Feature Interview in Grab Magazine

It’s always an honor when someone comes across your artwork and is compelled to invite you for a feature interview to discuss your process and inspiration. For some reason this honor is heightened when that someone is an art magazine published in Rome and distributed throughout Europe. Maybe it’s because we grow up learning of the rich history of aesthetics in art and architecture that were born in that part of the world; maybe it’s because that refined, bustling, modern culture encased in old-world design details is foreign and just out of reach for us as Americans where everything is relatively new.

Grab Magazine, art directed by Luca Panzieri, showcases modern artists and trends. Visual content is appropriately high and lets the art do the talking, while text content is kept to the minimum essentials. They gave me first billing in the order of artists and five beautifully designed pages. My interview is translated into Italian, which is very odd to see yet extremely cool at the same time. (Read the English version here.)

Also, you’ll see a new personal work I created especially for this interview. It’s called Rooftop Tea Party and I’m extremely pleased with how it turned out. The details really shine in the printed magazine. Many thanks to Luca and Grab for featuring me in the magazine.