Ai Weiwei was a plumber, Pollock was a baby sitter, Rothko a primary school teacher, Gaugin a stockbroker, Haring a busboy, Johns a book seller, Schnabel a dishwasher, Glass a taxi driver, Koons a commodities broker and the list goes on. There is no shame in doing commercial work. It has consistently funded my art habit.
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The Great Wall of Vagina cost me an estimated £100,000 in time and materials – I needed a job to pay for it! Although I have long since left the film biz I still take on other commercial work. I’m frequently asked by other artists and big companies to make figurative sculptures etc for them, which I do if I can fit it around my own work. If you have a proposition for me don’t be shy, just ask. You might get me on a slow day…
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