Shark Toof Returns With Homer Toof & Bart Toof

1xRUN Thru Interview
Homer Toof & Bart Toof by Shark Toof

1xRun: Tell us a little bit about these pieces, are the originals still for sale?
Shark Toof: Bart was the mascot for my solo show at Inner State Gallery in Detroit. He embodies my personal experience growing up as a graffiti artist. Homer is probably more like who I am now. Both paintings are sold.

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1xRun: Were these pieces part of a recent theme, series or show that you had? If so how did they fit into that given grouping?
Shark Toof: These pieces pioneered my wanting to mash up pop icons with my own shark icon. The mash up was more of a challenge than imagined.

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1xRUN: What materials were used to create these pieces with?
Shark Toof: The paintings were spray paint and acrylic on canvas.

1xRun: When were these pieces created and how long did they take to complete?
Shark Toof: They were created back in the spring of 2014. Each piece took one to two weeks to complete.

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1xRun: Anything immediate you would like us to highlight?
Shark Toof: I’m Shark Toof, Who The Hell Are You?

1xRun: Tell us how the idea and execution came about?
Shark Toof: The idea was to bring back the atmosphere of old school 80’s graffiti. We used pop characters from Disney and Old Cartoons and off course master Vaughn Bode, and incorporated those characters in our graffiti pieces, either literally or in a hybrid style. Thus, even the attitude of graffiti of just having a punk attitude, like Bart Simpson.

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1xRun: Describe these pieces in one gut reaction word.
Shark Toof: Sexy.

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1xRun: Where else can people find you?
Shark Toof: WebsiteFacebookTumblrTwitter @sharktoof – Instagram @SHARK__TOOF

-1xRUN