{"id":101978,"date":"2019-06-18T21:00:37","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.revolution.watch\/?p=101978"},"modified":"2024-04-17T09:01:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T01:01:50","slug":"five-minutes-with-alec-monopoly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/revolutionwatch.com\/five-minutes-with-alec-monopoly\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Minutes with Alec Monopoly"},"content":{"rendered":"

Above: Alec Monopoly with Andrea Soriani, VP of Marketing for TAG Heuer North America (left) and Nicolas Pic, VP of Sales for TAG Heuer North America (right)<\/em><\/p>\n

Revolution USA spoke to graffiti artist and TAG Heuer brand ambassador Alec Monopoly at the opening of TAG Heuer\u2019s new boutique at Aventura Mall.<\/p>\n

When did you discover that you wanted to be an artist?
\n<\/strong>You know, I feel as if I was born an artist. My mother is an artist and growing up she taught me how to draw and paint. She was very supportive of me creating artwork.<\/p>\n

What kind of art did you do back then?
\n<\/strong>I would do drawings. I was in art school. That was probably the only classes where I would concentrate when I was in high school and middle school. I was always drawn to Pop Art, the bright colors, Andy Warhol, Basquiat and Lichtenstein. I was attracted to this kind of art. Bright and happy.<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Alec Monopoly<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Do you remember the first artwork you did that made you really proud or satisfied?
\n<\/strong>I think it was in high school where we did a study on a David sculpture. When I was done, I saw that it looked just like the original, like hyper realistic. I remember feeling, wow, like I had a superpower or something. [laughs]<\/p>\n

From where do you draw your inspiration as it relates to culture, current events or anything else?
\n<\/strong>From traveling, experiencing life and street art. I do a lot of graffiti. I\u2019m also inspired by the past, when reading about art history and reading about Picasso and Basquiat funneling it through my vision and pushing that forward.<\/p>\n

When you work, what do you prefer: silence or music?
\n<\/strong>I like to listen to music. It\u2019s a little give and take and it depends on which mood I\u2019m in. It\u2019s never the same music. Sometimes I listen to Bob Marley chill music and other times I listen to techno or hip hop as well. When I work really fast, I listen to minimal beats, techno \u2013 stuff like that.<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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TAG Heuer boutique, Aventura Mall<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Do you ever get stuck on a project you\u2019re working on or does it always flow?
\n<\/strong>I do get stuck on pieces and I get frustrated. Then I put them in the closet and don\u2019t look at them for a couple of months. Just sleeping on it isn\u2019t enough.<\/p>\n

What was your first watch?
\n<\/strong>My first dream watch was actually a TAG Heuer. I always wanted a TAG. It was a smaller watch and I sometimes like smaller dials today as well. Now I\u2019m wearing the latest Carrera I did with TAG Heuer with a self-portrait in a graffiti cartoonesque way with my graffiti tags and my memes. Both of my models have now sold out. We\u2019re offering the last 15 here tonight in Miami.<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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TAG Heuer Connected Modular Alec Monopoly Limited Edition<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

I know you like cars. American Muscle or Exotics?
\n<\/strong>I have to say American Muscle. I have a Bronco that was one of my first cars that is being rebuilt right now and I can\u2019t wait for it to get done.<\/p>\n

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