New interview for BAISER MAGAZINE (UK) :
Experimentation and horror. Parisian artist, Mickael, goes by "L'homme aux Yeux Rogues" which translates to "The Man to the Red Eyes"... enough said.
MICKAEL aka L'HOMME AUX YEUX ROGUES interview for BAISER MAGAZINE(Feature #12)
BAISER MAGAZINE: Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you from?
MICKAEL: I'm mickael alias l'homme aux yeux rouges, a dream and fantasm creator. I live in Paris, or rather in its messy and boring suburb. I try to catch some moments of 'life' and to live in the big mess that my parisian life is.
BM: How did you get started in art? When was the first moment you knew you wanted to become an artist?
M: I think it happens naturally, since I was a kid, i could draw. I would isolate myself, i gave life to the characters and i would speak to them. I think that i see these characters like a singular language, they are my words, my cry with a lot of emergency in time. I try to introduce poesy, you know, i would like to grow old gently, be more quiet to my mind, being an artist is something we have inside ourselves, we can't learn to become one.
BM: What are your inspirations?
M: first, it is the time that i spend. I'm fascinated by cursed, isolated characters who are damaged by the society..anti-heroes and ink that trickles.
BM: We like the whole doodle effect you give your art, how long does it take to do one piece?
M: ouch! hard to answer precisely, to do one piece it can take a couple of minutes or a couple of months, or even all my life. In general, my hands get dirty, ink is trickling everywhere, i stain everything at home, it's a mess, but i like it.
BM: What are your plans for the future?
M: I'm working on my comix entitled 'EMPIRE!(the undergrrround comix)' and the first issue is coming very soon..it's about a boy who is lost between his mother who is as alived as a bag of ciment, he has a father fantazising about his old days and a powder face character coming to trample on his dreams...all orchestrate by the ring of an alarm clock. I'm making my own structure for the moment it's only DIY. It'll be published in september/october in some bookstores in France and in the U.S. I'm also working on my second exhibition about the theme 'LES 13 FANTASMES', it'll probably take place in Paris. Also, you can follow my news via my official blog : (http://lhommeauxyeuxrouges.blogspot.com/)
BM: What is your favourite thing about living in Paris?
M: The living side of this city, the euphoria, this sweet melancholy from the world of the night, walking and getting lost..the huge side.
BM: Do you have any favourite bars, art galleries , etc in the city?
M: from time to time, i discover some temporary exhibitions at the pompidou center. I don't have a favourite bar cos i'm uncomfortable in public places..when there's too many people. I like parties but with few people. Otherwise i could quote some good concert halls such as 'La Maroquinerie' or 'Le point FMR'...I walk around the streets more than in the bars..and about the galleries from what i've seen until now, it's quite pretentious.
BM: What is your favourite saying in French?
M: "Ma journée à l'usine est finie!''
BM: Do you kiss and tell?
M: Yes and you know what? i kiss my grilfriend, it's crazy! French kisses!
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