Mike Capp is a highly talented artist who brings playfulness to his creations of monsters, superheroes, and robots. Mike says there’s no hidden message behind his Art just inspiration from his children’s creativity and his own playful mind. And it’s just the kind of art I love. I count it a privilege to have Mike and his work featured at “Don’t Pick the Flowers”.
David: Hello Mike, when did you become interested in art and decide that was the path you wanted to take with your life? How long have you been painting?
Van Tyson
I became interested in art at an early age. Probably around 5 years old. I would watch my Dad draw in his sketchbook with markers. He was really into drawing wildlife at the time. My favorite subjects to draw back then were trucks and superheroes. I knew I wanted to be an artist when I grew up right away. To me the lifestyle of an artist is like being a rock star without all the fame and women. Wait…..what? I guess I’ve been painting all my life. I can’t think of a time when I haven’t been painting.
David: What are the things that inspire your work and do you have any artistic “heroes”?
Dali Joker
A lot of my work is inspired by what I was interested in when I was a kid. Especially in the 70’s. Kiss, Superheroes, Star Wars, Comic Books, Kiss and Kiss. All my artistic heroes are artists who created paintings that pissed a lot of people off. Picasso, Dali, Schiele & Ron English just to name a few. All my heroes are intelligent trouble makers!
David: Where do your ideas come from and do you feel you have a message with your art?
I basically paint what I’m in the mood for at the time. I’ll wake up and feel like painting a mash-up of Salvador Dali and PacMan….so I’ll just do it. I try not to think about it too much. I definitely don’t have a message with my art. It is what it is…….and usually it is visual “punch line” of some sort. Sometimes they are funny and sometimes they bomb.
Soft-Construction with Gizmo
David: Of all the art you have created do you have a favorite or two?
I love all my paintings! They are all my babies! But right now my favorite would have to be my mash-up of Salvador Dali & Gremlins. It’s called Soft-Construction with Gizmo.
David: I hear you are also a stand up comedian, how has that influenced your work?
A lot of humor and weirdness are quite evident in my paintings and a lot of that comes from a stand-up comedy background. My stand-up and my art go hand in hand creatively. Part of my comedy act is actually presenting my drawings in a twisted portfolio presentation for the audience. It seems to go over well……..most of the time.
Heart Attack
David: Sounds awesome! Mike I love your art and style. Thank you for sharing a little about your work and life. I look forward to seeing what you will be producing in the future.
Check out more of Mike Capp and his art at:
www.impsandmonsters.com/mikecapp.html
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1062924006
www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-Capp-Art/215435981887626
