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The Studio 5 Interview with Jeremyville

We are super excited that Aussie artist and illustrator Jeremyville has joined the ARTSPROJEKT crew!

We had a chance to catch up with him recently and learn more about his approach to design.

How did a lone Aussie illustrator become the brand we know as JEREMYVILLE?

J: The overview is having an image of what you will become, and holding that future vision of yourself in your head as you go about your daily business. Many small steps eventually add up to a great distance travelled. You make a hundred choices every day, based off that future vision of yourself.

E.g., shall I accept being in this magazine, shall I accept that brand alignment, that art show invitation, etc. It is crucial to create your own unique voice and style, as there are a lot of artists out there, and only if you offer something unique and instantly recognisable as being yours, will you have that cut-through.

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By
Evan Tsai

1.27.2009
ARTSPROJEKT featured in Agenda

Posted on Jan 27

Artsprojekt gets a mention on the Agenda Show Blog! That's big news for us! It was definitely a pleasure to be able to attend. Read more here, when you get the chance.

By
Evan Tsai

1.19.2009
ARTSPROJEKT meets AGENDA SHOW

Posted on Jan 19

The ARTSPROJEKT team will be attending the Agenda Trade Show this week, just in time to catch all the dope new shit hitting the stores this season! Agenda is the place to be when you're seeking street art & hip hop to sneakers and snowboards. You're not going to find a better place to find the sickest brands in the world showing off their freshest offerings, especially to kick off this new year.

The show will be held in San Diego at the San Diego Community Coucourse from Thursday, January 22nd - Saturday, January 24th. To find out more about AGENDA, you can hit their official website or their very own ARTSPROJEKT gallery.

Whether you're looking for some sweet new kicks to stock your store or for your personal collection, or if you're seeking to see something unique and different from some of the biggest name in the graf world, you probably wont' have a hard time finding what you're looking for at Agenda. There will definitely be some new faces at the show with new upcoming brands and microbrands popping up alongside more familiar favorites like Stussy, Puma, Paul Frank, and G-Shock(Casio).

Also appearing at the show are world famous ARTSPROJEKT brands like Obey, Crooks & Castles, Hellz Bellz, Tank Theory, Teruo Artistry, Blood is the New Black, and Emortal.

Speaking of which, Andy Howell will be joining up with a slew of other big artists like Chor Boogie, Alex Pardee, Sake, Yoshi Takahashi / Mr. 44, Jim Mahfood aka Food One, Mike Kershnar, Andy Brown, Kelly D. Williams, and many others for a freeform collaboration. With so many different personalities up in there, I can't wait to see what comes out of it. Hit us back later for pictures of the results!

If you happen to be at the show, swing by and say hi! If you need more details about the show and or want to help spread the word, feel free to pass around and link to this blog post or the flyer(below)!

By
Evan Tsai

11.25.2008
ARTSPROJEKT STUDIO 5 Interview with Jim Mahfood

Posted on Nov 25

ARTSPROJEKT Studio 5 had a chance to interview Jim Mahfood, aka Food One, and creator of 40 oz Comics. Jim's a pretty busy guy moving around from comic show to art gallery week to week, so we appreciated the time he took to chat with us.

AP: How did 40 oz comics come about?

JM: I went to the Kansas City Art Institute in 1993 and met this cat named Mike Huddleston. We started hanging out, drawing comics together, listening to hip hop and funk, drinking 40s and such, so we named our studio 40oz Comics. We produced a bunch of comics together, most of them never published, but we're still best friends to this day. Mike is amazing.

AP: You’re a Comicon vet. How has the Con evolved over the years?

JM: Well, unfortunately, it's not really a comic book show anymore. It's more like a big Hollywood movie show now. But it's still fun as hell and a good place to expose your work to new people.

AP: Who are your art cronies and what are you guys up to right now project-wise?

JM: Mike Huddleston and I are doing a collabo sketchbook project together.
He does some pages and mails it to be from Chicago, then I collabo on them and draw some new stuff for him to respond to and mail it from LA back to him. When the whole book is filled we're gonna publish it as an art book.
I'm also doing a new hardcover artbook for IDW. They're a comic book publisher. The book is called Sparrow and my pal Ashley Wood is editing and designing the whole thing.

AP: What do you think about the contemporary art world crossing with underground comix to create pop icons?

JM: It's a beautiful thing, man. It's about time!

AP: If you had one tool to make art for the rest of your life, what would it be and how would you use it?

JM: Straight-up pen and ink and blank white paper would be my thing. Pure and simple.
I could still do my illustrations and my comics and everything.