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KEYA TAMA: Artist Interview
Aug 29, 2019
KEYA TAMA
How did you start creating street art?
I got into it through my parent who where both graffiti artists. I would pain walls with them as a kid and from there my style evolved into it form now.
What are some of your influences inside and outside of the art world?
I am inspired by cleon peterson, Peru, tibet and African patterns clothes and stories, directors like taika waititi, wes anderson and Yorgos Lanthimos, gucci, and donald glover,
What kind of art do you make outside of murals?
I make music, animation, comics, paintings, illudtations and videos.
What are your best and worst experiences in the different places you’ve been traveling around the world?
The best was flying over the Swiss alps in a helicopter, going to the FOST conference in New York, probably the worst has been getting temporarily stuck in Haiti during a hurricane, and going to Fort Lauderdale
What piece has stuck with you the most in your art career?
Probably painting the media room at the cartoon network head Quarters in Burbank. It was really special because I painted every day from morning till night for a month it felt like meditation after a while.
Having artistic parents, did you grow up in a creative environment? And do you think that has had an influence on your art or your desire to make art?
Definitely. I think theta its shaped the way I see the world and made me constantly want to constantly expand my ideas and take my stye further. They definitely influenced my passion for art but we have aesthetic differences in our art.
It seems like most street artists use bright colors in their works, while yours tend to mainly be black and white, can you give some insight in to this?
I l have more recently been adding color but I prefer black and white for the most part because It striking visually and forces the viewer to protect some of there own color onto it. There is more to be seen in leaving it unfinished in some way.
When it comes to street art, the workspace can sometimes be small and involve corners or edges, do you take that into consideration when preparing for a piece?
I love having a rough idea for a wall and then letting the surroundings inform the design as it develops, I like using corners and indents in the wall to make it feel like the wall was built for the art work
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