CENZ Graffiti Art From London – Interview 2010

CENZ Graffiti Art From London – Interview 2010

WG briefly got to meet up with graffiti artist Mr. CENZ at the Urban Art 2010 show in Brixton in July, he was doing some live painting (pictures to come soon). He answered some questions…

Brixton 2010

WG - What name/s do you paint as and where you from?

CENZ – I go by ‘Mr Cenz’ or just ‘Cenz’ from South East London.

Stockwell, London 2010

WG - Where did the name CENZ come from?

CENZ – Well when I first started I used to write ‘Cence’’, so it just evolved into ‘Cenz’ over time really.

WG - How long you been painting, how did you get into it?

CENZ – I started painting in 1988 when I was about 11years old. Got into to it through my cousin who was into hip-hop and breaking and was friends with Fade 2 of the Non Stop Artists.

I didn’t really start doing much illegal stuff until I joined the Assassins Crew in Bromley in 1990 though.

Stockwell, London 2010

WG - What paint do you like to use?

CENZ – Mainly Belton for the consistency and cleanness. But sometimes a bit of Montana Gold, 94 etc.

WG - You do a lot of characters, you prefer doing those to lettering or you into both?

CENZ – I always try to do a piece and a character- bit of an old school mentality I suppose! I enjoy both but doing good original letters is much harder work.

Stockwell, London 2010

Cenz, Tizer and Dep – Crystal Palace, London

WG - You can only paint with 2 colours for the rest of your life, which 2?

CENZ – Scary thought…mmm would have to be petroleum blue and pastel petroleum blue!

WG - Favourite trainers/shoes?

CENZ – My Adidas!

Betts Park, London 2010

Anerly, London 2009

WG - What artists you like at the moment?

CENZ – Mmm…digging people like RT Crew, Heavy Artillery, Mash One and Corze at the mo. Anything with nice tight lines and forms which is original basically. Its hard as I try not to look at too much stuff anyway!

WG - What you got planned for 2010?

CENZ – Doing loads of community stuff over the summer then just the usual commissions and trying to find time to do my own pieces at least once a week!

Anerly, London 2010

WG - What music you listening to at the moment?

CENZ – Normally a lot of old soul, funk and hip hop.

Huge shout out to CENZ for taking the time to talk to us, check out loads more of his graff on the CENZ website and his flickr account.

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