Interview: Bigfoot
Phenomenologists have been looking in all the wrong places. Bigfoot lives in San Francisco, not in the frozen Canadian north. This news will come as no surprise to city dwellers, who have seen Bigfoot’s art for years. Walk down alleys in the Mission, especially around 16th and Guerrero, and you’ll see plenty of Bigfoot’s paintings.
Graffiti art is an integral part of the San Francisco scene. Among artists you’ve probably noticed around the city, Bigfoot’s art stands out due to the consistency of his themes and characters (Bigfoot!). Street art’s appeal is tied up with its accessibility and mysteriousness. Nothing beats discovering new art where there was none the night before. SFist is loathe to take away any of the mystique around any artist who uses public spaces as their canvas, but we do think you should check out what Bigfoot has to say about San Francisco and life in general.
Name: Bigfoot 1
Age and Occupation:
30,painter,designer,part time graffiti artist
How long have you lived in the Bay Area and Where
I’ve been in SF for 12 years, based somewhere near Golden Gate park,, Sf is a good comfort zone for me, it’s not middle america, you can remain somewhat anonymous, be a freak and not stick out that bad, good moderate temperature, and I really love the fog, I prefer it to sunny days........
Favorite website
Ebay is the most important website for me, I need to connect with the
past,f*** the future!
Favorite local business
rainbow grocery store, no meat!
What I’m currently Reading
hhmm I don’t really read, I just look at pictures,last book I bought was this little book called "Hindu Gods", published by Chronicle Books here in Sf
SF has the BEST: Chinatown
You’ve never lived in SF until: You’ve collected enough cans to
buy a cheap bottle of wine
Favorite Bay area politician of past or present: Matt Gonzales, Green party!
Best solicitation from a pan handler: I saw a guy the other day sitting at an intersection with a cardboard sign that said HAPPY HORROR please help
You can tell someone is local here IF: They hate LA
Favorite local artist: Pushead
SF would be soooo much better if only: Starbucks and the dot com thing
never happened
Best Burrito in the City: I like this one spot on 24th st, Papalote, they got soy chorizo
Best movie scene filmed in or about SF: I like the Crumb movie ,,or
the video for Ace Frehley's "Into the night"
I want all the SFists out there to know: that if all else fails run to the hills
Authors Note: Use the comments section below to let SFist readers know where you’ve spotted Bigfoot’s art around the area. Got a favorite street artist you’d like to see interviewed? Nominate them at Sfist.interviews@gmail.com.