It doesn’t matter when or where a person grew up: Every child has been told that if you keep watching those cartoons your mind will melt. Most of us have nothing more than vague memories of the countless hours we spent watching Bugs, Daffy, Mickey and Stimpy, but Opake’s artistic sensibilities were formed by Saturday morning cartoons. We spoke with the talented artist about many things, including the way he works pop culture icons into his graffiti, the secret to creating artistic script and the tattoo images he can’t stop going back to.
I I was 9 and I was on holiday with my family in France.
