All About You...Jaime Carrera

Here is Jaime Carrera's answers to the All About You Soo Questionnaire, Jaime was Zoraya, Lady of Mysticism at Sideshow Soo delivering a spectacular performance:

1. What is your first art related childhood memory?
I used to draw a lot as a kid (according to my mother, as early as 2.) I was obsessed. Since we were very poor when I was growing up, I'd draw on the back of old calendars, packaging, and things like that. One day I decided it would be a good idea to draw on the walls... until my mom showed me otherwise. I remember not getting into too much trouble for it because she always encouraged anything creative I did.

2. As an artist, who is your biggest influence?
Everyone, really. I'm inspired by everything that happens around me. Obviously, there are the artists I grew up admiring, like Frida Kahlo, Joel-Peter Witkin, Cindy Sherman and many, many more. But I'm also inspired by the people I know, the people that ride the bus with me and even the people I hate.

3. What did you listen to in the studio while creating this show?
Stevie Nicks. Lots of it.

4. Name three unexpected items one would find in your studio.
1- Traces of technology. 2- A Bible. 3- A studio.

5. What is your least favorite famous work of art?
That Robert Rauschenberg thing with the tire with a goat through it.

6. What art do you have hanging on your walls?
A large, gorgeous painting of Joan Crawford with an axe that Stefane from the band Taboo gave me (gave me!) when I was on tour with Faggot 2 years ago. A recently acquired a Joe Sinness print called "Apocalyptic Dolly" that I've had my eye on for, like, forever. A Yuri Arajs limited-edition screen print that I got for designing the logo of the Victoria Fine Art Festival. Other stuff.

7. What are you working on now?
I'm curating my first show at Patrick's Cabaret. It's called Peligro and it features queer, avant garde work from Tim Carroll, Ben Egerman, Kats D. Fukasawa, Benjamin Fredrickson, Tyler Jensen, and Dustin Maxwell. The shows are July 22nd & 23rd (Friday & Saturday) at 8PM. It's going to be a mixture of performance, film & installation. It's not for the squeamish and it's going to blow people's minds.

8. What will the title of your retrospective at MOMA be?
Jaime Carrera - OUTSIDER.

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All About You...Aaron Dysart

Now that Sideshow Soo has had its successful run, we wanted to highlight the talented artists that made it possible. First up Aaron Dysart with his answers to the All About You Soo Questionnaire:

1. What is your first art related childhood memory?

Making mounds of grass in the outfield during a tee-ball game, apparently I was out there for a few innings not knowing about the whole changing sides aspect of the game. I think I was 4 or 5.

2. As an artist, who is your biggest influence?

Who? I have no idea. I try to stay away from direct influence, as it tends to seem contrived. I read everything, and keep my eyes open and hope something settles in. There are of course artists and authors I adore and would be honored to list them as an influence, I guess I am just not sure of the chain of causality.

3. What did you listen to in the studio while creating this show?

Girltalk, Al Green, New Pornographers, NAS, The Breeders, Mastodon, Beck, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Nina Simone, oh and Bikini Kill. There was a bit of sanding…

4. Name three unexpected items one would find in your studio.

Plastic lawn Gnome with a real sombrero, truck tire with no rim, cutest dog in the whole world.

5. What is your least favorite famous work of art?

Never really got into Gauguin, esp. the Tahiti stuff. As for singular work, I am not a huge fan of the spoon bridge and cherry. It is OK but I love their other stuff much more.

6. What art do you have hanging on your walls?

Sadly, my own. Anybody want to trade?

7. What are you working on now?

I am making some artificial limbs for trees, stalagmites and tites made out of wood glue, and a rowboat made out of soap.

8. What will the title of your retrospective at MOMA be?

Sticks and Stones.

You Can See More of Aaron Dysart's work HERE.