Giving His Art Away
Q: When I presented Marc Schiller
of the Wooster Collective with your painting he
immediately knew that it was your work. After visiting your Web site it became
clear you're a prolific and talented artist. What
motivates you to create art and, even more intriguing,
give it away by placing it on the street for people
like me lucky enough to happen by?
Adam: I paint purely for the love and enjoyment I get
from the feeling of creating something, be it
a doodle on a piece of cardboard or a 6ft wall.
After the process of creating something I lose
interest in the final end product. I no longer
want to see it. The egotist thrives on completing
an acceptable painting. He will stand for hours
looking at his own achievment. The egotist will
call himself an "artist"... I just paint
on stuff. The walls of my home are bare. For me
art is not for hanging, but more for experiencing
oneself.
Q: I think a lot of people
would find your approach to life very romantic...but
ya' have to eat. How do you make money? You sell
your art on your Web site...do you also have shows
and do you do any commercial art?
Adam:
No, I have a regular 9-5 job like most normal
people. In modern society to survive as a full-time
commercial artist you gotta be more like a business
man who can use a paint-brush. I try and keep
my art to myself. If I were to attempt to market
my creativity, the value of my inner integrity
would drop.
 Q: Can
you tell us a bit about your technigues? Do you
do any digital design?
Adam:
It all depends on what I can get my hands on.
Very recently I have been playing with digital
stuff, though you can't beat a brush or a spraycan
when it comes to the fun element.
Q: Are you formally trained
in any way?
Adam: I always knew I wanted to paint, so for me I didn't
feel the need to go to college to do something
that I naturally had it in me to do. Instead I
decided to do a design degree, which for me is
kind of like art without the soul, but which used
in the right way can help put food in the fridge
for you and your family. Design is more of a combination
of pre-meditated thought processes, as opposed
to the wild abandon of loosing your mind at 2am
on 20 canvases on your living room floor. Design
for me is kind of my personal "dark-side"
in a starwars type of way.
Q: We have readers from all
over the world. Any particular cities that readers
should keep their eyes peeled for your work?
Adam:
I'm afraid it's mostly confined to my
local dwellings of East London. Though hopefully
an occasional trip overseas may happen again one
day.
Adam Neate website: http://www.adamneate.co.uk/
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