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Conducted By: Switchblade Siouxsie
FRACTURE: What is
your background in art, and how did you get to
where you are today?
GLASS: I have been
scribbling all of my life, mostly self taught.
When I was a kid I had a few art classes
drawing gun toting guys with fire in their eyes
and enormous heads, burning buildings with
explosions, funny cars, space ships, aliens,
rockets and shit. I was a weird kid into
burning things and watching the drips form
interesting shapes. My immediate family
consisted of a journalist, musician,
photographers, a theater actor, model, and
engineer so I would like to believe some of the
creativity spawned from blood. More of what
I’m doing today stems from spray paint ,
Xerox art, and punk cartoons I drew back in the
80’s. I graduated from the Art Institute
of Philadelphia but all I learned is how to
turn on a computer and gained some business
knowledge. I don’t feel any school can
teach you how to be an artist. Past 20 years
Ive played drums for many punk bands all and
all designing the logos flyers art and and
promotional stuff. That experience has taught
me the majority of what I know and givin me the
drive to get on with it.
FRACTURE: How would you describe your
style?
GLASS: Punk pinup
art
FRACTURE: What is your source of
inspiration?
GLASS: Rock poster art, B
movie posters, classic 50’s pinup
artists, city living, extraordinary women, son
and lovely wife, bombed out street life, chaos,
alcohol, the damned church I live across from
with the blaring gospel band and crazy preacher
man. Testify! Inspiration is just all around me
especially the beautiful girls when they know
how to swagger.
FRACTURE: What is your favorite
medium?
GLASS: Ink and
brush
FRACTURE: Who/what is your
influence?
GLASS: I’m a bastard
child of Keith Moon. Rat Scabies, Frank Miller,
Stainboy, Coop, 50’s pinup art, Richard
Kern, Eric kroll, Pushead, wendy o’
Williams, Stiv Bators, Jamie Reid, Johnny
Rotten, Shawn kerri, Niagra, too many too
list…
FRACTURE: What do you like to do when
you’re not creating art?
GLASS: Play with my son,
ride my bike around the city, play drums, Hate
the world, build things, listen to records,
drink, bark at dogs.
FRACTURE: Any advice for budding
artists?
GLASS: Patience.
Don’t believe the media hype, who cares
about the next big rock star/art star
it’s a load of shit. Drink piss if your
thirty be an artist because your passionate.
Stay true to your roots. Learn the barter
system.
FRACTURE: What’s your deepest darkest
secret?
GLASS: I was an alter
boy.
FRACTURE: What’s
your favorite food?
GLASS: Crab legs, Beer,
sirloin tip charred rare
FRACTURE: You’ve done roller derby
artwork in the past, how did you get into
it?
GLASS: Originally Arizona Roller Derby
contacted me about a poster in 2002 along with
Texas Roller derby the same year. A few other
Roller Derby art gigs came about with AZ Derby
Dames illustrating the lovely Suzi Homewrecker
for their logo, and the Penn Jersey She Devils
logo design. Other opportunities arose
thereafter but I didn’t have the time to
meet deadlines. I also made a few posters for
RED EYED RATS a punk cover band I played drums
for that featured 2 Philly Roller Girls, Jersey
Diabla, and Kitty Capgun and a coach. We played
a few shows including Roller girl beneifits and
an insane gig with The Murder
Junkies.
FRACTURE: What is your favorite part of the
sport?
GLASS: Call me sexist but
girls in fishnets and bondage skirts on roller
skates had something to do with it. But I
digress the personas the girls take on like
wrestling is fun. And I respect the whole DIY
ethic behind the sport.
FRACTURE: Can you skate?
GLASS: not Roller skate but I used to rip it up
on a skateboard back in the day until I kept
breaking my ankles and couldn’t play
drums so I stopped. Recently I have been
entertaining the thought of skateboarding again
since I pulled out my old Zorlac for my son to
play with. Skate Tough Or Go Home!
FRACTURE: Any future
plans?
GLASS: Getting back into
the art world. Since I started a family a few
years ago I have had to spend most of my time
screen printing t shirts as an independent
contractor for steady income. As a freelance
artist with random clients you never know when
you’ll have work or when you’ll get
paid. Labor of love is a gamble. Unfortunately
art has been taking a back seat. Hopefully
things will turn around and I can get my own
business INK RUNS COLD (screen printing and
design business) in full swing and afford our
own home get out of this Philly apartment tour.
I also have a book Im working on SEDUCE AND
DESTROY comming out from Villan Arts publishing
in Philly whenever I can make time to get it
together.
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