{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Street Art"],"cover":{"alt":"15 Years Street Art: Specter Interview","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/street-art-specter-interview/specter-street-artwork.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2010-08-18T14:31:44Z","description":"Specter is an well-known street artist around the world. His different interventions in public space as well as his politically statements are fantastic artworks. Recently he gave an interesting interview!","html":"\u003cp\u003eBrooklyn-based urban artist \u003cstrong\u003eSpecter\u003c/strong\u003e has been doing street art for over fifteen years now. Nevertheless his different art projects like shopping cart sculptures, gentrification billboards, cardboard gates, brickwork paintings and others are still up-to-date and every time very special and unique interventions in the public space. His concepts and ideas range from politically installations to beautiful paste-ups, stencil artworks and paintings.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause of his recent \u003ca href=\"/specter-london-pure-evil/\"\u003eexhibition at Pure Evil Gallery\u003c/a\u003e in London, my friend RJ \u003cem\u003e“thought it would be the perfect time to ask Specter a few questions.”\u003c/em\u003e And so he did\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRJ\u003c/strong\u003e: Why do you work outside, and how does your street art connect to your gallery art?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecter\u003c/strong\u003e: \u003cem\u003eI work outside because it is all I know and love. I was introduced to art through graffiti and have been working on the streets for over fifteen years. It is my strongest passion and I take it very seriously. [\u0026hellip;]\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore Interviews:\u003c/strong\u003e\nWanna know who those street artists are? Make sure to read our other \u003ca href=\"/street-artist-interviews/\"\u003estreet artist interviews\u003c/a\u003e about their intentions and influences, or:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead the full interview with \u003ca href=\"http://www.specterart.com/\"\u003eSpecter\u003c/a\u003e on \u003ca href=\"http://blog.vandalog.com/2010/08/speaking-with-specter/\"\u003evandalog.com\u003c/a\u003e! It\u0026rsquo;s worth it.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nBrooklyn-based urban artist **Specter** has been doing street art for over fifteen years now. Nevertheless his different art projects like shopping cart sculptures, gentrification billboards, cardboard gates, brickwork paintings and others are still up-to-date and every time very special and unique interventions in the public space. His concepts and ideas range from politically installations to beautiful paste-ups, stencil artworks and paintings.\n\nBecause of his recent [exhibition at Pure Evil Gallery](/specter-london-pure-evil/) in London, my friend RJ *“thought it would be the perfect time to ask Specter a few questions.”* And so he did...\n\n**RJ**: Why do you work outside, and how does your street art connect to your gallery art?\n\n**Specter**: *I work outside because it is all I know and love. I was introduced to art through graffiti and have been working on the streets for over fifteen years. It is my strongest passion and I take it very seriously. [...]*\n\n**More Interviews:**\nWanna know who those street artists are? Make sure to read our other [street artist interviews](/street-artist-interviews/) about their intentions and influences, or:\n\nRead the full interview with [Specter](http://www.specterart.com/) on [vandalog.com](http://blog.vandalog.com/2010/08/speaking-with-specter/)! It's worth it.\n","tags":["Interview","Specter"],"title":"15 Years Street Art: Specter Interview","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/street-art-specter-interview/"}