Yes, this is a music blog, but I just felt the need to share the awesome artwork of Nozzman with all of you. He is a cartoonist/illustrator from The Netherlands and actually designed a new header for CYSTSFTS? that will grace the top of this here site within the next few weeks. Seriously, check this dude's work out at http://www.nozzman.nl. I wanted to know more, so I asked him a few questions that he was gracious enough to answer.
So Nozzman, what is your real name?
Bram van Rijen
Where exactly are you from?
I’m from Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The second largest city of our country.
How long have you been making cartoons/illustrations?
I’ve been drawing all my life, but back in 2001 I reinvented illustrating for myself. In 2002 I made my first cartoon for a local music-website.
Did you go to art school?
Yeah, I went to St. Joost in Breda for 1.5 years, but it was all too arty farty for me, so I left.
What inspires your work?
The world around me. There is is so much crazy stuff going on!
What do you do when you are not drawing, painting, and making art?
I love music. I used to be in a punkrock band. I played guitar and did some vocals. We we’re called Cumshot, so our chances of succes were pretty limited. I’m into photography as well. Check out my flickr photos. I’m not good or anything, but I just like to shot the world. And I love to travel too with my girlfriend.
How important is music to you?
Couldn’t live without it. Music has always been very important to me. It started back in 1989 when a friend of mine made me listen to 'Garage Days Revisited' by Metallica. And that blew me away. I was a huge fan of them for years. And then I discovered 'White Trash Two Heebs And A Bean' by NOFX, which was the album that made me listen to punk rock. Nowadays I kinda listen to everything, as long is it’s got some balls.
What music are you currently listening to? What is in your CD player?
At the moment I’m into As I Lay Dying, awesome band, and Shadows Are Security is an amazing album. Reuben, a British band. And I’m listening to Bill Hicks a lot, he’s the best comedian your country has ever had. A lot of his topics our outdated of coarse, but man, he had the finger on the pulse of America.
I love all your crazy little characters. How do you come up with them?
I don’t have a standard way of drawing figures, so I just put a pencil down and see what it will look like this time. One of my handicaps is the nose, those always look pretty fucked up ;)
Your work is very colorful. Explain how color plays a role in your art.
I hate black-and white! I love to do vivid colors and make them contrast the topic I’m painting. Happy pink colors on a tragic scene, that rocks!
Don't forget to visit Nozzman's website for tons more of his artwork.
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