Having first become aware of Mike GIANT's work in the San Francisco graffiti documentary "Piece By Piece," I began following his work more and more... Learning much about this individual from videos of lectures, interviews regarding meditation, and observing his co-founding of Rebel 8 clothing... I began seeing that I related somewhat to what he was saying and the lifestyle he was leading... One can appreciate his minimalist lifestyle, such as him riding a bike virtually everywhere, not even owning an automobile, and his ingestion of only natural foods... Shit, from what I witnessed, he only smokes his certain weed, as he was offered others many times, not accepting any, but still offering his own anytime he decided to spark up...
He painted pretty effortlessly, usually in big sweeping strokes as he laid his grey outline down on the blank black wall in front of the small crowd that had amassed... They then quickly discussed color schemes as he decoded EMIT's unfinished piece, which he had been working on a while before GIANT had stepped outside... He took short breaks to smoke, sign shit, and eat some food, but his piece came right along as he finished up his fill...
Around that time he stepped inside to knock out a meet & greet session... Lined up, happy fans waited with anything from lamp shades and blackbooks to sign with a write or a quick hollow, and he obliged in good spirit... During that time I also got a quick moment to ask him whether painting helped him find a place of "zen" (for lack of a better term,) and he replied that it was quite the opposite... That he finds painting to still be challenging and only feels he's reached a "zen like" place after he's finished the piece and has walked away from it... He finished his meet and greet, and then headed back outside to lay the last outline and final touches of his piece...
I documented his painting process and compiled a video of him and EMIT DF below!! It was a great opportunity to meet a very unique artist and also witness him at work... He has a great deal of work out in the world, so I feel privileged to have been there, and encourage others to seek out his works as well!!
He painted pretty effortlessly, usually in big sweeping strokes as he laid his grey outline down on the blank black wall in front of the small crowd that had amassed... They then quickly discussed color schemes as he decoded EMIT's unfinished piece, which he had been working on a while before GIANT had stepped outside... He took short breaks to smoke, sign shit, and eat some food, but his piece came right along as he finished up his fill...
Around that time he stepped inside to knock out a meet & greet session... Lined up, happy fans waited with anything from lamp shades and blackbooks to sign with a write or a quick hollow, and he obliged in good spirit... During that time I also got a quick moment to ask him whether painting helped him find a place of "zen" (for lack of a better term,) and he replied that it was quite the opposite... That he finds painting to still be challenging and only feels he's reached a "zen like" place after he's finished the piece and has walked away from it... He finished his meet and greet, and then headed back outside to lay the last outline and final touches of his piece...
I documented his painting process and compiled a video of him and EMIT DF below!! It was a great opportunity to meet a very unique artist and also witness him at work... He has a great deal of work out in the world, so I feel privileged to have been there, and encourage others to seek out his works as well!!
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