I knewthat I neededtojustput a marktheresoitwouldn't claimitastheirown.
So I justdid a quickgesturalonenightwhen I camebackthenextday, mygirlfriend I'd brokenupandchangetheticketsjustflyingbacktoAustralia.
I guessitwas I just I triedtopaint a picture.
Itjustsohappenedthatitevolvedinto a paintingofthisgirlthat I hadbrokenmyheart.
Youaggravatedinfestedholeof a heart I'm stilldealingwithmadeforyourpainthemelikereversestudywithpiecescreatedwithoutanyeditingorthekindoffreedomandsecuritythatyouhave.
I tookitalltothestreetfirstandthrewitdownlikeOkay, I canlanditandlandeditandthenpullitbackintotheselittlepieces, whichisaneasythingtodo.
Makelittleworksaboutbigworks.
Well, thenmakebigworksfromlittleworks.
Butitwasn't something I plannedtodo.
Itwasonlyinthelaststretch, beforetheshowthat I realizedthatthiswaswhattheshowwastobeabout.
I'm notevensure I gotthroughallofthem.
Therearemanypiece I didonthestreetthatwedidn't gettodointhegallery.
I'm happy.
I'm happywithhim.
Yeah, cool.
Youknow, I playedwithClaybefore, playedwithpaint, thenbronzesandisaddictive.
I'm finisheduniversityand I beingdoingstreetartaroundmyhometownfrommaybethreeyears.
Andwhileit's inunion, met a guyMexicanbutNewYork, whoseimpactpainterlikemotherwellandfairwith a gesturalabstractexpressionist, andheinvitedmetoNewYorktoassisthim.
Thatwasthefirsttime I everleftAustralia, and I paidforthattripleonmyown, and I stayedin a hostelinBushwickand I didthismentorshipand I'vebeeninvolvedin a coupleofreallyimportantexhibitionsonSpringStreet.
Showhimloosethestreet.
Thatwashowitstartedtraveling.
Andthen I justkepttraveling.
It's goodwhenwhenshowswellreceived.
It's greatwhen a showissold.
Honestly, I wasjusttoofuckingparticular.
Nowisupstairs.
Myfancyhadonandsend a messagetohernothingwithoutyouand, uh, andshedoesn't eventhingsobviouslymeanttobefor a reason.
Maybetheshowwouldn't havecomeout.
It's greatifshewasaround.
I'vebeenveryinterestedfor a longtimeinholographicCE, anddoubletimeago, I built a piecewhere I triedtodo a holographickindofinsulation, shutdown a stripclubinSydneyandputintoshowwherenothingwasforsaleandhad a projectioncomingoutofthetelevisionontothefaceofthesculptureonthefacewastalkingandlaughingatthetelevisionfastforsevenyearslater.
Andthisbeourexperience.
I tooksomeofhispaintingsindeed, a seriesofanimatedinterpretationsoffthem.
Andthen I made a virtualrealityworldway, sortofyourembeddedin a galleryworldwiththeseanimationsgoingonaroundyou.
Thatsaid, a surpriseisjustsayingwhatyoufeelfromthecharacterandbringitout.
Thisismysuperpower.
Greatartmakesmesmile.
Andif I'm lookingat a paintingofmyownorsomebodyelse's, if I'm smilinginthatsmilemakingfromfeelingcheekyoritmaycomefromjustoffbeingorthemasterfullnessofwhichsomethingwasexecuted, I thinksmilingisthekeytogreatandtoseepeopleinthegalleryfromstandingtherewonderingwhatitistoputtingontheseheadsetsandtheirfaces, justlightingupstraighttothesource.
Itwasreallyexactlygreat.
Thatshouldmakeyou.
I knewitwanted a performance.
I wantedmusic I wanted, Youknow, Performer, I didn't justwanttobecrazyand a massdistortionouttheback, justrockingit.
I knewtheripyouwanted, so I wasjammingandendedupcrashingmyfingersupleadingattheendoftheperformance.
That's why I'm tape.
Itwentwell.
I wasjusthappythatHamptonbreaklikeitshows a disregardforconventionkindofcongruentwithwhatmyinstructionswereformyperformance, whichweresimplytonotsmilebecause I wasn't supposedtoputanybody a teaseorbedisarming.
Thentheonlyotherthing I wastoldtodoItjustdothingsthatmadethepatronsuncomfortableforaslongas I couldand I thinkthat's sicksatisfactionthatweshareinmakingart, whichwasgreat, youknow, toaskmetojustmake a bunchofpeopleuncomfortableforlike, 10 minuteswasPoorthing's likerightupmyalleyOneofthehighlightsofmyyearasfarasartthingsgo.
I mean, I thoughtitwasjustbrilliantand I knewwouldbegoodcauselistersalwaysgood, but I didn't knowit.
Bemindblowing, youknow, I justwishthat, youknow, everybodycouldseeit, notjustthepeopleatthegallery.
Therewasmagic.
It's meanttobeanexperience.
Andthesepiecesthatwillleave, burnandturntoactualechoineternityforeveranddecoratetheapocalypsearejusttokens, tracksandmarksofexperiencewhich I guessistherealworkthatwouldbemadewhetherornot I wasinpainfromlove, pain, whatever, buthopefullyinthefuture, whateverpartner I haveunderstandmeandsupportmein a waythatmakesmebetterbuildbiggershows.