What’s inspires you to be a graffiti artist?

S: What inspires you most as a child? Like a kid?

X: I think it’s stuff around me, you know. Like it’s always stuff around me. Especially growing up in HK, a lot of pop cultures, a lot of gaming cultures. The reason I got into graffiti is there’s this wall next to my school and I pass through it every day, and ther were a lot of people scribbling, painting graffiti, this and that on top of it. Lovey puffy shit like a lot of cussing, some artistic stuff, you know all kinds of random kind of shit. Which is cool about graffiti, you know there’s no rule, like you can do whatever the fuck you want. So I was hooked into the aesthetic of it and I felt like it was kind of cool. 

Any piece of art you are proud of?

S: Any piece of art you are proud of yourself?

X: I don’t. I always liked progressing. I’m a very impatient person, I like to progress a lot. I can’t stuck to one thing for too long, 

S: Me too.

X: Like not our wives, right? Not our girlfriends, not our wives, you know.

S: They probably have split personalities, so sometimes we hang out with this personality and then the other one.

X: Exactly, so all jokes aside. But like I like to progress, I try a lot of different stuff then I’ll move on to other stuff, you know. So to answer your question in short, no there is not something that I’m really super focused and proud of. I would hope my next one would be, whenever I do the next one I want something new, move on.

What do you think about NFT?

X: I think it’s like any type of product. Like to me it’s like hearing T-shirt or a hat just came to the world. I’m not against it. It’s great medium for different people to explore, to make some money, to show their artwork. I’m just not very sure if I’m like the culture right now where everything is just leaning  towards like Apes, just Apes and Monkeys and jpegs. Especially us being surrounded by so many creative people, musicians, animators, 3D guys, artists, you know. A lot of those guys are creating so many cool digital format stuff. But somehow they’re not really getting out there in the NFT world. But like there’s a lot of those pixels, monkey going on. I’m not sure if I like that culture building up, but for sure I think NFT is a great product or a great medium for more people to enjoy. Go through all these IG celebs and they’re all putting these fucking monkeys, you know. It is what it is, but like I just felt like they haven’t experienced the biggest potential of what blockchains and NFT’s could offer to people. Been involved in a few crypto and NFT projects before, yea it was a cool experience. But for me, it’s just like pointing people out there that should experience this, but they shouldn’t just be stuck with jpegs and monkeys and pixelated faces. I mean there’s so much more they can do outside of just jpeg stuff so I think people should open up their minds and arms and embrace something new.

Talk about the DropX

S: Let’s talk about this, the Popeye and you, the Xeme collaboration, what’s this all about bro?

X: It all came together. I think it’s just something I’ve been waiting for so long, and it was a great opportunity for me to showcase my artwork in something that I have heart and love with. I grew up watching Popeye, you know in VHS.and then my dad would just record it from home and just like save it up for us to watch it.

S: Wow, good Dad, bro. 

X: Yea, and like I just grew up with a lot of manga, a lot of cartoon stuff. And for me to be able to retouch this topic, it feels very warmful actually. And being able to have my twist on it now that like, at this time of my age, adding my thoughts into this OG character, it’s very fun in general and very warmful for me to be able to touch this.

Graffiti Culture in HK VS other places? Suggestions for kids

S: How do you feel about the graffiti scene right now, like let’s say Hong Kong compared to other cities?

X: I was just asked this question last week. Cause someone wants to do a documentary about Hong Kong documentary. And my answer was like in order for you to have a culture, there needs to be at least enough people to regulate it. There’s like 10 people, you’ve met 1/10 of it right now. So, I don’t think there is a culture here yet. But, hopefully there will be, you know. Like in the future, us being here still doing the same shit or here to embrace it so hopefully that will grow bigger at some point.

S: Would you tell teenagers to start their art projects?

X: I don’t know, like just give it a try, you know. Especially during this time when you can easily access to people. Like you can DM graffiti enthusiasts and/or DM people that started doing this, and form a crew, do something together, you know. Back in days when we had no devices and stuff, we really need to go to places and meet people, and wait for them maybe, to hope that they show up. And ask them like hey, “Bro” where could I go paint? Now it’s just like one text away, so what have you got to lose? I don’t know, if you ask me just do whatever it takes to get out there and start your hobby or career or whatever you want to call it. Get out there.

What’s StockX partnership means to you?

X: I knew what StockX is since Day 1. I used to buy sneakers from (somewhere) and I get a brick sent to my house 

for buying a pair of sneakers, so.

S: Those were the sad days.

X: There’s authentication, so I knew what StockX has to offer since Day 1. With that and Popeye, it’s like a cool collab.

S: Sometimes when you open a fresh new box of sneakers, you smell that, omg.

X: You know, I smell a brick. I got a pair of Air Max and someone sent me a fucking red brick. It wasn’t a Supreme brick, it was a brick from home.

S: You know, check out StockX more, and sometimes you get yourself a deal. 

X: At least they authenticate, I think that’s important to authenticate the pair of shoes, make sure you get the real deal, exactly. I guess that’s the beautiful side of StockX. 

S: So you mentioned a lot of StockX, what does StockX partnership mean to you?
X: Yes sir, for me it’s like a lot, like I said I’m a big sneakerhead, I’ve bought a couple stuff from StockX before. Whether it’s sneaker or collectible stuff, and being able for me to be in that stage right now, it just feels big and beautiful. I’m honoured, I’m happy, I’m so excited for the launch.