God bless his hands

Do you remember my post on the 9th of November 2007,  "Jesus on the streets"? Today I 've finally discovered the creator of this awesome Jesus stencil. Find out what he said about his work, below.!

Name: Orticanoodles

Age: 32

Location: Milan (the official place of his street-art propaganda)

Profession: street artist / stenciler

Experience: 10 years graphic design and advertising in Milan

portfolio: Orticanoodles , flickr

Favourite object: x-acto blade

Favourite cities: Paris + Berlin

Favourite arist: Shepard Fairey

Favourite face: Jesus

How did everything start?

The first stencils with some attitude hit the streets in 2005. They were quite different from the ones I make now, not only from a technical standpoint… subjects were koi carps which, being so coloured, were suitable for a pictorial treatment, colourful backgrounds and interactions between spray and brush. I have never made writing, I don’t know why I started pasting carps in the street but it was fun and I’m still learning a lot, it suddenly became something I have devoted myself to.

After koi carps, Jesus. Why?

   Because he is Very Important Person ! I remember a quotation about Obay, by Shepard Fairey written on a website:

“the day people will have fun to divert him, the loop will be locked!”

   Shepard Fairey is my favourite street artist, his style surprises me all the time. I consider his works as guidelines defining the rules of street art. Obey's face represents a format that a lot of artists have reviewed, and I like to work in this way with Jesus’s face. Obey is great, thanx to obey propaganda, Stencil scene in Europe is characterized from a lot of french stencilers, the style is clean and technical level is very high, there are a lot of recognised artists from which I keep inspiration, such as Logan Hicks, MBW, Sich, Jr, Pq , C215.

   Now I spend a lot of time on it, my stencils are getting cleaner and bigger. I mainly paint legally in jams or authorized events, I want to do things properly, I don’t care about vandalism, I don’t like tags all over the places, the only illegal thing I do is poster affiche.

   I have spent a lot of time preparing new stencils for difusor and after long solitude and silence now I’m looking forward to having fun with my x-acto, working with and meeting as many people as possible: this will be a dream come true. In the future I’ll participate in all possible events as I always find the right attitude for working and sharing experiences with no police problems. I have got stopped by the police several times while pasting up, it’s not a big deal in Milan, the city is pretty well covered with posters and the police knows street art: once they ascertain posters do not convey political messages, they let you go. I must say that in Milan things are not so bad, media and town authorities are trying to promote this kind of artistic expression: it’s a good moment for street art!

    Now I have to get back to my stencil…