Interview with Eric Robinson

Full name:

Eric Robinson

What is your current location:  

Michigan, USA

Tell us a little about the art styles that you use:

I suppose “found poetry” would be the big one and any other styles I use revolve around that. The words always come first for me, for any piece that I start, and are always the most important part of any composition. The rest can be broken down as such: 70% collage, 30% surrealism and 100,000% awesomeness.

Why did you choose these art styles:

I don’t think I did, consciously anyway. Everything evolved on its own and still is. It’s an ever-changing process. I try not to think about what I’m doing when I’m making these. I just sit down and see what happens and I usually like the end result, so I guess that’s a good thing.

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What are your tools of trade:

Office supplies, lots of sharpies, markers, crayons, scotch tape, whiteout, hole punch. And stacks of old paperbacks I pick up at a local book shop from the $.50 bin.

Who is your favorite artist and how do you connect with his/her works:

Too hard to pick a single favorite, but here are a few that inspire me to keep creating: Basquiat, Rauschenberg, Rothko, Banksy, Motherwell, SAMO, Enem, Weegee, Mignola…

What influenced you to become an artist:

I was influenced by other people’s art.

How long have you been an artist:

I have been an artist for as long as I can remember, which is at least two years back.

How did your family and friends react of you being an artist:

My friends and family didn’t react at all.

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Where do you get your inspiration from:

I don’t like thinking about the creative process on any kind of surface level. Inspiration or creativity or whatever you want to call it is completely arbitrary and shapeless. Trying to control or understand such things usually leads to apprehension and doubt (for me anyway).  I feel like inspiration comes from somewhere intangible and to label that would be to cheapen the mystery of the creative experience. I like mysteries.

Where can people visit your exhibition:

(Scene) Metrospace in East Lansing, Michigan. It runs through April 17th.

What can you tell us about your current exhibition:  

It’s amazing and you should totally go.

Where can people see your artworks:

giantshadows.deviantart.com

How can people contact you:

giantshadows@yahoo.com

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