SPLICED LIFE /
CREATIVE PROFILE / SKULLBOY
ISSUE 02
As an artist and graphic designer, where do you
draw the boundary (if any) between the two?
Designers like to think that we’re ‘artists’ but
the fact is that we’re a visual service provider. Art
is pointless and completely self-indulgent whereas
design has a very specific function with very specific
outcomes in mind. Obviously I’d love to flitter my
days away in an art studio somewhere but there’s
bills to pay and I genuinely love what I’m doing. I work
at an awesome agency called Modern Museum in
Durban which keeps me very happy and very busy.
My art spills over into my design and vice versa – it’s
all the same motion, you know. It’s like with a Bengal
tiger: those same jaws that kill and maim are also
used to pick up cubs without leaving a scratch. So
during the day, I do my work and it’s fun and it’s got
some sort of purpose in the world, but at night, I’m
fuckin’ tearing out throats, man.
You’re based in KZN. How do you feel it fares
creatively with Joburg or Cape Town?
We’ve got the talent but we’ll never (ever) have the
infrastructure. I’m slowly learning this. I love Durban
and it’s an awesome place to live but if you want any
form of ‘alternative’ career, you’re fucked homie.
Where do you draw your inspiration from?
Late nights, sexual misadventures, friends making
the most of their youth, dying.
Where can people see more of what you do?
www.Skullboy.co.za
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