45 rpm is a member of the What collective who are part of Bristol’s vibrant art scene. Sketchbooks are integral to his work: he uses them to store odd items, which he collects day-to-day and then integrates in to his drawings, creating interesting juxtapositions. “Chalk and cheese is my drawing style” he says. “Messy old backgrounds with clean lines… I sketch until I hate 5 things I have drawn, but love one.”

His books are packed with aphemera: wallpaper, photos, shopping lists, old adverts, and newspapers. If he finds something stained, torn faded, it goes in his sketchbook. The collage aesthetic runs throughout his work: “If I like a page from my sketchbook, I will replicate it on canvas. Sometimes only a bit will change. I take as much time on a sketchbook piece as I do on a canvas for show”

NAME: 45rpm

NICKNAME: Earl

AGE: 25

DATE OF BIRTH: 26/ 04/ 83

HOMETOWN/COUNTRY: Bristol, UK

SUMMER ACTIVITIES: Paint till my eyes bleed

WINTER ACTIVITIES: sketch till my eyes bleed

FAVOURITE TRICK: Anything by Paul Daniels

MUSIC: Billy Childish

WHAT GETS YOU OUT OF BED: Fire

AVALAAN?

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BIRTH PLACE Kent

HOW OLD WHEN YOU STARTED SPORT/ART/MUSIC Started Graffiti at 16

EARLY YEARS, WHY DID YOU GET INTO WHAT YOU DO? train trips to london, watching the graff go by

DID YOU GO TO ART/MUSIC SCHOOL. I spent a year doing an art foundation year

WHAT ARE YOUR AIMS FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS Get the most out of life, enjoy painting...

WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS Owning my own puppy farm

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE Font freak with a slight Owl fetish

ANY LAST WORDS Everyone must draw on a banana with a biro