Swizz Beatz is one of the best producers in the game. His love for crazy sounds and making the people move to great tunes is one of the reasons why we love Swizz. From DMX, Jay-Z, Marilyn Manson and more Swizz does his thing. He also has a love for art. In an exclusive interview with Jerry Bagley aka Mr. Live and Direct Swizz opens up about his love for art.
Jerry ‘Mr. Live-N-Direct’ Bagley: Now I understand that you are heavily into art. Let’s talk about your artwork. The passion you put into it creatively and where you’re trying to go with it.
Swizz Beatz: ‘I love art. I love all kinds of paintings. I got into drawing and creating my own paintings years ago. The beautiful thing about art is, no one can ever be right or wrong. It’s all in the eye of the beholder. It’s your own interpretation of the art you are looking at which makes it great or timeless. The Da Vinci’s, the Van Golh’s, these are artistic greats and they have some of the most beautiful paintings in the world. I’m an art collector. So I can genuinely appreciate what they have created.
My business partner, Peter Max and I formed a company together called ‘Kitchen Art’. For those that don’t know, Peter Max is the world renowned artist that does all the paintings you see in the White House. Him and I formed this company together and you’re actually going to see some of our artwork in galleries and museums in the future. So keep an eye out for that. One of my first really big paintings I did years ago, was the one I dedicated to Clive Davis. We actually did that piece and I presented it to Clive during Grammy weekend at his annual gala.’
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