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• 53.5cm (open), 28cm (closed)
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Via World Graffiti:
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WG – Where do you draw influence from?

PM – I don’t directly draw my influence from one source. I think as an artist you have to create what you want. There are pieces that I make that you will never see because I don’t think they say anything about me growing as an artists. The whole goal is to grow and push your own self yet at the same time you need to know what is going on around you and learn from people around you.

If you don’t feed off the creative vibe around you and use it in a productive way then you will never run out of ideas. REPETITION KILLS. I can NOT stand people who repeat the same image over and over and over. Always the same, no evolution, no new ideas!!! I HATE IT. People get really tired of that and it is what is killing the urban art and gallery scene. It is just bad news overall.

You see more and more galleries just use the same artists who do the same exact thing and the entire scene just needs new life. The same goes for magazines. Over and over you see the same artists and that prevents any new talent from gaining exposure and recognition that they rightfully deserve. It is super sad and one of the main reasons people are not buying magazines. Why,when I can see something new every day online since you have not for the past 2 years.

For me I see it this way; If I wanted to have a quick way out of course I could just repeat a stencil 100 times but what does that say about me and about the time I put into what I do and consider a profession.

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Via World-Graffiti (HERE)
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WG – Did you always combine the stencils with the collage stuff or did it develop over time?

PM – It was a major evolution process from the very beginning. The collage work has just become this huge chaotic mess of newspaper, textured paper, comics, money, paper from Tibet, and a bunch of other elements that I collage together.

In each painting I always put something that you can connect with immediate, whether it is you see Spiderman, Ninja Turtles, Ren and Stimpy, Robocop, etc. Once I create that connection then I develop a whole story within the painting so one you are sucked in to the painting you can explore on your own.

The goal now is to take that experience and develop it to something that is stronger and allows the audience to go through more emotions.

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PaperMonster

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LA Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park
4800 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027

Saturday, October 9th 6PM-11PM
Opening Reception with live painting, a sponsored bar, a silent auction for LAMAG, & tunes from DJ Mr. NumberOnederful (Bitter:Sweet) & X-Point
Admission is Free / Open to the Public

Sunday, October 10th 1PM-6PM
Art viewing / Last chance to see the exhibition
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PaperMonster

The book presents the works of the winners and the nominees of the Artaq Awards, the urban arts contest organized by Artaq. This contest rewards the artists most representative of the evolution of the street art and the urban arts in 5 categories : Graffiti-Painting-Collage / Sculpture / Digital Art / Photo / In situ-performances. The works are those of 108 artists come from the whole world (Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Congo, Ecuador, Spain, France, Great Britain, Holland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Russia, Portugal, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, USA
192 pages / hard cover / full color, 25 x 19,7 cm / 28 €
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PaperMonster

We hope that you can join us for our opening reception on Saturday, September 25 from 7 to 11 PM! This event is part of City Arts, Asbury Park’s new arts festival!!!

Parlor Gallery

717 Cookman Ave
Asbury Park, NJ

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PaperMonster

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The Friends With Knives stencil group show was recently featured in the Arts and Culture section of last week’s Los Angeles Times!! Alie Ward from the LATimes/BrandX and PaperMonster sat down to chat about putting together the group of artists for the Friends With Knives, the value of the stencil art movement, begining my PhD in Biology and much more. You can check out the entire interview online below!! Stay posted for photos from the opening reception at Crewest Gallery!!

http://www.thisisbrandx.com/2010/08/into-the-great-indoors-friends-with-knives-art-show-opens-saturday.html
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Koleszar sent me this photo of the printed article in the LA Times published last week in the Art and Culture section!! More photos coming soon!! Thanks Koleszar!
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Via LATimes/Brand X
“There’s a fine line between what’s an eyesore and what’s really beautiful,” says PaperMonster. “There’s a line between writing on the street, with no purpose versus a very well thought-out message that people can connect with.”

“There’s a lot of work that goes into each stencil and each painting,” says PaperMonster, who notes that many compositions require more than a dozen different stencils and aerosol colors. “It deserves to have a proper space so people can observe it and spend time with it. In the street, the experience is very ephemeral.”
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PaperMonster

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Joe Iurato at Electric Windows 2010
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Preview of “Your Best Friend”
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Beautiful birds/wings from Andrew Zuckerman book “Bird”
Preview of “Practical”
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PaperMonster

DO NOT MISS THIS AMAZING CHANCE TO SEE ALL OF THESE ARTISTS LIVE AT ONE EVENT!!

Stay posted for more info or visit: http://electricwindowsbeacon.com/artists.htmlVia BSA:http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/?p=12873
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Via WoosterCollective: http://www.woostercollective.com/2010/07/one_not_to_miss_electric_windows_this_sa.html
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Excited to finish this stencil and be part of this great event!!
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PaperMonster

This past weekend I had the pleasure of giving an artist talk during my solo show “PaperMonster Ate That Little Boy” at Vincent Michael Gallery in Philadelphia. During the talk I covered details about my first stencils, evolution of my work, future project, and work within the solo show. You can check out photos from the artist talk below and make sure to check out the show before it closes on July 31st!!!

PaperMonster speaking on first 3 stencils he ever cut.
PaperMonster’s first stencil of an eye over 6 years ago.
Speaking on the evolution of my style and stencil concepts which were cut but never used.
DirtyPilot Book, Belio Magazine, Stencil Nation Book and various spray-paints
Speaking on evolving work and learning from mistakes.
Types of paper one can cut stencils on including x-ray films.
First life-size stencil and evolution of style/experiments.

Only a handful of these left so contact egault@vincentmichael.com for more info.
PaperMonster and Ren infront of Papermonster’s massive gallery mural piece.
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PaperMonster

Also, the wonderful site Uwishunu just posted a great review of my solo show “PaperMonster Ate That Little Boy” at Vincent Michael Gallery. You can catch it for yourself over at:

Crewest Gallery
Friends With Knives Stencil Group Show
Opening August 7th 6-9pm
110 Winston Street
Los Angeles, California
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Via Crewest Gallery
A broad range of stencil graffiti styles including photorealism, political, pop, abstract, and those focusing purely on beauty will be on display. Emerging and established artists will be on view side by side as a testament of the history, evolution and future of stencil art. Artists in this exhibit form a collective that defines the power and beauty of stencil art which continues to drive one of the fastest growing street art movements throughout the world.
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PaperMonster

This Saturday, July 24th I will be giving an artist talk at Vincent Michael Gallery (HERE). During the talk I will cover a ton of topics including:

The event is completely FREE and will have several surprises for everyone!!
Stay posted for more info.

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PaperMonster Artist Talk
Vincent Michael Gallery

OPEN SPACE
510 Main Street
Beacon NY 12508
845.765.0731
Electric Windows Exhibition
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PaperMonster

Via Erin @ erin@juxtapoz.com

Best of luck to you. Thanks, again.
Erin
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Hello Juxtapoz Magazine
I am writing because I support PaperMonster’s initiative to work towards a special Juxtapoz Magazine Stencil Art/Graffiti issue or book concept similar to previous special issues/books that you have released on graffiti, street art issues, dark arts, and tattoo books. There is no better time than now to highlight the power and beauty that the stencil art movement has today. A Stencil Art/Graffiti Issue or Book Concept is a wonderful step forward for Juxtapoz Magazine as one of the leaders of art world. I am interested in this idea and hope that it is something we can see in the near future. Thank you for your time.

Below are some wonderful links to Senses Lost , Brooklyn Street Art, and Unurth which conducted some wonderful coverage of “PaperMonster Ate That Little Boy.” You can check out the exclusive SensesLost(HERE) x PaperMonster Interview covering everything leading up to the solo show. Check out more news and info on all of the sites below.

Via SensesLost:

What do you want people to take away from your show?

Overall I want people to take away two things. The first is this sense of chaos as to what to start with first; the collage; the portraits; the textures, and just dive deep into each piece. This is the perfect time to just spend hours exploring all of the pieces together and there are some real surprises in this show. The second thing I want people to take away is a sense of inspiration. At the end of the day that is what all artists are trying to do; to inspire ordinary people to express themselves in unique and artistic ways…..For More Visit (HERE)

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Brooklyn Street Art showcased a ton of exlusive detail images and process photos which you can check out here:
http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/?p=12366
Finally, check out Unurth which has by far become one of the most impressive sites to view pure urban/street art at the highest level. For more of Unurth visit: http://unurth.com/
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PaperMonster

Also, stop by Vincent Michael to check out the show for yourself from now until July 31st. Below is the address and weekly hours.
Vincent Michael Gallery
Where: 1050 N. Hancock St.
Philadelphia, PA 19123
Wed- 4pm to 8pm
Thurs – 11am – 8pm
Fri – 11am – 8pm
Saturday – 11am – 8pm
Sunday- 11am – 6pm
or via appointment contact: egault@vincentmichael.com
Amazing flow of people checking out the show.
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PaperMonster and Jack Beitler
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FREE!!:: Artist Talk Saturday, July 24th from 2-4pm
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PaperMonster and Alexandra Bolt from 215Mag (HERE)
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The VMGallery Family (Chris, Elizabeth, Armon, Drew) and PaperMonster.
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PaperMonster speaking about process of creating each piece and concept behind each work.
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Love the layout of this wall. By far my greatest and proudest show yet.
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For More Info On Vincent Michael Gallery Visit:
http://vincentmichael.com/

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PaperMonster

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Always surround yourself with great people! Amazing friends!
Ren scored some cotton candy courtesy of Keri.
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Chris (VMGallery), PaperMonster, and Elizabeth (VMGallery)
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PaperMonster, Adrianna, and Chris (VMGallery)
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My amazing family!! Thanks for all of the support.
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