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IdN Extra 01: Cut&Paste

From Sketch to Production

The making of a work of art: 50+ creatives from 11 cities brought together by the Cut&Paste competition review their own efforts, revealing the choices they made along the way – the inspirations, the mental blocks, the wrong tunings, the serendipitous discoveries. And how they might do it all again in a different medium if they had the chance.

Jay Forster

Hong Kong, China

“Part designer, part machine, part comb-over."

Joerg Solzbacher

Munich, Germany

Started with graffiti some 14 years ago, his style – recognize, reflect and remix.

Tim May

Portland, USA

"I had too choices when I was young. Take Ritalin for the rest of your life, or become an artist. I should have kept on taking the Ritalin."

Joshua Berger — Plazm

Portland, USA

The complete catalogue of Plazm magazine resides in the permanent collection at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Daljit Singh

London, UK

Singh has ranked in the Financial Times’, Top 50 list of creative professionals for two consecutive years.

TEWZ 1

Chicago, USA

TEWZ 1 is a graffiti writer, lyricist, pixel pusher, DJ, beatsmith, crate digger, radio personality, break dancer, actor, painter, printer, photographer, heart-breaker, trouble-maker, alcoholic, liar, thief, lover, fighter, smart ass, teacher, student, and a pretty damn fine cook.

Kamanwilliam

Hong Kong, China

"Religion, current affairs and supernaturalism have had a great influence on me, as these subjects mingle faith with reality and imagination."

Oat Montien

London, UK

“Usually, inspiration comes from people I have encountered physically or heard of through the grapevine. I am interested in people with interesting stories, and try to tell their stories via my designs.”

Jose Caballer — The Groop

Los Angeles, USA

"Our primary goal is to facilitate a dynamic space of free thinking that is uninhibited by anything that has come before."

Jeffrey Augustine Songco — Gus23

New York, USA

"I am stuck online. The world is a cold and intimidating place and I’m scared of it. I find comfort on the Internet."

Chris Eichenseer

Chicago, USA

Chris Eichenseer grew up in the suburbs of Chicago practising the “socially constructive arts” of break-dancing and playing drums for thrash-metal bands.