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里格将他的退休归因于涂鸦，这是他从事目前工作的催化剂。他说：“不再能够绘画启发了我，创造了完全相反的东西。”他补充说，两种做法非常不同。“作为涂鸦作家，我只在晚上画画，所以不让家人去看，只使用艺术家的名字。在HOTTEA的工作下，我白天创造所有与人互动的作品，与家人分享并创作灵感来自他们的装置……我以前是涂鸦作家，而我不想像HOTTEA那样成为一切。 ” 里格（Rieger）的祖母教他年轻时就编织，这是通过他的作品和他作为艺术家所表现出来的家庭影响力的一部分。他解释说：“ HOTTEA的名字源于我对母亲在贝克广场长大的周末点热茶的记忆。” “这个名字使我想起了我们在那里度过的所有美好时光，以及我父母在一起的时候。HOTTEA带给我绝对纯粹的快乐–这是我将一直为之奋斗的目标。” “Odd Numbers” Eric Rieger, known by the moniker HOTTEA (previously), is a graffiti writer turned installation artist whose medium of choice is yarn. With it, he creates colorful large-scale works inspired by the moments, experiences, and people in his life. Whether flowing down from the ceiling of a gallery, or interlaced across the top of a pedestrian pathway, Rieger’s installations always hold a connection to his past and those who helped shape it. “Color to me represents memories and experiences,” Rieger told Colossal, “so in a way it is always in play. It all depends on what really strikes me at the moment of the installation.” When asked about his process, the artist revealed that it’s largely inspiration and concept that dictates form. “I have always let life unravel itself naturally and that informs my artistic practice. I let the space and my thoughts guide me, and from there I create a design based on what I am going through at the time.” “Migration” Rieger credits his retirement from graffiti as the catalyst that got him to his current work. “Not being able to paint anymore inspired to me to create something totally opposite,” he said, adding that the two practices are very different. “As a graffiti writer I only painted at night, I kept it from my family and I only practiced my artist name. Doing work under HOTTEA, I create all of my work during the day to interact with people, I share it with my family and create installations inspired by them… everything that I was as a graffiti writer I didn’t want to be as HOTTEA.” Rieger’s grandmother taught him to knit at a young age, which is part of the family influence expressed through his work and his identity as an artist. “The very name HOTTEA is derived from a memory I have of my mother ordering hot tea on the weekends at Baker Square growing up,” he explained. “The name reminded me of all the good times we had as a family there and when my parents were still together. HOTTEA brings me absolute pure joy – it’s something I will fight for till the very end.” (via My Modern Met) “I Bet You Are Flying Inside” “Bad Dreams” “Hot Lunch” “Passageway” “Romance” #installation #installation art #rainbows #yarn Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member and support independent arts publishing. Join a community of like-minded readers who are passionate about contemporary art, help support our interview series, gain access to partner discounts, and much more. Join now!
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