1xRUN Thru Interview
War On Drugs by Abcnt
1xRun: Tell us a little bit about this piece…
Abcnt: The original is a few pieces of paper I taped together after drawing it out. I made it shortly after I watched a documentary called ‘The House I Live In” which tells a pretty complicated story with ease about the drug war and I wanted to attempt to do something similar and tell a complex story with a simple graphic.
1xRun: What materials did you use to drawn with?
Abcnt:Pen for the blacks and pencil for the grays on paper.
1xRun: When was the piece created?
Abcnt: I started working on it earlier in 2014.
1xRun: How long did the piece take?
Abcnt: It took me about a month to mock it up, then draw it out, print it up and find the wall (below) for it.
1xRun: What is unique about this piece?
Abcnt: I think it’s able to highlight a stupidity everyone can relate to in a quick effective way by pointing out how foolish a literal war against a plant might look like.
1xRun: Why should people buy this piece?
Abcnt: We’ve never been closer to legalizing marijuana in the U.S. than we are now and this print represents the zeitgeist of what we’re trying to leave behind.
1xRun: Describe this piece in one gut reaction word.
Abcnt: Fucked.
1xRun: When did you first start making art?
Abcnt: The oldest piece I have is from when I was about 7 years old, my aunt kept it and it was an Iraq Gulf War drawing with soldiers, tanks, planes, and bombs.
1xRun: What artists inspired you early on?
Abcnt: Basquiat, Doze Green, Mear One, Alex Grey, Robbie Conal, Dave Kinsey, and Twist.
1xRun: Do you listen to music while you work?
Abcnt: I almost always listen to music while I work, until I need a break because silence helps determining what to play next which could be anything that is good.
1xRun: What artists inspire you now?
Abcnt: Hit+Run Crew, Cryptik, Restitution Press, Reefkillspop, David Flores, Jesse Hazelip, Mr44ism, OG Slick, and Zoltron.
1xRun: Any big shows or events coming up that you’d like to share?
Abcnt: Be on the look out for Marxist Glue II.
1xRun: Where else can people find you?
Abcnt: Website – Facebook @abcnt – Twitter + Instagram @abcnt1
-1xRUN