I hope I’m 28, sorry no it might be 27 it’s easy to get confused.”

How did you get into Graffiti and what made you start?

“I wouldn’t class myself as a graffiti artist, I’m just a run of the mill artist who gets asked to paint on walls from time to time so I do it. Being a graffiti artist is a totally different bag, I’ve got a lot of respect for those guys being able to do what they do, so quickly there a dedicated bunch who put the rest of us to shame!”

Where did you paint your first piece?

“Probably at my parents house about 3.5 years ago, for me it’s all about the drawing though, the simplicity of a pencil line on a page, anything beyond that is just for the viewers enjoyment really.”

How would you describe your style?

“I guess you would say abstract, but it’s not trying to be anything, I like to create groups of complex shapes, which hopefully people will be able to look at and see something new, it’s the excitement of creating something new which drives me most.”

If you weren’t an artist what else do you think you’d have been?

“Not sure, I think life is all about obsessions, it’s just a series of obsessions punctuated by love, death and for me art. If I didn’t have art it would no doubt be something else, but I feel I owe a debt to my art so I’m trying to stick at it for as long as possible.”

Name three things you love and three you hate.

“I Love, Pizza, swimming and there is this other person I’m quite fond of but don’t tell her.

Smoking, Pizza being hemmed in by ball shit jobs that don’t mean anything or have any worth.”

You’re a featured artist at the Upfest festival again this year. What can people expect this time?

“To be disappointed as me and the rest of the team that were supposed to be painting have had to pull out for various reasons, sorry to Steve and Kim the organisers who do an amazing job organizing a group of unruly artists.”

Which artists inspire you and who would you most like to work with given the opportunity?

“Will Barras without a doubt, his work has an amazing quality to it, it seems to flow effortlessly, I find each piece of his has a real depth to it, it hints and something greater, heaven would look like a Barras painting. I don’t think I would want to work with him though.”

Cheers for your time DBO, is there anything you’d like to add?

“No problem, I don’t think I want to add anything, would you like me to add something?”

DBO coming to PimpArtworks Signed & Limited Edition Section Very Soon!

PimpArtworks Introduce Pulpo Corporate

**MAY 2010**

PimpArtworks are launching a new Signed, Numbered Limited Edition section.

In between now and then we'll be interviewing various talents who will be showcased & selling work in the new section.PimpArtworks are proud to announce Pulpo Corporate among them!

How old are you and where are you based?

I have a 33 years old and live in Buenos Aires Argentina.

When did you get into Art and what made you start?

In 2002, I completed the Graphic Design studies at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Between 2003 and 2007, I worked as a designer and artist for Cartoon Network & Adult Swim.

Having the opportunity to apply the design and creativity

Five years ago I started with my own career as an artist and art director.

How would you describe your style?

I think my style is a mixture of several things the 1970s American Comix, the Asian classic fine art and the classic art Noveau paintings.
I think my art communicates a profound future visions, fears, nostalgia of the youth.

Always I looking to have a basic composition which is simple to see and be understood.

Your work has been showcased worldwide and has been in many publications, what's been your proudest moment to date?

So far that gives me more pride in my artistic career, it’s to have been invited as a leading figure in the Pixel Show in Porto Alegre Brazil. This is one of the most important festivals of contemporary Latin American art.

And now be in the exhibition called "Conquistadores" to be opened in May 2010 in Berlin Germany in a group of Latin American man most renowned urban artists.

Describe a normal day in the life of Pulpo.
Every morning I go to my study in which I make an artistic direction for video games. Working for clients such as Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon and Marvel.

But usually I work on different pieces at a time, sometimes I have five pictures at the same time and I finished as required.

I drawing usually late at night, is to me a time of day in which I can concentrate better.

Yes, I sleep little!

Where does your inspiration come from?

My inspiration comes from everything I see, Comic, television, books I read, movies, etc.

Basically comes from my cultural consumption. But it mainly comes from the books I read, that's what generates me more inspiration.

But by far the biggest inspiration are the things that happen to me as a person. That's what moves me to start and finish a piece.

Name three things you love and three you hate.

- I love to read a great book
- I love be at home drawing with the company of my girl
- I Love to have some beers with my friends

- I hate ignorance
- I hate the people who run art galleries conservative and do not see the urban art of genuine expression of this time
- I hate people who spend your day and life on facebook.

Cheers for your time Pulpo, is there anything else you'd like to add?

Thank you very much, and I hope it continues for a long time PimpArtworks ahead with their projects and I can continue be a part.

Pulpo Corporate coming to PimpArtworks Signed & Limited Edition Section Very Soon!

PimpArtworks announce Artist Line Up for new Limited Editions

PimpArtworks.com is a brand new online art website dedicated to Urban & Street Art, both traditional and digital types.

Four months after the site has gone live, PimpArtworks are proud to announce their Artist line up for their new Limited Edition, Signed and Numbered prints section, which will showcase exclusive works by Street Artists from around the world.

The new section which will be going live in the coming weeks, will be ran side by side next to the site’s current Open Submission art community, which in its own right has already undeniable introduced and exposed talents that otherwise would be unheard of through conventional Urban art world exhibiting methods.

In a recent review by Computer Arts magazine, the newly born PimpArtworks Open Submission platform even manages to stand its ground against the likes of the big corporate sites, including Behance and Flickr.

This latest move will categorise PimpArtworks into a unique league all on its own.

PimpArtworks state “Leaving the platform as a print on demand concept would frankly just be a waste. This was never the plan."

"While the upmost respect goes to the likes of Banksy and others who have busted the whole Street Art scene wide open, we also recognise that not everyone may be privileged enough to be able to splash out on something some would only class as an investment.”

PimpArtworks want to reach out to a brand new audience past what the established bricks & mortar galleries may only manage to attract, and offer a very exclusive but affordable collection.

“Our approach has always been to simply break down the normal domineering red tape put in front of creative talents trying to get out there, and simply act as an interaction between themselves and their appreciative audience."

"This new Limited Edition section will see a mix of some well known street artists, both old skool and fresh, in with some more than capable up and coming artists who we have very high hopes for.”


PimpArtworks Limited Edition Signed Prints coming VERY soon to http://www.pimpartworks.com/.

PimpArtworks Introduce TOSCO

**MAY 2010**

PimpArtworks are launching a new Signed, Numbered Limited Edition section.

In between now and then we'll be interviewing various talents who will be showcased & selling work in the new section.PimpArtworks are proud to announce TOSCO among them!


How old are you and where are you based?

“I’m 28 and I live in Lisbon.”

When did you get into graffiti and what made you start?

“Was back in 97, attracted by the shapes, colours and a stubborn friend who made me buy 2 cans.”

Where did you paint your first piece?

“In a tunnel nearby my neighbourhood.”

How would you describe your style?

“Postmodern Satanic Doggystyle... (Don’t know.)”

Describe the graffiti scene in Portugal at present.

“6 months of pregnancy, wish it comes healthy.”

Name three things you love and three you hate.

“Music; Painting with friends; Positivity.
Some personalities; Circus; Negativity.”

Where does your inspiration come from?

“Probably from the "positive" stupidity of my friends.”

Any tips for beginners?

“If you like what you do, do it more and more. ("Alcohol is good.")”

Cheers for your time TOSCO, is there anything else you'd like to add?

“Thanks to PimpArtworks for the opportunity.”

TOSCO coming to PimpArtworks Signed & Limited Edition Section Very Soon!

PimpArtworks Introduce Sgto.Mandril

**MAY 2010**
PimpArtworks are launching a new Signed, Numbered Limited Edition section.

In between now and then we'll be interviewing various talents who will be showcased & selling work in the new section.PimpArtworks are proud to announce Sgto.Mandril among them!

How old are you and where are you based?

I’m 33 years old and my place of residence is Cordoba, Veracruz, Mexico.

When did you get into Art and what made you start?

I was always a very observant person on the design of objects that I had around me, always with a critical eye, when I decided that I would like to devote myself to the visual arts. In 2001 at university I started my graphic design career. Step by step I improved my skills and I graduated in 2006. I started working for advertising agencies and in 2007 decided to become independent and form my own design project called “Sgto.Mandril."


Tell us about your paper toy creations.

It's funny one day I was going through some of my notes, I found a notebook with some sketches, drawings, notes, simple illustrations and I decided to bring them to life. I started by vectorised them and then thought of what would happen if rather than just being two dimensions, they were actually three-dimensional objects. It was great to see the characters come to life and how the imagination soars and takes you to continue to create more complex characters, including their packaging. The paper is also the most economical and immediately you get what you are seeking out of them.

What's been your proudest moment in the art world to date?

A few years ago I attended the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City for an awards ceremony focused on national design. Although I did not win, it has been on of the most enriching experiences and observing some of the great old skool designers was the motivator for me to try to be someone special in the national graphic design scene.

Describe a normal day in the life of Sgto Mandril.

Well, usually the mornings are devoted to teaching, illustration classes, visual arts and in the evenings I spend all my time illustrating, sending contributions to events, competitions, exhibitions and design-related things that I invite certain workshops and course to etc..When I buy music, design, art or films I just observe, it helps me to look for things that inspire me.

Where does your inspiration come from?

I’m inspired by everyday things I see every day, movies, music, watching people, obviously this is the essence, and when I translate this into a role the deconstruction begins, the bizarre, amazing, sarcastic and crazy, is that’s when you give it your personal touch.”

Name three things you love and three you hate.

Love dedication, perseveration and creativity.Hate, prefabricated art, the lack of space given to talented artists which are limited by pretentious people lacking their own solid speech. I also hate the lack of openness to other artists manifestons.

Cheers for your time Sgto.Mandril, is there anything else you'd like to add?

Thanks for the opportunity to show my work with PimpArtworks.

Sgto.Mandril coming to PimpArtworks Signed & Limited Edition Section Very Soon!

PimpArtworks Introduce Stereoflow

**MAY 2010**

PimpArtworks are launching a new Signed, Numbered Limited Edition section.

In between now and then we'll be interviewing various talents who will be showcased & selling work in the new section.PimpArtworks are proud to announce Stereoflow among them!


How old are you and where are you based?

Hi, I'm 28 years old and I'm from Bandung, Indonesia.

When did you get into graffiti and what made you start?

Like most graffiti writers at that time, Hip-hop got me started. I used to look for graffiti from rap magazines.

Can you remember where you painted your first piece?

Yep, back in 97. I wrote the name of my rap group. I didn't have a tag name or a crew back then tho.

How would you describe your style?

Basically I only use straight lines and simple rectangular shapes and with those limits, I just develop them into anything I could imagine.

Describe the graffiti scene in Bandung , Indonesia at present.

I know some writers that have been doing graffiti before me. But graffiti got big around 2005 in Bandung. New writers and crews started showing up and it’s growing beautifully today. Most of us know each other and we tend to support each other and discuss the scene in a very friendly way.

Do you write with any Crews and if so which ones?

“I wouldn’t say we’re a crew. I’d rather call us a family. FAB Family. With 9 other guys, we just support each other in everything we do. Not just graffiti and street art.

What's the strangest place / object you've painted?

A stinking shoe. I was doing a live shoe custom show a couple years ago and a guy asked me to custom his shoe. Damn it stunk!

Any tips for beginners?

Just keep doing what you do for some time and eventually you’ll find yourself or your style.

Cheers for your time Stereoflow, is there anything else you'd like to add?

You’re very welcome mate ... Just 'Flow Like You Know'.

Stereoflow coming to PimpArtworks Signed & Limited Edition Section Very Soon!

PimpArtworks Introduce Marcelo Ment

**MAY 2010**
PimpArtworks are launching a new Signed, Numbered Limited Edition section.

In between now and then we'll be interviewing various talents who will be showcased & selling work in the new section.PimpArtworks are proud to announce Marcelo Ment among them!

How old are you and where are you based?

"I am 33 years old and live in Rio de Janeiro."

How did you get into Graffiti and what made you start?

I always love to draw and in my city graffiti has a development totally different then US or Europe, we had only tags that we call pixação. The first pieces with colours, characters and more elements cames around early 90's.I made tags also but always I tried to put more elements in my stuff. I can’t say a reason to started, just happened.”

Where did you paint your first piece?

In the north zone of my city, close where I lived.

How would you describe your style?

I love letters and typography, I cannot describe my style though I guess I'm just always trying to get more and more elements which refer to my culture and things that I live day by day. Always learning.

Describe the graffiti scene in Brazil at present?

The scene here is very rich, every day there are more writers with strong Brazilian identity and style, at the same time as that appears though there’s a lot of copying and other bad things but I think that’s normal in large urban centres, especially in the era we live in with the internet.

Do you write with any Crews and if so which ones?

"Nação Crew one of the pioneers in Rio, ISS is a sound system crew with DJ's, musicians me and 2 more graffiti artists and ACL-Academia Carioca de Letras.

Has your love for graffiti every got you in trouble with the law?

No I’ve never had trouble with the law, despite being legally prohibited graffiti here is very well accepted by society in general.I've painted in places and was in the crossfire of heavy weapons such as AK-47s and AR-15 but because of conflicts between drug traffickers and police and rival gangs but I was at the wrong time on the wrong day of bad luck but that was totally outside the law.

Tell us about the last expo you did?

I made a solo exhibition in Amsterdam in the Carhartt store, which was well filled at the opening and sold some pieces, it was great to show my work to people who normally have no contact, but that's in the past now and I'd rather worry about what I do in the future.

Which artists inspire you and who would you most like to work with given the opportunity?

When I started the old school artists were my main references. I would not cite a specific artist who I would like to work but artists who want to exchange knowledge and experiences, I like meeting the person first behind the work.

Cheers for your time Ment, is there anything you’d like to add?

Thanks for the opportunity, respects from Rio we are all the same!!!Peace!

Marcelo Ment coming to PimpArtworks Signed & Limited Edition Section Very Soon!

PimpArtworks Introduce id-iom

**MAY 2010**

PimpArtworks are launching a new Signed, Numbered Limited Edition section.

In between now and then we'll be interviewing various talents who will be showcased & selling work in the new section.PimpArtworks are proud to announce id-iom among them!

How old are the two of you, and where are you based?

SHOLTO: We are currently based in sunny Brixton and our combined age is 61 years old. If you split that number in half you wouldn't have either of our ages but you'd be fairly close to both. I'll leave it at that.

You’re originally from the Isle of Man, do you think you would be doing what you are doing if you both still lived there?

SHOLTO: I would imagine so. It would probably have been a bit more difficult to do much street work as it's such a small island and news of such things definitely travels fast so it would have been tricky to remain undercover for long. I reckon we would just have had to hope that the wrong people didn't get to hear about it... This article from the Isle of Man Today may give you a taste of what we'd have to expect: Link

HUGO: I would just like to say we were in Brixton at the time of this awful attack on a skate park.”

Ever have brotherly tiffs when it comes to painting?

SHOLTO: “Oh yeah, brotherly tiffs are exactly where it's at! There is usually plenty we disagree on although it hasn't yet come to blows. I suppose there is always time for an Oasis style scrap but it would have to be over something suitably unimportant like background colour or which font to use...”

What do you feel is your biggest achievement in the art world to date?

BOTH: Mmmm... this is a tricky one. Getting our mum, grandma and elder brother to actually realise we’re serious about becoming artists. It's obviously not the most stable of incomes and the process of convincing them took us a very long time. I think the piece we did on Chance Street was perhaps my favourite piece thus far as it was biggest piece to date, it was a lovely sunny day when we did it and we managed to get it completed on time and so it was looking good. Doing big pieces is just a whole load of fun...

When did you get into painting and what made you start?

SHOLTO: I think we probably got seriously into art about 5 or 6 years ago. We started doing our own t-shirt design and just moved on from there. Although neither of us have any proper art background (although i did do GCSE art!!) there has always been some artistic influence in our family as our dad was an architect and our mum did fashion design but it took a good long while for me to realise it was something we wanted to pursue. I think we started doing street work as we just realised that it's such a good canvas to work on and people will definitely see your work as it's right there in front of them. I don't feel i'm necessarily a vandal (although i would assume some people would definitely see it that way) i'm just trying to make the place a little more interesting and hopefully put a smile on your face.”

Name three things you love and three you hate.

SHOLTO: 3 things i love would have to be fresh buffalo mozzarella (a favourite of mine from one of the stalls at Borough Market), a good old fashioned party and a cold beer on a hot day. The list of things i hate is probably fairly extensive but i'll try to narrow it down to 3 things that i can come up with now - warm beer at any time of day, people who are rude and dogs in clothing.

HUGO: Lets get the crappy stuff out of the way first, what do i hate? I certainly hate mushrooms, i don't know what it is about them but they just taste like dirt. The game paper, scissors, rock is pretty god damn maddening as its the one game that i never seem to win against Sholto and probably my final pet hate has to be people who manage to walk into you or stop dead in front of you when your walking down a street. Aaaarggh! At times i feel like i'm a magnet that just draws these idiots in.The things i love are a little easier for instance i love any kind of fruit based jelly sweet, honestly sweets are like crack to me. I also love getting on the decks every now and then when i'm not painting. When i was at Uni i put a lot of time into trying to learn how to scratch but I didn't keep my practice up and i got no where for a while, i'm getting back into it now though. Lastly i'd have to say i love painting, drawing, stenciling anything art based. It puts a smile on my face everytime and i get to do it for my career.

Who’d win in an arm wrestle between the two of you?

SHOLTO: Theoretically it would definitely be me as i'm the one currently writing the answers...Surprisingly this has never been tested to my knowledge. If anyone is interested in offereing odds just let us know and we will happily film it and put it on youtube for your viewing pleasure. Over the top! *dramatic pause while the boys find a table and start trash talking each other whilst waiting for the emails to come rolling in...*

Which artists inspire you and who would you most like to work with given the opportunity?

SHOLTO: There are plenty of artists doing great work out there and i do so love the idea of a good collaboration. When done well it can enhance the work of both parties. I would guess it really depends on who you are working with. I love Zezao's abstract work and think it would be great to work with him. Banksy is something of an obvious one but he does have some great ideas.

HUGO: I like a lot of different art therefore lots of different artists but i have to say i have a bias towards comics and pop art. Glen Fabry, Stuart Semple, Ashley Wood, Roa, Dave Metaxas, Archibald Knox, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and TMNK to name a few.

Any advice for beginners?

SHOLTO: Any advice i could give has probably been given more succintly and more comprehensively elsewhere (i find that the internet is a wealth of information if you find the right places to look) but a few solid bits of advice are; There is always more to be learnt... Don't get caught...Don't get into it for the money!...Don't give up...Try everything until you find what works for you. That hardly covers everything but is a good enough place to start.

HUGO: If you see a pile make it bigger and if you're going to be doing street work, just go out and get it done instead of talking about it. We have a massive book of unused ideas that we've just been to lazy to accomplish. Just looking at the book i swear i've got to pull my finger out.

Cheers for your time id-iom, is there anything else you’d like to add?

HUGO: Well i suppose i should mention all our blogs and the like for people to go and have a look at. We have two blogs, one for our art and another to keep our idle hands busy as we spend far to much time on the interweb - and if we didn't have a blog how on earth could we justify wasting our time like that! They can be found at: Here and here. We also have a constantly updated flickr site and a youtube channel.

id-iom coming to PimpArtworks Signed & Limited Edition Section Very Soon!

PimpArtworks Introduce Hutch

**MAY 2010**
PimpArtworks are launching a new Signed, Numbered Limited Edition section

In between now and then we'll be interviewing various talents who will be showcased & selling work in the new section.PimpArtworks are proud to announce Hutch among them!

How old are you and where are you based?

43. Brighton.

When did you get into Street Art and what made you start?

Got into street art/graffiti in the early 90's and started doing stencils and stickers in 2000, especially stickers, I print and stencil my own on vinyl sheets, crop them and slap them up.I've been a screenprinter for over 20 years and always had to print stickers for other people that end up on lampposts so I joined in.

If you weren’t an artist, what else do you think you might have ended up doing with your life?

Some horrible factory bullshit, although I used to be in a band when I was a kid so probably dead :)

What’s the strangest place / object you’ve painted?

Strangest place was the old cement factory in Shoreham, a massive disused building asking to be painted.

Has your love with art every got you in bother with the law?

No, not yet.

You painted a piece once in London which all the newspapers inaccurately reported as being a Banksy. How’d that make you feel?

That's the Daily Mail for you, they wanted it to be Banksy so much it was desperate.We rang the paper to say the story was inaccurate but they weren't interested, without the Banksy angle they have no story.Sad isn't it.


Name three things you love and three you hate.

Unprintable, on both accounts. ;)

You’ve left your art in many street locations around the world. Where’s your favourite destination to date?

Bogota, Colombia.

Cheers for your time Hutch, anything else you’d like to add?

Thanks for pimping me up.

Hutch coming to PimpArtworks Signed & Limited Edition Section - MAY 2010.