{"id":352,"date":"2011-08-19T04:22:38","date_gmt":"2011-08-19T04:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ilovemega.com\/blog\/?p=352"},"modified":"2014-07-29T14:43:13","modified_gmt":"2014-07-29T14:43:13","slug":"beastman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ilovemega.com\/blog\/beastman\/","title":{"rendered":"Beastman interview
STREET ART OF THE WEEK"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beastman tells us more about his influences and his working process in a cool interview.<\/h2>\n

Every week, I bring you a selection of some of the best actors of the Street Art movement.<\/strong>
\nThis week, Australian artist Beastman.
\nMore about the Australian street artist<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"The

The Record Store, Sydney<\/p><\/div>\n

PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF<\/strong>
\nI have lived and worked in Sydney all my life. I make pictures that I like, both small and large, in the studio and on the street.<\/p>\n

\"Numskull

Numskull \/ Roach \/ Beastman \/ Camperdown, Sydney<\/p><\/div>\n

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR WORK?<\/strong>
\nMy work is influenced by the beauty and symbolism behind nature\u2019s repetitive, symmetric, geometric patterns and organic lines, my paintings depict an alternate world of hope and survival.<\/p>\n

\"Mayz

Mayz Lane, Sydney<\/p><\/div>\n

PLEASE SHARE WITH US YOUR WORKING PROCESS<\/strong>
\nI wake up, eat breakfast, check my emails, make phone calls, then spend the rest of the day working on whatever im working on at the time. It could be a painting, a mural, an illustration, sketching ideas for future paintings, graphic design, curating an exhibition, blogging etc etc. That’s my working process everyday.<\/p>\n

\"Element

Element Collective, Gold Coast<\/p><\/div>\n

HOW DOES YOUR ENVIRONMENT INFLUENCE YOUR ART<\/strong>
\nNo not really, only a bit when painting a wall. If the wall is a certain size or shape or whatever… sometimes you change your work to fit into or work with the space.<\/p>\n

\"Brisbane\"

Brisbane<\/p><\/div>\n

WHO ARE YOUR INFLUENCES?<\/strong>
\nI am influenced by the other artists I work with in my studio: <\/p>\n