Street Artists – Artist Hangout

Artist Interview #4 – Spray Paint Artist Bogdan Interview Is Cut Short By New York Police Due To Time Restrictions

I started this interview with badass spray paint artist, Bogdan, from Spart NYC so you guys can see how he does his interplanetary cityscapes but the interview got cut short because the New York Police asked him to close up his art stand due to some city time restriction or ordinance. Continue reading Artist Interview #4 – Spray Paint Artist Bogdan Interview Is Cut Short By New York Police Due To Time Restrictions

Artist Interview #2: Street Artist “Para” – The Godfather Of Apparel Art – New York City

In this video, I want to share with you an interview I did with a street artist named, “Para”, that I met in Times Square which is the most popular tourist spot in New York City.

Para is recognized as the “Godfather” of apparel art in Times Square by his peers because he was one of the first street artists to begin creating and selling his art in Times square for the last 12 years. Continue reading Artist Interview #2: Street Artist “Para” – The Godfather Of Apparel Art – New York City

Artist Interview #1: Street Artist Kapitan Kartoon – Los Angeles

Artist Hangout Interview With Kapitan Kartoon By Artist Tai Zen — Tai Zen interviews street artist Paul Dale (aka, Kapitan Kartoon) Circa Sep 2014 (Click to enlarge.)

I was in the city of Santa Monica which is in the northern part of Los Angeles located in the state of California.

I was walking through a very popular tourist/shopping area called the Third Street Promenade and ran into a very interesting manga/anime artist named Paul Dale who goes by the nickname “Kapitan Kartoon“.

(I believe the term “Kapitan” means “captain” in English.)

We had an interesting conversation about art and the Kapitan agreed to the following interview to share his knowledge and experience with other artists.

Here is the photo of my wife, Sasi, that Kapitan Kartoon used as a reference for the portrait:

Artist Hangout - Sasi In Red Dress — Tai Zen’s wife, Sasi.

Continue reading Artist Interview #1: Street Artist Kapitan Kartoon – Los Angeles