Posts Tagged ‘Mike Kulick’

Carmine Magazine: What drives you to create? Also, what inspires you and your work?
Mike Kulick: My whole life I grew up in awe of artists who sacrificed for their work. Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Beethoven, and van Gogh just to name a few. They slaved over there art to the point of madness, I always found that to be so inspiring, and interesting. As a young child, my main driving force was ancient Egypt and the artwork the Egyptians created. I used to copy famous works from the walls of Tutankhamen on my bedroom walls. My mother didn’t like that. That childhood attachment is still present in my art today with my sharpie work. I am driven to create my art by sitting down and thinking of the most detailed and complex work of art in my head, and then try my hardest to transfer it to canvas.

CM: Were you formally trained in art or self taught? Do you think it has helped you or hindered you?
MK: I don’t have any formal training in any art subject. I never really liked school and I felt that art was something I could never really learn in the classroom. All of the artwork I have created came from my own experiences, thoughts and emotions. I taught myself various techniques by studying well known artists myself.
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