get talking x Nerone
BW: Your style is very eye-catching and unique, how would you describe it to someone that has never seen your work before?
N: I would say positive. Painting giant flowers in the street is a good way to bring good and positive vibes. Mixed with neons is perfect to illuminate the street.
I love playing with drippings and the contrast between the sharp designs and solid coloUrs of my flowers and the watercolour's effect on the drippings.
As I'm aware of the various ecological challenges and economic problems of today’s world, I constantly insist on spreading a positive message through my art.
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BW: What is your preferred canvas or surface to work on and why?
N: My favoUrite canvas is the wall. I love painting in the street because it's challenging and you offer something to the community. FROM A QUICK THROW UP TO A BIG MURAL, YOU ALWAYS COME BACK WITH FUNNY STORIES.
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BW: What has been your favourite non-wall based project to work on? What made it so special?
N: My favoUrite non-wall project has been Digitalia, my solo show in Palma de Mallorca in Spain at the 2B Gallery last June. I’M QIUTE PROUD OF THIS ONE, FIRST OF ALL BECAUSE IT WAS MY FIRST SOLO AND THE GALLERY REPRESENTS MY KINDA VIBE.
It was also special and challenging because I've produced 26 pieces while I was moving to France and I had to work in various conditions, in different places.
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BW: If you had to collaborate with one artist who would it be?
N: I would love to collaborate with Nathan Brown, He's an American guy I met in Kosovo a few years ago during the Meeting Of Style Festival. I love his style, bright and coloUrful and our 2 vibes would be a great match.
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BW: How do you see street art evolving over the coming years? Street art isn’t limited to the street, after all.
N: Absolutely, it's not limited to the streets. Street art is actually super trendy and for me, it's definitely the art movement of this century. I’M NOT A BIG FAN OF THIS TERM, STREET ART IS EVERYTHING AND NOTHING AT THE SAME TIME. IF YOU STICK AN A4 POSTER IN THE STREET, YOU ARE A STREET ARTIST.
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BW: What do you listen to whilst painting?
N: PODCASTS, JAZZ, ELECTRO, HIP-HOP.
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BW: CAN YOU SEE YOUR WORK EXISTING ON DIFFERENT CANVASes IN THE FUTURE OTHER THAN WALLS?
N: Of course ! Even if I'm ready to paint walls until I'm 80 years old, I'm interested in a lot of different things. I'll continue to produce canvases of course, graphic design and why not start sculpture, I already have some ideas.
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BW: WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE A YOUNG NERONE TRYING TO MAKE THEIR WAY IN THE THE WORLD AND BECOME AN ARTIST?
N: I will tell him to do what he loves to do. Trust the process, be yourself and keep working hard. BE SUPER CURIOUS ABOUT ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING AND DON’T LOOK AT TOO MUCH GRAFFITI WHEN YOU DO GRAFFITI.
It's like a musician, you need to find inspiration in other kinds of movement.
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BW: IS THERE A PARTICULAR METHOD OF ART CREATION THAT YOU MOST ENJOY WORKING WITH?
N: I like everything but my main tool is spray paint.
I’ve recently discovered airbrush and I really enjoy it. It gives me the opportunity to recreate exactly what I do on walls with spray paint but smaller size.
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BW: DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST EVER PIECE OF WORK YOU WERE COMMISSIONED FOR? WHAT WAS IT?
N: It was a long time ago. As a teenager for my Summer jobs I have always wanted to make money from my paintings. EVEN IF A HAIR DRESSER WAS ASKING ME TO PAINT A SCISSOR ON HIS SHUTTER, IT’S BORING BUT YOU DO WHAT YOU LIKE AND YOU PRACTISE YOUR SKILLS.
My first job was probably painting a footballer on a window and I don’t like football !
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BW: WHO ARE YOUR FAVOURITE THREE ARTISTS AT THE MOMENT? WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT THEM?
N: I really like the work of Linling Lu from BaltImore, all about gradient and colour. Nick Thomm is inspiring too, he's an Australian artist living in LA.
For the third one, I would SAY Andy Blank. It's a creative studio from Brooklyn. Their pieces are lush!
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