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>> Announcer: THIS IS "NEW DAY NORTHWEST" . HERE IS MARGARET
LARSON.
LARSON.
LARSON. >> GOOD MORNING, AND WELCOME TO
"NEW DAY NORTHWEST".
ARTISTS DAKOTA DEAN USES
STENCILS TO CREATE AWESOME
WORKS OF ART FEATURING POP-
CULTURE MESSAGES THAT CHALLENGE
THE STATUS QUO.
WELCOME.
WELCOME.
WELCOME. IT IS SO GOOD TO MEET YOU.
I LOVE THESE.
I THINK THEY REALLY CATCH YOUR
EYE AND MAKE YOU THINK AND WE
HAVE PHOTOS OF A LOT OF YOUR
WORK
WORK
WORK >>
WORK >> YOU CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW YOU
GO ABOUT THIS PROCESS AND THE
SOCIAL COMMENTARY THAT
INCLUDED?
INCLUDED?
INCLUDED? >> SO I LIKE TO MAKE IT
PAINTINGS I LOVE ART, BUT I
DON'T WANT AN IMAGE TO JUST BE
SOMETHING THAT IS PRETTY OR
VISUALLY APPEALING.
VISUALLY APPEALING. I LIKE THINGS THAT CHALLENGE
OUR MENTALITY AND CHALLENGE
SOCIETY.
SOCIETY.
SOCIETY. HAVE A LOT OF PIECES THAT
INVOLVE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
SOMEONE WHO WAS BEEN DIAGNOSED
WITH WITH DISORDERS IN THE
PAST, I'VE BEEN OFF AND ON
MEDICATION.
MEDICATION. SOMETHING THAT STRIKES A CHORD
WITH ME.
WITH ME.
WITH ME. SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T TALK
ABOUT AS MUCH, AND IT'S
SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE
COMFORTABLE AND OPEN WITH
BECAUSE MENTAL ILLNESS IS JUST
LIKE HAVING A FULL OR THE COLD.
THINGS YOU CAN DO TO HELP YOU
GET BETTER.
GET BETTER. SO HAVE A LOT OF PIECES, AND I
WANT TO BE CLEAR.
I'M NOT AND HER MEDICATION.
THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES IN MY
LIFE WHEN I HAVE RELIED ON
MEDICATION TO GET THROUGH
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. MY IDEA IS MORE THAT WE HAVE
THIS CULTURE THAT, IS THE FIX
IT NOW AND AVOID FEELINGS, AND
I THINK WE WOULD ALL BE DOING
MUCH AS A SOCIETY IF WE WERE
FEELING MORE INCLINED TO TALK
ABOUT THE THINGS THAT FRUSTRATE
US RATHER THAN THINKING WE NEED
TO BURY ALL OF THOSE FEELINGS
AND HIDE THEM WITH MEDICATIONS
SO WE FEEL NOTHING.
>> SO THIS IS KIND OF AN
INVITATION FOR US TO BE REAL.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> Reporter: COLOR AND SYMBOLS
AND TEXT AND ALL KINDS OF
THINGS WHEN YOU DO THIS.
SO TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
HOW YOU GOT TO SEATTLE AND
DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE.
>> YEAH, SO I MOVED OUT HERE IN
THE SUMMER OF 2012.
IT WAS KIND OF ON A WHIM.
I WAS EXPECTING TO STAY OUT FOR
THE SUMMER.
THE SUMMER. >> SEATTLE DOES THAT.
>> YEAH, BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN I
STAYED HERE, I WAS LIVING WITH
SOMEONE WHO DID GRAFFITI AND
STENCIL AND THEY WERE AN
ARTIST.
ARTIST.
ARTIST. I
ARTIST. I WAS BETWEEN JOBS.
HAD ALL THE TIME WHEN I WAS
SITTING AT HOME, EVERYONE ELSE
WAS AT WORK.
THERE WAS BUCKETS OF ART AROUND
ME.
ME.
ME. I'VE
ME. I'VE NEVER TAINTED OR DRAWN.
SO I JUST STARTED DOING IT, AND
I STARTED PLAYING WITH SPRAY
PAINT AND I FELL IN LOVE WITH
HOW ALL OF THIS WORKED.
AND IT TUMBLED DOWN A COUPLE
YEARS LATER, I WAS USING ALL OF
MY VACATION TIME AND SICK TIME
AT WORK TO JUST STAY HOME AND
PAIN.
PAIN.
PAIN. I
PAIN. I WOULD TAKE TWO WEEKS OFF AND
PAIN.
PAIN.
PAIN. >>
PAIN. >> GREAT IMAGES THAT YOU'VE
COME UP WITH.
DID YOU DRAW, DID YOU DO OTHER
THINGS BEFORE?
THINGS BEFORE? DID YOU DISCOVER THROUGH THIS?
>> HAD SOME PHOTOSHOP
EXPERIENCE BEFORE AND SOME
DIGITAL ART, LIKE VERY MINOR.
I WASN'T VERY GOOD.
ENOUGH TO WHERE I COULD KIND OF
GET STARTED AND THAT'S KIND OF
WHAT I CURTAILED OFF OF AND
USED TO GET INTO THIS AND
WORKING.
WORKING.
WORKING. >> IT'S COOL STUFF.
TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW
YOU DO THIS BECAUSE THERE ARE
LAYERS OF THINGS HAPPENING.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
SO I START WITH A CANVAS, ONE
AND HALF INCH CANVAS.
I USE ALL THESE NEWS ARTICLES.
>> DO YOU PAINT THE EDGES
FIRST?
FIRST?
FIRST? >>
FIRST? >> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. THIS IS TAPE JUST TO KEEP IT SO
THE BLOWBACK DOESN'T COME BACK.
SO I'VE DODGED THE WHOLE THING.
MOST OF THEM ARE ONION
ARTICLES.
ARTICLES.
ARTICLES. THEY ARE THINGS THAT ARE
SUPPOSED TO BE PRETTY
SARCASTIC.
SARCASTIC. I LIKE THE ONION BECAUSE I FEEL
LIKE THEY HAVE WAY OF SAYING
TWO THINGS WITH THEIR SARCASM.
THAT'S MY HEART AND I THINK IT
FITS PERFECTLY.
FITS PERFECTLY. I DO A LIGHT WASH OVER. AND
THEN I DO THIS ABSTRACT THING.
I PAINT MESSY.
>> ARE YOU TRIED TO HIGHLIGHT
CERTAIN OF THE TEXT THAT YOU
LEFT OR ARE YOU TRYING TO RE-
CREATE A GRAFFITI?
WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHT AS TRY TO
FIGURE OUT WHERE TO PUT THE
PAIN?
PAIN?
PAIN? >>
PAIN? >> YEAH, SO MOSTLY, THE PAIN IS
GOING TO BE TO HIGHLIGHT THE
STENCIL ON TOP OF THE IMAGE
THAT I PAIN.
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I TRIED TO
HIGHLIGHT TEXT.
HIGHLIGHT TEXT. USUALLY IS IF IT'S A DIRECTLY
POLITICAL PEACE, WHICH NOT ALL
OF THEM ARE.
THERE'S NOT SPECIFIC TEXT
HIGHLIGHTED.
HIGHLIGHTED. >> SO IS JUST THE WAY YOU ARE
DOING THE BACKGROUND.
TELL ME ABOUT THIS PIECE.
>> THIS IS WHEN I CAN FINISH
HERE IN A MINUTE AND SHOW YOU
WHAT IT IS.
THIS HAS ONE MORE LAYER.
I BROUGHT THESE TWO TO SHOW HOW
THE PROCESS WORKS.
THIS IS PRE-STENCIL.
>> YOU'VE DONE THE COLLAGE.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. EACH STENCIL. CAN GRAB?
>> ABSENTLY.
>> ABSENTLY. >> WE JULIE ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. THE WAY THE PROCESS WORKS IS
YOU START WITH ONE LAYER,
RIGHT?
RIGHT?
RIGHT? USUALLY THE FIRST LAYER IS
GOING TO BE THIS ONE HERE.
AND IS A LOT LIKE
SCREENPRINTING.
SCREENPRINTING. SO WE'VE GOT THESE ERRORS.
THAT'S JUST THERE SO I CAN MAKE
SURE EVERY PIECE LINES UP.
>> I GOT IT.
>> THIS WOULD GIVE US THE DARK
GRAY BACKGROUND.
GRAY BACKGROUND. WE PAINT ONE MORE ON TOP OF IT.
AND THAT GIVES US THE
HIGHLIGHTS.
HIGHLIGHTS. >> THE LIGHT HIGHLIGHT.
>> AND THEN THIS ONE HERE WOULD
GIVE US THE SHADOWS.
AND THEN THE RED AND THEN
FINALLY THE BLACK.
>> AND YOU DRAW ALL OF THESE BY
HAND?
HAND?
HAND? >>
HAND? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. THAT'S WHAT TAKES THE LONGEST.
WHAT'S I GET THE SPRAY PAINT,
THIS PART TAKES 10 MINUTES.
THIS WHAT IS QUICK, EXCEPT FOR
YOU HAVE TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES
FOR EACH LAYER TO DRY, BUT IS
QUICK ONCE YOU GET THERE.
THE REAL WORK IS DESIGNING THE
STENCILS, THINKING HOW THAT
LEADERS NEED TO FIT ON TOP OF
EACH OTHER.
EACH OTHER. >> THAT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S A LOT
OF IMAGINATION, SEVERAL
DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. HOW DO YOU FINISH THIS ONE?
>> YEAH, SO WE CAN DO THAT
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. >> LET ME TAKE THESE.
>> YEAH, I'M GOING TO USE THIS
LONG STENCIL RIGHT HERE.
AND THEN SWAP THIS ONE OUT
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. >>
HERE. >> LET ME TAKE THAT ONE.
PUT IT ON THE AREA HERE SO IT
DOESN'T GET SCUFFED.
>> SO BASICALLY, THE WAY THAT
THIS WORKS HERE IS I'M JUST
GOING TO --
>> THAT'S SO COOL.
>> YEAH, I'VE GOT THIS ONE.
>> DO YOU ATTACH IT IN SOME WAY
SO IT DOESN'T SLIDE AROUND?
>> SO THIS ONE HAS A SPRAY
ADHESIVE.
ADHESIVE.
ADHESIVE. IS GOING TO MAKE IT STICK JUST
A LITTLE TINY BIT.
BUT A LOT OF TIMES, IT'S
CLEANER.
CLEANER.
CLEANER. A LOT OF TIMES, I USE A LITTLE
WEIGHT.
WEIGHT.
WEIGHT. THEY ARE PENNIES THAT I GLUED
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. >> THAT'S ONE WAY TO DO IT.
>> ONCE THE STENCIL IS ON
THERE, AND THIS IS WHY I SAID
THIS IS REALLY QUICK.
>> SHOULD I STAND BACK?
>> IF YOU WANT, THERE'S
PROTECTION FOR YOU.
YOU DO A LIGHT LAYER OVER THIS
AND IT DOESN'T TAKE A LOT.
>> DO YOU EVER GET NERVOUS AT
THIS PART?
THIS PART? I WOULD THINK, OH, MY GOSH, I
PUT YOU SUMMIT WORK ON THIS.
>> I'M LIKE, IS IT GOING TO
LOOK RIGHT?
LOOK RIGHT? IS IT GOING TO LOOK RIGHT?
>> AND IT DOES.
LOOK AT THAT.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE. THAT INCREDIBLE.
THAT INCREDIBLE. SO WHEN YOU STARTED DOING THIS,
AND I'M THINKING A PILLAR MIGHT
BE ABLE TO EMULATE, YOU KNOW,
THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DO
SOMETHING AS BEAUTIFUL AS YOU
DO.
DO.
DO. BUT
DO. BUT I
DO. BUT I THINK THERE ARE THINGS
THAT WE CAN DO, YOU KNOW, THAT
KIND OF WAS OUR OWN FEELINGS.
WHAT YOU SUGGEST?
WE COULD CERTAINLY DO THE
COLLAGE AND WE CAN DO SOME
WORDS AND THAT SORT OF THING.
HOW WOULD YOU SUGGEST PEOPLE
GET STARTED?
GET STARTED? >> JUST CREATE.
JUST MAKE SOMETHING.
I MEAN, REALLY, LIKE, MAKE
SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE PROUD
OF.
OF.
OF. THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT IS.
THAT'S WHAT THIS COMES DOWN.
AS OPPOSED TO HAVING A NORMAL
9:00, TO 5:00 JOB, THE GOAL IS
TO MAKE SOMETHING THAT MAKES ME
PROUD THAT I'M HAPPY ABOUT.
WITH HER NOT I'M HAPPY ABOUT
THE MESSAGE OR I'M HAPPY ABOUT
THE CREATION, YOU KNOW, AND A
LOT OF IT COMES FROM
EXPERIENCE.
EXPERIENCE. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S GOING
TO GO IN A GALLERY OR SOMETHING
PROFESSIONAL.
PROFESSIONAL. >> SOLD OR WHATEVER.
>> YES, IS MAKING SOMETHING
THAT YOU ARE PROUD OF.
YOU ENJOY DOING IT AND THAT'S
WHAT THIS WAS ABOUT.
I NEVER INTENDED TO BE AN
ARTIST.
ARTIST.
ARTIST. THAT WAS NEVER ON MY RADAR.
I JUST STARTED MAKING THIS AND
FELL IN LOVE WITH IT.
AND THAT'S HOW I RECOMMEND
ANYBODY TO START.
>> WE'RE CAN WE FIND MORE OF
YOUR WORK?
YOUR WORK? >> YOU CAN FOLLOW ME ON
INSTAGRAM.
INSTAGRAM. OR MY WEBSITE IS
ARTBYDAKOTADEAN.COM.
ARTBYDAKOTADEAN.COM. NO WEIRD THINGS IN IT.
AND THEN I DO A LOT OF
FESTIVALS AND THINGS AROUND
TOWN.
TOWN.
TOWN. I
TOWN. I TRY TO BE A BIG PART OF THE
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. >> I THINK YOU'VE DONE A GREAT
JOB.
JOB.
JOB. YOU
JOB. YOU GAVE US SOME THINGS TO
THINK ABOUT.
THINK ABOUT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR NOTICING.
>>> UP NEXT, WE WILL SIT DOWN
WITH BROADCASTER DAVE WYMAN TO
TALK ABOUT HIS NEW