ONE SMALL SEED MAGAZINE Issue #26 Digital 01 | Page 63

You go by the name SOAP. Considering the function
of soap in comparison to a graffiti artist, this name
seems to hold a certain irony to it. Soap also speaks
true to the concept that ‘out of destruction comes
creation'. I could be completely off target though.
Maybe you just like to keep things clean…?

'Meeting of Styles'

ence and the Machine)

For years, me and my friends from the B2 crew would go
about bombing trains and spraying walls. One time I was
running away from the police and because I was running
so fast, they couldn't catch me and started firing shots
above my head. I could hear the bullets clearly and it
made me sit back and think once I was home. I didn’t
want to get shot for my art and when I found the word
soap in an English dictionary, it was so surreal because it
was like a message. I wanted to clean my act up and try
something different. I wanted to bring my art to another
level, which is what I’m doing right now. My B2 friends are
happy for me and even came to my London exhibition.
They’re like brothers to me and we may even spray some
legal walls together soon so watch this space. Yes, SOAP
stands for clean and it has a deeper meaning – and
you’re very clever to spot it!
With the digital solutions that are available, and
information overload just a click away – do you think
that ‘high art’ and ‘low art’ even exists anymore?
What isn’t accessible?
I love the Internet and digital solutions. Years ago, with
the likes of say Picasso, only the very rich would have
been able to seen his art. Today anyone can surf the net
and look at art they like and I like the fact that they can
do that. The only art that’s not accessible in my opinion is
the art that’s in the artist’s head and not on canvas. But
I believe it’s a great thing that we can share things with
each other so quickly now.

Interview: Sarah Claire Picton
Artwork: Adam Klodzinski aka SOAP
www.urbanartistsoap.com