We had a chat with awesome illustrator and all-round good dude, Blair Cairns (pictured above in his piece “Digging For Gold – Self Portrait”) about his artwork, DIY tattoos and skateboarding. The interview is part of a feature on Blair’s work for the first upcoming quarterly issue of SALT magazine. We ended up being so stoked on the interview that we’ve decided to run a sneak peak on our online blog, check it out below.
SALT: How did Blair’s Totally Rad Drawings come into existence?
BC: “It was in my mind for a long time, I just wanted to put my drawings somewhere where more people could see them, and hoping to get my name out there more.
Its also keeping me busy, because I enjoy sharing my drawings.”
SALT: Why do you often choose expletive/gross subject matter for these drawings?
BC: “I suppose its because I’m inspired by the likes of NECKFACE, Basquiat, Weasel Face and anything that I see that’s funny to me. It’s more fun as well, like I don’t enjoy drawing something pretty that’s not real to me. It’s way more fun to draw a fucked up face, with blood shot eyes, vomiting from its nose than a flower.”
Be sure to check out “Blair’s Totally Rad Drawings” for more of his work and keep an eye out for SALT Magazine. We are hoping to have issue one available for your reading pleasure by early August.
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