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george hambov volume 1, 2005, #008
george hambov grew up in 1980s sydney, skating and exploring industrial areas of the lower northern beaches, and consequently being exposed to a variety of street graffiti. this exposure led to his experimentation with street art. early influences also included saturday morning cartoons and comic books. later influences have included anime, technology, global geopolitics, and social corruption. george is currently studying fine arts in sydney. 1. how would you explain 'art' - in 19 words or less? a response from the tangled web of our memories. 2. what is the first work of art you ever loved? h.r. giger's 'biomechanoid #308'. . . because, as with most of his work, he manages to tap the dark recesses of his mind in a grotesque yet compelling manner. 3. how important is theory to your art? at times it's very important because of my art's sometimes didactic nature, particularly with the street work. if i want to illicit a response it helps to know all the tools and ideas available - whether that is art history, history or visual techniques. 4. describe your ideal art workspace. an industrial lot/warehouse with tonnes of open space, wood floors, no internal walls, old fixtures, visible overhead lighting connections with all the decay to boot. oh! - and a couple of my bonsai trees as well. 5. describe your current art workspace. a five by three metre garage with posters wheat-pasted to the walls . . . two large oldskool fans, a cabinet for storage of some power tools and paints, a workbench, an overhead projector, and three cavity bricks which now act as my easel! 6. if you could be placed in suspended animation and safely reanimated at some time in the future with the sole purpose being to see how history treated you / your art, would you do it? no. i believe that my art is transient, impermanent and located in real time . . . it helps me deal with the world around me and furthers my understanding of it, so for me it would serve no purpose. i guess that i am content with how people treat my art right now. 7. who are some of your favourite artists (contemporary or canonical)? banksy (uk) - an amazing drive and ability to push the proverbial buttons. andy goldsworthy - the documentation is the art. he embraces the temporary nature of things and revels in their decay. brett whitely - to me, the collage king! he had an amazing ability to take scale out of the equation and create works that one can almost physically enter. 8. tell us about a gallery (online or physical space) that you think rocks, and why you think it rocks. www.obeygiant.com - his brand of phenomenology rocks! 9. would you choose the baked bean jaffle or the caramelised pumpkin and red onion tart with crispy radicchio and hazelnut salad with apple vinaigrette? the latter . . . so many flavours, so many textures and without the methane! 10. finish this sentence: "the work of art can / cannot be considered separately to the artist because ________." the work of art cannot be considered separately to the artist because it is the artist who compiles and orientates the work . . . the work of art is individualistic, like the artist, and is deeply personal. check out more of georges's work at: www.apeseven.com |
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