Interview with:Jared Hatch [jaredhatch]
ART
 | What do you do? How do you define yourself as an artist? I Am Not an Artist, But Rather a Purveyor Of Culture |
 | What is your message? Future Tense. |
 | Your biography in four lines. East Coast Native.
Midwest Transplant.
Citizen of the World.
Thinker of the Future. |
 | Do you upload your work to the web? If so, where could we see it? JaredHatch.com
HatchJared.com
PurveyorsOfCulture.com |
 | How is an idea born? For you, what is inspiration? I see People Out My Window.
I see Objects Elastic and Loud
I see Color Possibilities in 3 Dimensions. |
 | What role does technology play in your creative process? Tech is the Future. Man is the Future. Man Creates Tech. |
 | What is art? I Don't Know. Not Sure I Will. |
 | When do you get your best ideas? In My Sleeping Head is When I Get my Ideas. |
 | How do you evaluate whether an idea is good or not? I Write and Sketch and Talk and Do and Constantly Evaluate the Process. |
 | Three creative ideas that you would have liked to have created? I Would Like to Explore Outer Space.
I Would Like to Create the Physicality of a 3 Dimensional Color.
I Would Like the Oppurtunity to Live in the Future Alongside Everyone Else. |
 | When and how did you begin to see yourself as an artist? I started thinking about ideas that nobody around me was thinking about. Nobody understood what I wanted to accomplish. I was writing and drawing things that didn't make common ideas fluid. I think when I first saw myself thinking contrary processes, I did not know anyone had broken rules before. |
 | Why do so many artists and creators have such volatile personalities? These People Are Mental.
Many of These Who are Not Are in the Future. |
 | Do you consider yourself postmodern? No. |
 | How should a work of art be evaluated? Write, Sketch, Talk, Listen. |
 | Must an artist reinvent him/herself everyday? Yes. |
 | Which artists do you admire and how do they influence your work? The Inventors of Clothes Pins, Envalopes, Cellular Technologists, and the Architects of the Burj Dubai and Skidmore Owings & Merril. |
 | What do you think about public funding for the arts? Not Enough.
Step it Up, USA |
 | Is art necessary? No, Art is Not Necessary,
But, We Would Be in a Difficult World if There Were no Art and Only Design |
 | Does it pain you to let go of a piece you have sold? No. |
 | Is a work of art purchased, or is it better said, that it is the artist who is bought? Depends on the Artist and the Work Within the Climate. |
 | In art, there is no guide. How do you know what the next step is? You Must Be A Visionary. |
 | How do you feel about the fact that the pieces exhibited in contemporary art museums are often of artists already deceased? LOVE. IT. |
 | What role have the figures of art dealer, gallery owners, representatives, and intermediaries in general played in your career? Some Large, Some Small. |
 | What types of jobs do you usually do? I am Very Social. |
 | Which of your jobs or tasks do you most enjoy? Feeling, Moving, Talking, Seeing. In That Order. |
 | Do you personally collect any items? I Do Collect Many Many Things.
Dead Lightbulbs,
Paintings with Honesty,
Shoes,
Translucency. |
 | Which websites do you frequently visit? Laist, Gothamist, Chicagoist, Selectism, Wvork, Eastvillageboys, Jaredhatch, Yatzer. |
 | What advice would you give to those just beginning? Get Good at What You Do Before Tell People What You're Doing. |
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