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Kelsey Brookes: The Q's To Our A'sYesterday

If you've been to our house, then you know that Samantha, our fifteen month old daughter, has the best art collection of the family. Her room explodes with energy from the numerous paintings that hang on the walls. Two of our favorite paintings in Samantha's room are by Kelsey Brookes. And the reason why we love them so much is because there's a spiritual quality to them that reminds us of being back in India. Kelsey's paintings make you feel good, and we want Samantha to wake up to this positive energy each and every day.

Recently Sara and I wanted to learn more about Kelsey so we asked him to give us some Q's to our A's.

Enjoy:

Age: 30
Hometown: Denver Colorado
Where do you now live?: San Diego California
Where would you most like to live? Inside of a wave
Who was your first "hero" in life?: The first hero in my artistic life was Picasso followed closely by Basquiat. In my life outside of art my parents were and still are.
What is your favorite thing to do on your day off from work?: Surf
What is your favorite color?: I have 8 favorite colors right now! they look like this

Who (or what) do you love?: Love its self, Curiosity and Creativity.
Who and/or what are some of your influences? I am constantly surprised by and absolutely enthralled with Hindu art especially from Tibet. I love the art of Heinrich Kley and I love quilts. Giuseppe Arcimboldo's paintings are a continued source of amazement. Traveling, surfing and hallucinations too.

Wooster: What other artists do you most admire?

There are so many and for so many different reasons. Here is the incomplete short list; Giuseppe Arcimboldo and Heinrich Kley (as I have already mentioned but they deserve a second mention I think). Indian and Tibetan folk artists, Quilt makers from around the world, CocoRosi, Folkert De Jong, Raquib Shaw, Andre Ethier, Swoon, Dave Choe, Antony Micallef, Paul Insect, Banksy, Andrew Schoultz, Lister, Kill Pixie, Faile, Maya Hayuk, Os Gemeos, Clayton Brothers, Yang Shaobin, Aurel Schmidt, Gee Vaucher, Alex Grey and so many more.

Wooster: How would you describe your art to someone who could not see it?

Seen On The Streets of OsloYesterday

Artist: Martin Whatson

"And In The Darkness They FAILED to Stay Up"Yesterday

Unfortunately it's become somewhat common for work on the street to be stolen as soon as the artist starts having success in the galleries and auction houses. Last night Romanywg told us about a series of "Fake Faile's" that turned up on the streets of London, pasted up in the exact same places that the original Failes were stolen from.

They read "And In The Darkness They FAILED To Stay Up" and at the bottom it reads "History is made once again, it should have been a STENCIL". The evil hand of Ebay appears over the girls shoulder.

(Not surprisingly, one of these "Fakes" is already up for sale on Ebay already!)

Keith Haring Movie TrailerYesterday

Seen On The Streets of AmsterdamNovember 18

The great thing about street art is that most of the time you have no idea why, by whom, or for what reason a piece was done. The anonymity of the piece becomes what makes it so compelling. Perhaps that's why we love these cups that have been appearing in Amsterdam.