1xRUN Thru Interview
Depth Finder by Jim Houser
1xRun: Tell us a little bit about this piece.
Jim Houser: The image is based off an earlier painting , a collage piece I made for a show at FFDG in San Francisco this past summer.
1xRun: When was the piece created?
Jim Houser: The original painting was made in may 2014 , the artwork for the print was made in July.
1xRun: Tell us how the idea and execution came about.
Jim Houser: I wanted to make a print that looks like a skateboard but isn’t a skateboard. I’m known for doing skate graphics, and people like to hang them on the wall. and this one is designed flat , for specifically that purpose. The original painting is an 18” square, but the image lent itself to a long vertical shape, like a skateboard graphic.
1xRun: How long did the piece take?
Jim Houser: About a week or two.
1xRun: What is unique about this piece?
Jim Houser: It’s as much of a self portrait as anything else I’ve ever made is.
1xRun: Why should people buy this piece?
Jim Houser: They should buy it if they really like it and have extra money to buy art.
1xRun: Describe this piece in one gut reaction word.
Jim Houser: Breathe.
1xRun: When did you first start making art?
Jim Houser: When I was a little boy.
1xRun: What artists inspired you early on?
Jim Houser: From when I was little? Comic books, Ralph Mcquarrie’s Star Wars art. Leonardo da Vinci.
1xRun: What was your first piece?
Jim Houser: Wow, I don’t know. I don’t remember the first thing I ever drew.
1xRun: What artists inspire you now?
Jim Houser: Richard Colman and Chris Johanson are my consistently favorite art makers. I like a lot of art and artists, but those two, I like everything they make.
1xRun: Do you listen to music while you work?
Jim Houser: Sometimes music, sometimes audiobooks, and sometimes sports talk radio. It’s never quiet.
1xRun: If you could collaborate with any living artist who would it be and why?
Jim Houser: I’m not much of a collaborator, over the years I have figured out it causes me a lot of stress. I either feel like the other person is ruining it or that I am, and neither of those is great way to feel.
1xRun: If you could collaborate with any deceased artists who would it be and why?
Jim Houser: See above, times 1000.
1xRun: What was the first piece of art that you bought?
Jim Houser: I don’t know which was first, but I started buying prints when I lived in providence around 96-97 . Yes I still have them all. Mostly fort thunder stuff. That’s back when I started saving art .
1xRun: What was the last piece of art that you bought?
Jim Houser: A Thom Lessner painting, this past spring.
1xRun: Social Media Links
Jim Houser: Website – Instagram
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