KR

May 15, 2006 in interview

-Krink

Name?
Craig.

Alias?
KR/Krink.

Who the F*#K are you?
You know who, beotch!

How do you put food on the table?
On a plate or in a bowl.

How long have you been in the game?
It’s not a game.

What city you reppin'?
NYC.

What are you best known for?
Depends on who you ask. Krink, Handmade Permanent inks.

What are you most proud of?
Staying alive.

What's on your feet?
Airmax 1.

When was the last time you wrote on a wall and where?
Berlin, Germany, a couple of weeks ago.

Describe your style?
Everything is deliberate.

One word that describes you is?
Low-pro.

When did you realize that the art can get you paid?
I haven’t realized that yet.

Who is your favorite graffiti artist?
Revs. Futura, Capiche…I like people who are creative and don’t stick to rigid rules about what is and what isn’t.

How many times have you been caught by authorities performing your beautiful art?
More than once.

What was your sneaker of choice when you went bombing?
Sneakers that could get dirty. Writing is not about fashion.

Tell us something people don't know about you?
I’ll never tell.

Tell us something people should know about you?
I’m shy and standoffish, don’t take it personal.

In what borough can we see most of your work?
Downtown Manhattan.

Give us a shameless plug:
krink.com Come see me.

If you had to pick one song to be the soundtrack of your life, what would it be and why?
“I got soul/that’s why I came/ to teach those/who can’t say my name.”

Top 5 tracks in tape deck/iPod/music player?
Ghostface
 Sade
 Art Blakey
 Bloc party
 Big L, Lord Finesse, and Biggie freestyles, always entertaining.
 Shuffle is my shit.
 Believe it or not, all 30 gigs of my music is played out.

Favorite Blog/Internet site?
nytimes.com

Any Vices you want to share with us?
No.

The Ultimate Collaboration would be You vs. ????
Public art fund or Creative Time. Something public and permanent.

What's on your TiVo?
PBS is my shit…sports too, but most TV is total crap.

Who do you look up to?  
People who are focused and work hard.

 What’s pissing you off?
George Bush and his fucking stooges.

Explain to us a brief summary of your book.
It's a collection of painting, graffiti, photography, and sculpture that illustrates a progression of style, born from a background in fine arts and an interest in the surrounding environment and my interaction with it.

How do you feel about Marc Ecko's air force 1 hoax?
M. Ecko is a smart guy who is good at marketing and making dough. As a writer, it’s hard to watch large corporations making dough off of what writers get locked up for.

Do you have any advice for others who want to get into the graffiti game? Is it even still worth it?
Graffiti is a tough game with a lot of haters and few rewards.
 For me, it’s personal and I do what I do for me.
 Good advice? Diversify your creative talents.

How does a graff artist get a book published?
I do not consider myself a “graff artist”
 I put together images to show examples of my work, because I had trouble explaining what I was into. It eventually snowballed into a book because people found it interesting.
 Good advice? Make a mock up of what you want to do. It should be at least 20 pages. Show that around, because people want to see shit, not hear you talk about it.

Are you planning on publishing any more books?
Yes.

Have you ever put up work somewhere in Canada?
Alife, Vancouver, BC.

Whats next for KR?
Maintaining and another book in the near future.

Any last words shout outs?
Travel, see the world.
 Think outside of this little world.
 See and experience other perspectives.
 Don’t be so fucking superficial.

Thanks

Much appreciated

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