1xRun: Tell us a little bit about this series of work?
Net: This particular body of work is celebrating the sticker. From every imaginable source, graffiti writers seek out ANY type of sticker stock that can be written over, legibly, to stick up on the streets and elsewhere. From shipping companies to record labels to the post office to airlines, writers acquire the stickers that these companies put out by any means necessary in the name of furthering their cause. The work here is a culmination of collecting blank stickers throughout the years and putting them to use via original collage, sticker packs and a limited edition print.
1xRUN: What materials were used to create these pieces with?
Net: Various sticker stock, homemade inks and paints.
1xRun: When were these pieces created and how long did they take to complete?
Net: For this series, a couple of weeks back in 2015.
1xRun: Anything immediate you would like us to highlight?
Net: The fact that a lot of these stickers are vintage, out of print and have the original adhesive backing from the 90s still on them!
1xRun: Tell us a little bit about your process and how the idea and execution came about for this series.
Net: I had a surplus of vintage stickers laying around, I hand drew on 20K of them! It took 6 months of 8 hour days to achieve that number. Initially I was going to build a sticker tower, but that plan fell to the wayside, I didn’t have enough materials or time to do that. I ended up making multiple collages and sticker packs and putting them up and gifting and trading stickers. That then brought us to where we are now.
1xRun: Describe this series of work in one gut reaction word.
Net: Intense!
1xRun: When did you first start making art?
Net: I started writing graffiti when I was a child.
1xRun: What was your first piece?
Net: A street tag in Manhattan that doesn’t exist anymore.
1xRun: What artists inspired you early on?
Net: PRAY, OE, P13, CHRIS 217, BS119, GMAN.
1xRun: What artists inspire you now?
Net: Barry Mcgee, Adam COST, JON 156, Al Diaz.
1xRun: Do you listen to music while you work? If so what?
Net: DJ Z-TRIP MIXES!!
1xRun: Any big shows or events coming up that you’d like to share?
Net: I have been working with @17FrostGallery in a curatorial capacity, go give them a follow on Instagram!
1xRun: Where else can people find you?
Net: Instagram@NETISM
-1xRUN