Posts Tagged ‘Speak Cryptic’
Speak Cryptic for The Modern Eleven
Works created for the Modern Eleven show curated by Statement. Both are Sumi Ink and Pen on Paper and measures 65cm x 90cm.
Speak Cryptic and the ‘House of Incest’
“THE LOWDOWN:
The Ob/Scene collaborates with literary revolutionaries Grapheme Zine Lab (graphemezinelab.com) to present House of Incest, a week-long multi-disciplinary groupshow that features a surreal, provocative art exhibition, in addition to other events such as academic talks, film screenings and an intimate poetry reading. House of Incest is one of several fundraising events to help Post-Museum.
So I was invited to be a part of the show and was given a block of text from “House Of Incest” to react to. The whole thing was about 3 pages long but there was one paragraph that I held on to.
“Stumbling from room to room I came into the roof of paintings, and there sat Lot with his hand upon his daughter’s breast while the city burned behind them, cracking open and falling into the sea. There where he sat with his daughter the Oriental rug was red and stiff, but the turmoil which shook them showed through the rocks splitting around them, through the earth yawning beneath their feet, through the trees flaming up like torches, through the sky smoking and smouldering red, all cracking with the joy and terror of their love.”
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SPEAK CRYPTIC in Göoo Magazine
“I was recently invited by Göoo Magazine to submit an illustration for their upcoming issue based on the theme of “Illogic”. Had a couple of ideas and sketches going around and this is what I came up with.
Much thanks to Martin Orza and Göoo Magazine for the invite!
PS: Make sure to head over to their site too athttp://www.gooo.com.ar/.”
SPEAK CRYPTIC’S “The Community Club”
“The Community Club”
Mixed media on canvas
455mm x 600mm, 2011
This was put up for the “WHAT IS OUR CULTURE?” show held at Home Club, organized by the kind folks at RCGNTN. Click here for the details.
“The idea of a counterculture is ultimately based on a mistake. At best, countercultural rebellion is pseudo-rebellion: a set of dramatic gestures that are devoid of any progressive political or economic consequences and that detract from the urgent task of building a more just society. In other words, it is rebellion that provides entertainment for the rebels, and nothing much else.”
-Nation of Rebels: Why Counter Culture Became Consumer Culture by Joseph Heath and Andrew Potter
ARTIST INTERVIEW: SPEAK CRYPTIC
NAME: Speak Cryptic aka Farizwan Fajari. Friends call me Wan.
AGE: Born 1980 which makes me 31 this year.
WHAT YOU DO: I’m a fulltime artist and illustrator and I teach Drawing part time at Orita Sinclair.
WHERE YOU FROM/ LIVE: Marsiling, Singapore.
WHAT’S YOUR PHILOSOPHY TO HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE: Work hard, be kind and show up.
WHO ARE THE LOCAL ARTISTS/DESIGNERS YOU LOOK UP TO: I have a huge respect for Pann Lim (from Kinetic) and Sean Lam (from Plate). They are such nice guys and great fun to hang out with and plus, of course, they make things look good.
WHAT WENT THROUGH YOUR MIND WHEN YOU CREATED THIS: I just wanted it to look bad ass and like something I would have on a t shirt. I’m a huge fan of the metal genre so I had the chance to dig up my old cassette collection while doing the research. And it was quite a challenge to have all the letters fit into that particular design but I’m pretty pleased with the outcome.
WHAT IS YOUR DREAM PROJECT: Would love to do some illustrations for a skate company. And it’ll be awesome if I could travel the world showing my art. Currently working towards both.
WHAT’S THE BEST PIECE OF ADVICE YOU’VE BEEN GIVEN: “Be Aggressive. Be, be aggressive. B-E-A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E.” – Faith No More
WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER TO BE THE KEY FACTORS TO A SUCCESSFUL CAREER AS AN ARTIST: Success is subjective so that all depends. I think with anything, you will have to do what works for you and then do it well.
WHAT HAVE BEEN YOUR FAVOURITE PROJECTS TO DATE IN YOUR CAREER: I really enjoyed creating the installation piece for SAM at 8Q earlier this year. It was pretty cool to see life sized versions of my drawings. Another one would probably be for the “OFF THE WALL” show back in 2006 at the Singapore Art Museum where I, along other graffiti/street artists were given the chance to spray paint the entire facade of the museum. That was great fun.
WHERE DO YOU WANT TO SEE YOURSELF IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS WHEN IT COMES TO ART: Where do you want to see yourself in the next few years when it comes to art: That’s hard to say. I’ve always tried to push myself in regards to what I do, though. So we’ll see what happens.
IF YOU HAD TO REPLACE ‘INSPIRATION’ WITH ANOTHER POSITIVE WORD, WHAT WOULD IT BE: This is kinda hard to answer. I don’t really believe in sitting around waiting to get inspired before anyone can do anything creative. Chuck Close said it best: “Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work.”
WHAT IS THE GREATEST COMPLIMENT ANYONE HAS EVER PAID TO YOU REGARDING YOUR ART WORK: The greatest compliment for me is when someone likes the work enough to actually buy it.
ART/DESIGN TO YOU IS LIKE: Everything else in life.
