My first featured artist is Jim Mahfood, AKA Food One. Jim is “a muralist, comic book artist, painter, live art show rocker and drunken freestyler extraordinaire”.
I met Jim on September 11, 2001 (yes, that day) when he was a visiting artist lecturer at my school. He’s a very talented and generous guy (he’s sent me some cool stuff over the last few years, like comic books, a tank top, buttons, and other cool swag with his art on it), and I am very excited to have his artwork on my website. I decided to do a small interview with Jim. Enjoy!
What are five words you would use to describe your style?
“Pure funk, pure rock, free jazz, death metal, Gonzo”
What, or who are your influences for your illustration style?
“Jack Kirby and James Brown, with a twist of Ziggy Stardust.”
What are your thoughts on the merging of web design and illustration?
“It’s all beautiful to me, man.”
Do you have any insight you’d like to share about your process of creating the artwork you did for Sushi & Robots?
“I tried to make it sleek and sexy, just like Jina.”
If you like sushi, what’s your favorite?
“Probably that sushi burrito that is now available at Los Tacos.”
If you owned an army of robots, would they be good or evil?
“They would be disco robots. They would get down tonight and every other night after that.”
Jim will be doing an art show called H.A.N.D.S. on September 10th with his buddy Jeff Shagawat at the 72 and Sunny Gallery in Los Angeles, California. You can check out his blog, Food One/Jim Mahfood Art, for all his latest stuff. His main website is at 40oz Comics.
