PrefID (@pref_id) is a British artist who paints around the world.

We talk about dating fellow artist Adele Renault, hard kombucha leading to amnesia, moving to LA, how their dog came into their life, his love for Belgium’s excellent beer and food items, his process, the reason for not using tape in his murals, the pursuit of perfection, taming the medium, his hate for typography, how letters can communicate beyond their usual means, the trajectory to authenticity, how his collaboration with Fendi turned into a full collection and his crew ID.

www.prefprefpref.com

IG: @pref_id

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We talk about recently surviving a heart attack, working at Riot Games as an Art Director, moving to Venice Beach from Montreal, the benefits of Kung Fu, discovering Hip Hop and graffiti in the late ‘80s, working with the first Mac to start working with Adobe Illustrator, being vectorheads, feeling-based outlines, Designer Republic, partying in Belgium and getting influenced by the club scene there in the early ‘90s, skating in Ostend at a Leffinge Skatepark, trusting artists with the freedom to do what they want to do, where things are going, staying pure about graffiti elements in their work, the 30 year anniversary of 123KLAN, being 72 and rocking a double outline, being thankful for the new generation pushing boundaries, anti-style being so difficult to execute, getting settled in LA, and doing one more European Paint Tour.

www.123klan.com
IG: @123KLAN

Klor is a French artist and partner with Scien in 123KLAN, who paints worldwide.

We talk about growing up in the north of France/south of Belgium, being there at the beginning of the movement, being married to Scien for 28 years, working on each other’s work with full trust, coming up as a girl in the graffiti scene, always including graffiti lettering in projects, the preciousness of the lack of access before things became a trend, how they ended up in Montreal, moving to LA, their system for staying free and independent, being picky about collabs, keeping your overhead low and work ethic high, BANDIT-1$M, painting canvases in the winter, sticking to purist rules, painting for one’s self, vibrancy, being a vectorhead, working with Adobe Illustrator in 1994, how they approach projects, the benefit of not talking, equal creative partnership, selling direct vs. working with galleries, refusing to sell paintings to certain people, and the meaning behind the name 123KLAN.

www.123klan.com
IG: @klor123klan
IG: @123klan