Can you tell us about this piece?
“Manowar’s Curse” was originally supposed to be a project that a few of my friends and I were working on to help create awareness for marine life. The project was cut short though due to lack of financial support so it was scrapped. I had to use this piece somewhere so when I heard of Infectious, I put it up for voting.
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What’s your creative process when producing a piece of art?
I stock up on sugar, Coca Cola, chips and water and have my iPod on shuffle.
Could you share an image of one of your latest sketches?
Mostly photography stuff as of the moment. I haven’t been sketching for a while now but I will share when I get around to it.
What’s the best compliment/most extreme reaction you’ve ever received in response to your work?
“What drugs are you on?”
What’s the art scene like where you live?
It’s very diverse. The ethnicity of the art scene here at the moment is strong, but there are newer generations of artists that are rising up, but most prominently famous artists still lean towards regional art inspired by local tradition, which is all good.
What art is hanging on your walls at the moment?
A crucifix and my towel- I have bare walls as of the moment. My room is a complete dungeon right now.
What are you really into right now?
I am very into photography. I just recently got a Nikon L35 instamatic film camera, and the results are awesome! Such wonders the little beast can achieve.
What would be on your quintessential mixtape?
Bloq party – Banquet
Goldfrapp – Human
Justice – Phantom
Zongamin – Painless
Spank Rock – Far left
Air – Playground love
Jamiroquai – dynamite
Groove Armada – Drop that thing
Midnight Juggernauts – 45 and rising
MSTRKRFT – 1000 cigarettes
Dredg – Catch without arms
Junkie XL – Today
Chromeo – Fancy footwork
Simian – We are your friends
Phoenix – On fire
Zero 7- (Anything)
Bob Sinclar – I feel for you
Stardust – Music sounds better with you
Fantastic Plastic Machine – Philosophy[le knight club remix]
Cerrone – Supernature
If your art was music, what would it sound like?
It would sound like Zero 7 with an electro aftertaste.
What websites do you check out regularly?
Juxtapoz, Flylyf, Highsnobiety, Facebook, Infectious ;)
What are your vices/guilty pleasures?
Sleeping late and eating extremely oily foods since I never seem to gain weight.
What’s the first picture you can remember drawing as a child?
A fish eating a shark.
If you were a dinosaur, what kind would you be and why?
I’d be a plesiosaur because they might still exist somewhere.
If you had to change careers, what would be next?
A full-time Deejay- I love music.
What’s your motto?
Nankurunaisa – things will work out in time.
Michael Tesch
