He’s never been punched in the face. He wears a size 12. He can’t surf. He can’t skate. What the hell can he do? He can make incredible art. He’s Tom Haubrick.
Words: Sean Talkington
for the record, please tell us your name and where you live
Tom haubrick. i live in South Pasadena
what color shoes are you wearing?
Black and White.
tell us about all 5 of your senses at this exact moment?
Looking at a computer, i cant smell very good, listening to murder city devils, not too hungry cuz i just had a california burrito, and im touching my keyboard.
what size are your feet?
12
where did you grow up?
El Sereno, Ca
average trip to the grocery store?
a gallon of water, amy’s enchiladas, and a pack of gum.
how far do you have to commute to work?
only 20 minutes on streets.
do you hit traffic?
never. noon is a nice time to start work.
are you a tagger?
no. my writing sucks.
even been a gang member (serious)?
ha! i was a boring child.
last time you got punched in the face (really hard)?
ive only been head butted.
what did you have for breakfast this morning?
i dont really eat breakfast.
walk us through an average day?
i wake up around 10ish, check my emails, shower then drive to work before 12. i then tattoo as much as i can till around 9 before leaving to go bicycling for a couple hours. Finally get around to painting to about 2 or 3 in the morning.
have you seen the new batman “dark knight” movie? howd you like it?
greatest batman movie to date. im a big fan.
what is usually playing on your i-pod?
murder city devils, shellac, crooked fingers, jawbreaker, all of john reis’ bands
what pays your bills?
tattooing
can you do a kickflip? (im not talking shit, i cant even do one)
i learned to right before i stopped skating
can you surf? (im still not talking shit, i cant even swim)
i can barely boogie board
what can you do?
i waste alot of time playing video games i will never be good at.
5 artists that everyone should know?
edmund dualc, arthur rackham, sergio toppi, tim biedron, reinier gamboa
some of your favorite galleries?
gallery 1988, project gallery, distinction gallery, corpronason…
5 websites you look at the most?
was ron paul a genius or a weirdo? tell us why in 5,000 words?
if i watched t.v. and followed politics i could possibly try to answer this question.
you work alot with ken garduno, do you guys have anything coming up togther in the near future?
Who? haha. ya we have nothing set in stone as of now, just a couple group shows.
anything you would like to share/plug for our readers?
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