INTERVIEW: PATRICK MARTINEZ

I conducted this interview with Patrick Martinez a while back for Vapors Magazine... Unfortunately, right as this was going to print the editor left and the entire issue got scrapped... You can peep the interview on the features section of our website. Patrick's current show, You Don't Have to Lie to Kick it, will be on display at Upper Playground Los Angeles through November 5th.

Patrick Martinez was predestined to create art since he was a small child. From his early youth drawing comics, to his stint with graffiti in middle school and high school, to his time at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, to his current career as a fine artist, Patrick has been determined to succeed as an artist.
Patrick focuses on the phenomenology of his surroundings, and his work is influenced by graffiti, hip-hop, and pop culture, as well as by everyday people that don’t usually appear in the limelight. We sat down with Patrick to talk about his creative process, fresh off the opening of his first solo show, "You Dont Have to Lie to Kick It," at Upper Playground in Los Angeles

- Drew