Gustavo Fuentes aka Flekz is a young tape artist based in Los Angeles, California. In this episode we talk to him about his education and how he started his career as a tape artist. He tells us about his unique geometrical style and his connection to street art and graffiti as well as encounters with other tape artists, based in the United States. He also shares his thoughts on the topic of waste in tape art.

To learn more about Flekz

visit https://www.flekz.art

To learn more about the Tape Art Convention

visit www.tapeartconvention.com

or check @tapeartconvention on instagram/facebook

This Podcast is brought to you by the TAPE THAT Collective

r1. is a Johannesburg-based contemporary street artist. The essence of his work is to develop site-specific art pieces in public spaces, to create visual conversations with residents and the general public. 
In this episode he tells us about his artistic process involving the reuse and upcycling of various materials – including tape. We also learn about the social impact and the breaking of barriers that he wants to achieve with his art as well as his inspirations in the streets of Johannesburg.

To learn more about r1.

visit https://www.r1r1r1.net

To learn more about the Tape Art Convention

visit www.tapeartconvention.com

or check @tapeartconvention on instagram/facebook

This Podcast is brought to you by the TAPE THAT Collective

Jay Walker is a Texas based visual artist who graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. We talk to him about his way from art-school to tape- and street-art. He shares how he comes up with new ideas and tells us about his participation at the Tape Art Conventions in Berlin.

To learn more about Jay Walker

visit https://www.jaywalkerstudio.com

To learn more about the Tape Art Convention

visit www.tapeartconvention.com

or check @tapeartconvention on instagram/facebook

This Podcast is brought to you by the TAPE THAT Collective