1 00:00:00,003 --> 00:00:21,023 2 00:00:21,023 --> 00:00:30,031 RASHID JOHNSON: Angel is a friend of mine. We met uh, a few years back after I graduated from the School of the Art Institute in the grad program. 3 00:00:30,031 --> 00:00:36,033 He was I think the grad class after mine. He’s a painter and a sculptor. 4 00:00:36,033 --> 00:00:47,033 You know we talk about art and life and he’s doing quite well now with his work and so we’ve been talking recently about trying to trade a work. 5 00:00:47,033 --> 00:01:05,044 Sometimes it can be difficult to actually you know finish the deal. I’m sure he’s got you know the dealers kind of kicking down his door like what do you have available to us and so, you know.... 6 00:01:05,044 --> 00:01:11,062 It becomes kind of a sacrifice to like give it to your friends, you know? 7 00:01:11,062 --> 00:01:23,098 8 00:01:23,098 --> 00:01:26,017 What's up? 9 00:01:26,017 --> 00:01:28,063 ANGEL OTORO: Word, man. 10 00:01:28,063 --> 00:01:31,018 RASHID: This is the crew. 11 00:01:31,018 --> 00:01:32,036 Hey, I'm Angel. 12 00:01:32,036 --> 00:01:33,058 OFF-CAMERA: Thanks for letting us in. 13 00:01:33,058 --> 00:01:36,076 ANGEL: No problem, man. More than welcome. 14 00:01:36,076 --> 00:01:39,094 RASHID: We’re here to see your wares. 15 00:01:39,094 --> 00:01:43,013 16 00:01:43,013 --> 00:01:46,032 RASHID: It looks good. 17 00:01:46,032 --> 00:01:49,051 18 00:01:49,051 --> 00:01:52,073 So is this how it comes up? 19 00:01:52,073 --> 00:01:55,009 ANGEL: ... I’m scrapping this new one but then you see it’s not drying. 20 00:01:55,009 --> 00:01:59,009 RASHID: How long does it take them to dry? 21 00:01:59,009 --> 00:02:08,025 ANGEL: This is a new pigment, this is like a hard core, high pigment oil paint so it’s like, yeah like strong, strong stuff. 22 00:02:08,025 --> 00:02:11,025 But the thing is the more pigment, the.... 23 00:02:11,025 --> 00:02:13,043 RASHID: The harder it is to dry. Yeah. 24 00:02:13,043 --> 00:02:17,043 ANGEL: So it’s kind of tricky. 25 00:02:17,043 --> 00:02:20,053 RASHID: I like the text pieces too, man. 26 00:02:20,053 --> 00:02:25,092 27 00:02:25,092 --> 00:02:27,094 RASHID: Yeah, how’d you get here? 28 00:02:27,094 --> 00:02:34,005 29 00:02:34,005 --> 00:02:36,007 RASHID: Yeah. And how do you get the thickness? Just tons of oil paint? 30 00:02:36,007 --> 00:02:42,072 ANGEL: Just tons of oil paint man. And after a month or something I try and scrape them out slowly slowly, like inch by inch. 31 00:02:42,072 --> 00:02:49,073 RASHID: I mean it’s interesting because it’s like very much kind of attached to the canvas but it’s not like a slave to the canvas. 32 00:02:49,073 --> 00:02:50,093 ANGEL: Yeah. 33 00:02:50,093 --> 00:02:54,094 RASHID: Like it’s lounging on it. Like it’s pimping the canvas. 34 00:02:54,094 --> 00:02:56,016 ANGEL: That’s true, though. 35 00:02:56,016 --> 00:02:59,037 RASHID: Yeah, I dig that. 36 00:02:59,037 --> 00:03:01,055 37 00:03:01,055 --> 00:03:07,075 RASHID: I got the wood pieces. Which are...I’m actually making one right now in the studio. That...this one doesn’t have a home. 38 00:03:07,075 --> 00:03:09,093 ANGEL: Like with a weird shape? 39 00:03:09,093 --> 00:03:18,011 RASHID: Yeah, it’s funky. It’s funky, dude. But like that would actually be like a good one. You know what I mean? Yeah, man. 40 00:03:18,011 --> 00:03:24,011 41 00:03:24,011 --> 00:03:26,033 RASHID: Maybe like something like that for me? 42 00:03:26,033 --> 00:03:28,052 43 00:03:28,052 --> 00:03:32,052 ANGEL: What size is that wood piece you got over there? 44 00:03:32,052 --> 00:03:33,007 RASHID: It’s like maybe.... 45 00:03:33,007 --> 00:03:38,007 46 00:03:38,007 --> 00:03:41,007 RASHID: It’s like this. Like a...I’d say like four.... 47 00:03:41,007 --> 00:03:43,007 ANGEL: Four by five. 48 00:03:43,007 --> 00:03:46,025 RASHID: Like...yeah. 49 00:03:46,025 --> 00:03:47,046 50 00:03:47,046 --> 00:03:52,067 RASHID: Like you could fit it. . . Can I touch it a little bit? 51 00:03:52,067 --> 00:04:02,078 52 00:04:02,078 --> 00:04:07,081 ANGEL: I wish I had more stuff man, to show you. 53 00:04:07,081 --> 00:04:23,081 RASHID: It’s good, you know you want to have the pieces of your friends. I mean it marks a time in your own history, who you were with, what were you doing, and you know my wife is pregnant and my kid can grow up around really great art objects, other than mine. (LAUGHS) 54 00:04:23,081 --> 00:04:37,082 I think it’ll be...it’ll be a good shaping experience to have you know...you know work by...by really you know good...good young artists around my....around my kid. 55 00:04:37,082 --> 00:04:42,085 56 00:04:42,085 --> 00:04:50,004 I also feel confident that I maybe took a wrong turn and that I don’t know where the fuck I am. I don’t know Brooklyn so well. 57 00:04:50,004 --> 00:04:52,026 Should I take Knickerbocker? 58 00:04:52,026 --> 00:04:54,046 OFF CAMERA: Yeah, it’ll cut up to Morgan. 59 00:04:54,046 --> 99:59:59,999 RASHID: All right, cool.