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Jersey Joe Rime
Q. Graffiti, in my opinion, is done by two types of people, craftsmen and innovators. The craftsmen learn how to draw, learn how to paint clean, learn basic tricks like highlights, bubbles, putting stars in their pieces etc. They have learned a trade and can execute it better than most. Much like a skilled carpenter or any other tradesman. The innovators take the basics and bring it to a whole new level. NACE is a great example of that. His early pieces had a huge KAWS influence. He took those basics and ran with them, developing something completely unique. Do you consider yourself a tradesman or an innovator? How much of what you do is borrowed and Was there a point where you stopped borrowing, a point where you felt that it was time to take what you learned and make it your own?