May 12
The Index
1 result(s)
- A.J. Fosik: Stiff Meat - Galerie L.J. Beaubourg (part II)
1 à 6- A.J. Fosik's work for the show
You can see more works by AJ Fosik here
Chic Cityrats (CCr): Who is A.J. Fosik and where does he live?
A.J. Fosik (AJF): AJ Fosik is a giant, he blocks out the sun. His enormous moustache is as black as coal and absorbs all the light around his head except for the the two burning hot orange embers where his eyes should be, his gaze makes children and tyrants weep. He lives in the hearts of those who smash mediocrity in the face with the hammer of their own screaming, raging, existence... and Philadelphia, he also lives in Philadelphia.
CCr: How and why did you adopt the medium of three-dimensional painted sculpture?
AJF: As far as I can tell, the idea was thrust forward from deep within the blackest depths of my psyche in a last ditch effort to prevent me from pushing paper around a desk for forty years in name of making another man wealthy.CCr: Why the folk (in your works)?
AJF: The "folk" is a language that doesn't take much effort to understand, like a drunk balling his fist.CCr: Why the animals (in your works)? Many species make an apparition (bear, horse, feline): what are their respective roles?
AJF: I don't ever consider the species of animals in my work, I make animal abstractions, existential fetishes. I make little reminders to cast off everything that is unimportant and rage against the black abyss.CCr: You come from Detroit. What's your take on that place? Close to South Park's depiction of it as Hell on earth? Or a paradise? Or something else entirely?
AJF: Detroit is a rusting post-industrial hulk, an oily cesspool that every once and a while produces a beautiful flower. Then that flower usually gets shot over some sneakers or a corner dispute. I do honestly recommend that everyone vacations there a least once, mostly as a preventative measure against a terrifying future.CCr: How does your current line of work relate to what you did before (street art, signposting...)?
AJF: This is an exact breakdown of how my life and work has changed since I've stopped doing street art...
I now have 10% less fingertips, I've seen 2% more of the world. I have 0% more trust and respect for police, I invest 21% of my income in machines that alter wood. I believe 33% more in sacrificing everything in the pursuit of creativity. The soles of my shoes last 9.8% longer. I know 11% more people in the flesh who I used to only know as writing on a wall, I'm kicking life in the nuts 13% harder, I have a blood alcohol level of 0.2%.
A.J. Fosik: Stiff Meat
September 6 through October 1, 08
Galerie L.J. Beaubourg, Paris
