ISSUE 150 FEATURES
Some sightings stay with you. Joe Vaux is one of them. From directing the animated sitcom Family Guy to creating imaginative, creature-filled paintings from his California home studio, Joe’s work lives somewhere between the familiar and the fantastical. Equal parts keen observer and art-scientist, Joe has carved out a creative life where humor, heart and a reverence for the wild intertwine, inviting us to step inside and take a closer look.
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It’s the hottest day ever in LA, which is whack because it’s not even sunny out. Sky’s gray as a suit and the air smells like a trash fire. But it’s wetsuits in the bag, boards in the van, the music swells, and … turntable scratch. Traffic’s frozen like an ice cube.
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I looked around the plain, ugly motel room and had an idea: “It would be really cool to do a painting, something that might brighten the room up and that the maids wouldn’t even notice.” I said it more as a joke, but Mike put his brush down and I could see his wheels turning.
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I didn’t always used to be this way. You know … hated by everyone. In a way, all of this “evil” stuff has just given me a complex, really. It’s like you do one thing wrong and they condemn you to hell. Oh well, at least the people listen to me here.
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Video collage by Jonny DeStefano | Featured artists: Peter Kornowski • Ryane Rose • Ray Young Chu • Jack Estenssoro • Mark Mothersbaugh • Jorge Mascarenhas • Derek Knierim • Jash Tracey • Jason White