Oküber is an Italian artist; he starts his activity at the age of 14 as a graffiti writer. He didn’t attend art school and he did everything by himself. His style is eclectic and he currently spend most of his time in his laboratory trying to use different materials and to mix themselves; the material that he uses the most is wood, his distinctive signature pieces are handmade wooden spraycans.
We caught up with Okuber in the lockdown in Italy.
20 May 2020
20 May 2020
PG- How are you doing now?
O- Actually I’m good, I’m thinking of a lot of projects and I’m trying to reorganise my studio; at the moment I’m in the old one, but in a few months I’m moving to a bigger one.PG- Whats lockdown like for you?
O- I’m trying to take this lockdown like an opportunity. I miss all the things that I could do before, but I want to try to be positive and use the lockdown to create new things.
Are you able to work/ where is your studio normally? What's your current set up.
PG- What projects are you working on now?
O- I can work in my studio because it’s really near to my home.
Now I’m working on your project and other two, one is a skatepark and the other is secret for the moment.
PG- Is lock down / coronavirus having an influence on your work?
O- Partly coronavirus is having an influence on my work because I’ve more free time and it gave me the opportunity of thinking on what really matters.
PG- Which artists/ instagram accounts are you most addicted to now?
O- I don’t have a favourite artist because I love the art in every form, I think that we can find art everywhere, we just need to look with different eyes.
PG- What are you listening to/ reading/ watching when you can?
O- Generally I listen to every kind of music and I try to take inspiration from it; I like to be versatile. At the moment I’m watching a lot of films and I’m reading some old magazines.
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