thechainsawmafia.com - Featured Artist Brian Allen and Lipstick Teeth

Written by Necromagickal

Welcome my chainsaw swinging enthusiasts to another featured artist within the disemboweled body of the Chainsaw Mafia. This month we are pleased to feature the art of Brian Allen and Lipstick Teeth! The art of Brian need no words to fluff its wonder and dark beauty; the pieces speak for themselves! So without further delay I offer you entrance into the mind that is responsible for the creations you will be viewing; Brian Allen...

TCM_Necro: On the verge of posing you with a broad question, allow me to ask what inspires your art and creativity?

Brian: Misfortune and absurdity within our lives and world, whether it be viewed in a comedic sense or it’s dark opposite. The creativity can vary in meaning considering the the subject matter of individual pieces, whether or not you find some to be visually stimulating, meaningful, or a piece of shit has little to do with me. But the tendency to lean toward the stranger side of life as a choice medium for creativity has always held my attention. A pulse within me that must be blamed on my father, being a film junkie introduced me to several dark films at a very young age including wonderful works by David Lynch (Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, Elephant Man), Roman Polanski’s “The Tenant,” and of course Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.” The visuals provided in my youth had led to my endless love for the strange, dark and macabre.

TCM_Necro: What significance does the name Lipstick Teeth have?

Brian: The name came about a year ago; when I was in elementary school I was subjected to several parent teacher conferences regarding sketches and doodles done upon my homework papers. They decided to have me talk to the school counselor a couple times a week for the remainder of my fourth grade year. She was a very sweet and twisted lady and I remember always feeling annoyed by the bright pink lipstick that always found its way across her damn teeth allowing it to slowly dissolve into her coffee with each sip. When I started this collection of work (last year) and finally let my art be seen and public, someone wrote me a letter telling me that I was weird and that I must be on some form of drug. Humoring the suggestion, it reminded me so much of my young years in school that I had to immortalize my lovely counselor’s mouth.

TCM_Necro: What are your ultimate aspirations as an artist?

Brian: I truly would love to contribute to the genres and people that I love. I would love to travel and gather new inspirations within my element. I thrive on one day being able to project the same emotions I have received from so many great artists that have inspired me through the years, and if nothing else be able to obtain it for myself through my work.

TCM_Necro: What has been the strangest piece you have been requested to create?

Brian: That is tough to say, no one has really stuck me with anything that unusual, I’m usually the one to make an off the wall suggestion that gets shot down for the most part when it’s pertaining to what they want to hang in their home. I did however get asked a lot as a kid to create soft core porn comics by my classmates who didn’t take the time to look hard enough for their parent’s copy of “The Joy of Sex,” but that was a fairly profitable gig at the time I must say.

TCM_Necro: Will you expand your medium into more dimensions or will you stick with painting?

Brian: I have worked with several different mediums through the years; my Grandmother was an artist, and with my parents joint custody it left me so much free time growing up at her house sculpting, painting, drawing, writing, everything… but as for Lipstick Teeth I believe that it will expand and its always exciting to try new things and test it out.

TCM_Necro: Do you have any special rituals or aesthetic mood requirements when you are working?

Brian: First I warm up a cup of water, minced garlic and honey and down it with coffee. I then mute a porn, turn on a book-on-tape about gardening and do push-ups.. I then shave my legs while saying the Lord’s Prayer. I then spend about an hour yelling into my fish tank about pollution, and then I tell the first person I see from my balcony that I love them. Then I am ready…Actually I just utilize my free time towards my art, I tend to be less productive when I haven’t been outside or become reclusive, but I can paint under most circumstances regardless of my mood, all of the moods change a piece or work one way of another. By the way I wasn’t trying to mock the question I was attempting to be more interesting than I am.

TCM_Necro: What is the most difficult aspect you face when working on a piece? For example, do you find working with the reality of portraits more difficult than with the freedom of the unreal?

Brian: It really doesn’t matter challenges in my work are more than welcome and I personally find them exciting. The only thing that can get a bit trying is when I have to paint something that is completely out of what I enjoy. (Example: A Hockey Player or anything sports related) I have done them for people but find that my lack of interest in it makes it a real chore to produce.

TCM_Necro: Do you have a favorite piece?

Brian: I really don’t, I personally can’t stand looking at some of my paintings when I am forced to at my apartment sitting around. I have to be away from them for some time to actually appreciate them or truly judge them; I have to come back to them as if I was someone else viewing my work. I always want to start something new and am on to the next thing.

TCM_Necro: Have you done any work for anyone famous you can mention?

Brian: No, I came very close and believe I still have the opportunity available it’s just a huge, huge project. My sister works in L.A. as a personal assistant for Omar Salah (president of Castle Rock Entertainment) He is a great guy and a real fan, he also is personal friends with David Lynch, he has proposed me to paint something for David and that he would send it to him personally (avoiding all the people bullshit to get to him at his ranch) But have yet to take advantage of this gem of a task for Mr. David Lynch.

TCM_Necro: What five horror films do you wish to be burned or buried with?

Brian: The Evil Dead

The Shining

The Haunting (original)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original)

Dead Alive

This is the toughest question yet! There are several more films in mind!

TCM_Necro: Where may we find your work?

Brian: http://www.lipstickteeth.com or http://www.myspace.com/lipstickteeth

TCM_Necro: What’s in the future for Brian Allen and Lipstick Teeth?

Brian: It’s hard to say, this is a real passion and always has been, I have had to make very strong and hard choices to continue it as the priority in my life and that is where it will stay. I hope to continue to be involved with such groups as “The Chainsaw Mafia,” and will continue to make my loved ones question whom I am. But this is only the beginning…

TCM_Necro: Any last words for our readers?

Brian: Stay Hydrated

Carnal Cadaverous and The Chainsaw Mafia would like to thank Brian for not just being our featured artist of the month, but for being brave enough to take the time out and visit us within our crimson stained chambers. For more information on the artwork of Brian Allen and Lipstick teeth, grab that shovel, crowbar, and wool sack and exhume him within these graves:

http://www.lipstickteeth.com

http://www.myspace.com/lipstickteeth