still close and yet so long ago
From the first moment seeing a abstract work by Futura 200, i new experimenting was the only way forward, for me as artist, we all experiment, but for me it is my whole self. Pushing the visual envelope, challenging my medium is my goal. Early experiments based on “scrape” technique by Futura 2000 opened up my experiments, paint (Duplicolour, Carplan, Parsons) was primitive by today’s standard of Belton and Montana etc, but this paint laid the experimental foundation, in many instances today i miss those paints, faults and advantages in them aid experimentation.
I was not the only artist experimenting, i started painting with the Art X (Art Experiment) crew, not a 3 letter abbreviation as with all crews “something i hate” Crase, Jade, Order we all wanted to push our art beyond the perceived ”Subway art bible” these experiments took place on Line board and the walls of my flat and wall paintings, i can remember painting a Ford Transit van, pushing abstraction whilst Crase delivered letters in a semi abstract fashion.
Art-X Universe by Juice 126 Circa 1987
Aerosol paint on line board
Poured Landscape by Juice 126 Circa 1987
Aerosol paint on line board
By the beginning on the 1990′s i was on my own, no crew painting solo experimentation.
I collaborated with new artists Remi/Roughe, Stormie, system, Part2ism, Solo One, Cryse, Fuse One, Tee Rock(Rest in peace).
The paint had started to change after a introduction to Auto K (Belton) my wall and surface experiments continued, wall paintings Erotix and Tattooed tears laid my abstract expressionism direction.
I would continue to test the boundaries on glass, metal, canvas, Aluminum foil, developing personal techniques “Colour distortion” and “Colour Demolition”, whilst watching the art grow around me.
This is a brief introduction to me and my art, the early days are still close and yet so long ago.
One love
Juice 126
Poured Landscape 1 circa 1992
Aerosol paint on line board
Pink-Grey-Drips by Juice 126 circa 1992
Aerosol paint on line board
Red-Gold-Pink-Drip-Test by Juice 126 circa 1992
Aerosol paint on line board
Mettalic-Water-test by Juice 126 circa 1992
Aerosol paint on line board
