Interview by Klassik Magazine

How would you define yourself as an artist?
"Multi disciplinary, contemporary visual artist"
 

Why art? How did you get involved with art?
"I grew up surrounded by artists and musicians, my father was a musician/artist my uncle artist/cartoonist/musician, so at a very young age I started drawing and painting and actually just never stopped."
 

What art do you most identify with?
"Contemporary art"
 

What does “being creative” mean to you?
"Being creative for me means pushing boundaries, exploring new ideas and ways of expression and finding new solutions to do so."
 

What’s the best advice you ever had about how to be more creative?
"That there is never right or wrong and to never get too comfortable and push yourself to stay innovative and to the edge of the unknown."
 

What are you trying to communicate with your art?
"Joy and awareness."
 

What do you see as the strengths of your pieces, visually or conceptually?
"Visually I guess, the concept is always there but I’m sometimes not even aware until my work is finished."
 

What themes do you pursue?
"Cinematic storytelling"
 

What inspires you to work?
"New ideas and the confrontation of better art or artists."
 

Favorite Quote?
“Amateurs look for Inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work” (Chuck Close)
 

Can we talk a bit about your process at the beginning of a project? How do you conceive of it? How do you build it in your mind before you start?
"I look at everything around as raw material and imagine what else I can do with it, change its purpose and how I can apply it in a different way. Many times I have not found a purpose for it yet but I know I like it visually and store it on my mental hard drive. When I think of new project I usually have something in mind and then I scroll through my hard drive for material I can use for that and can combine with the project I want to and goal I want accomplish."
 

What Role does the artist have in society?
"Document time and landscape, bring joy and awareness, ask questions and make people look at things from a different perspective."
 

What do you think about the art community and market?
"I think because of globalization and the increase of the accessibility of information the art community is expanding as more people are confronted with art, learn about techniques and find people in other art forms to collaborate with. The benefits of this expansion are reflected in the mobility of most players in the art community and art market. Collectors, artists, art patrons and institutions are becoming more used to travel to meet in different points worldwide. This makes the message in art and art projects more engaging and more open to the public. Unfortunately, the global influence and trends in the market are still very comfortable instead of showcasing more of the underrepresented talent. The market is becoming standardized with less original work."
 

Should art be funded and if so why?
"Sometimes, otherwise you will only have art created with commerce in mind in order for the artist to survive making the consumer determine and then all art will be created from the demand of the markets perspective and because the buyers are not artist so then art will not get pushed and will all be the same at one point."
 

What famous artists have influenced you, and how?
"Piet Mondrian, Rembrandt van Rhijn, Ai Weiwei"
 

What other interests do you have outside of art?
"Music, Film, Surf."
 

You seem to be very aware of the history of works. Where do you see films, photo exhibitions, art perfomances today?
"I travel the world all year following my work, visiting fairs, shows and museum’s, so I’m fortunate to constantly see work from artists around the globe."
 

How would your life change if you were no longer allowed to create art?
"It would become boring, colourless and stressful."
 

What are your next projects?

"I’m always working on many projects at the same time! TBA! "