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"Name: Joe Bradley\u2028Age: 38Occupation: Artist\u2028City/Neighborhood (e.g. Greenpoint, Brooklyn; Montmartre, Paris): Clinton Hill, BrooklynYou\u2019re known for working outside the confines of a specific esthetic. It\u2019s often said that your different series\u2019&amp;nbsp;could be the works of several different artists. Is there a particular body of work, or a show, that stands out as a personal favorite?I like the new one.Your current show at Gavin Brown, \u201CLotus Beaters,\u201D includes both large scale, layered, labor-intensive paintings and smaller, minimalist drawings. You\u2019ve said before that you suffer over your paintings, and that drawings come more naturally. Do the drawings inform the paintings, or vice versa, or do you see those two parts of your practice as essentially separate?Sometimes the two overlap, or the drawings might feed into the paintings. Sometimes they have nothing to do with one another. Drawing is quick and easy, so I tend to try things out on paper that I might not go through the trouble of painting.Many of the paintings in \u201CLotus Beaters\u201D are on different canvases that have been stitched together; how do these particular pieces evolve? Do they begin as one canvas and spread outward, or do you set out to make multi-canvas works?The first one was a fluke. I had two paintings hanging next to each other on the wall, and I thought they would look good as one piece, so I had them sewn together. At some point I bought an industrial machine so I could play around with the process a little more. It\u2019s become an important tool. I can change the scale of a painting on the fly. If one corner doesn\u2019t work, I can remove it and replace it with something else.Prices for your work continue to skyrocket. Last month, three different pieces sold at auction well above their pre-sale estimates with one piece setting a new auction record for your work. Do you follow the market, and how does that information affect your practice, if at all?I do keep an eye on it. It\u2019s strange and a little unnerving. I don\u2019t think it has any real affect on what I do in studio though.What project are you working on now?I\u2019m taking a break from painting. I\u2019m moving out of the city in a couple of weeks, so that\u2019s my project at the moment.What\u2019s the last show that you saw?Gedi Sibony at Greene Naftali.\u2028What\u2019s the last show that surprised you? Why?The Koons show at Gagosian. I was converted.Describe a typical day in your life as an artist.I wake up around 6 or 7, sometimes I\u2019ll make it to studio by 9, sometimes I\u2019ll have coffee with my wife and punch in at 11. I sit down and take a look at yesterday\u2019s work, shuffle things around, maybe do a little drawing, read, make a few phone calls, tidy up. Sometimes someone will come by for a visit. I tend to paint towards the end of the day, if at all. Not a lot happens in an afternoon.Do you make a living off your art?Yes.What\u2019s the most indispensable item in your studio?The couch.Where are you finding ideas for your work these days?Other people\u2019s paintings, comic books, children\u2019s books.Do you collect anything?Books and records. If anyone is sitting on a copy of \u201CNommo\u201D by Milford Graves and Don Pullen, let\u2019s make a deal...What is your karaoke song?Bette Midler\u2019s \u201CThe Rose.\u201DWhat\u2019s the last artwork you purchased?A group of drawings by Tuli Kupferberg.What\u2019s the first artwork you ever sold?It was a small painting of a lighthouse I made while at school. I sold it to a fellow student for $50.What\u2019s the weirdest thing you ever saw happen in a museum or gallery?One time I saw Sting looking at a Robert Ryman painting.\u2028What\u2019s your art-world pet peeve?I don\u2019t spend enough time there to get peeved.What\u2019s your favorite post-gallery watering hole or restaurant?Connie O\u2019s.Do you have a gallery/museum-going routine?No.\u2028What\u2019s the last great book you read?\u201CMy Life as a Man\u201D by Philip Roth.What work of art do you wish you owned?\u201CThe Green Rug\u201D by Philip Guston.What would you do to get it?Scrimp and save?What international art destination do you most want to visit?\u2028Easter Island.What under-appreciated artist, gallery, or work do you think people should know about?Brian Belott.\u2028Who\u2019s your favorite living artist?\u2028John Wesley.\u2028What are your hobbies?\u2028I don\u2019t think I have any.To see images of the artist's work, click on the slideshow."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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