Barry McGee
Barry McGee
Barry McGeeis a painter and graffiti artist. He is also known by monikers such as Ray Fong, Lydia Fong, Bernon Vernon, P.Kin, Ray Virgil, Twist and further variations of Twist, such as Twister, Twisty, Twisto and others...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionArtist
CountryUnited States of America
art
Drawings, paintings, and sculptures. That's the three pillars of art academia.
favorite love pieces thrift work
Some of my favorite pieces are from thrift shops. When I find something I really love, I live, work and sleep in it.
area art bay bruce
I'm really into California art from the '60s. I like a lot of Bay Area artists, like Nathan Oliveira and Bruce Conner.
activist aids art artist david frame love time
I love biographies. I read Patti Smith's 'Just Kids.' I'm into that time frame in New York, the '70s and '80s. In art school, I read 'Close to the Knives,' the autobiography of the artist and AIDS activist David Wojnarowicz.
art soon
As soon as street art got popular, I was just like, 'I'm out of here.'
created excitement maintain marks means result using
For me, graffiti means making marks on surfaces using just about anything, be it markers, spray, paint, chalk, lipstick, varnish, ink. Or it can be the result of scratches and incisions. The aim is to maintain the energy created by disturbance or excitement in the street.
museums graffiti embrace
The parts of graffiti I like are really antagonizing still - it's not something that a museum would really embrace.
art california
I'm really into California art from the '60s.
cities healthy competition
That's immediately how I gauge how healthy a city is-by the amount of tags. It's just in direct competition with advertising. It's still one of the last things that hasn't been corrupted.
art want today
I want to do just, like, regular art. Whatever is made today on canvas goes up against all of art history. Its the most radical thing.
inspiration cities san-francisco
Most inspiration still comes from bicycling around San Francisco. This city never fails to inspire me. It is one of the most vibrant cities - especially visually - with a constant influx of young energy arriving daily. I love it.
people would-be graffiti
Some people are enraged, and some people are applauding. If there were a mission statement for graffiti, that would be it.