GameOfKings

Known to most Bubblers as nofrillsart, Glenn Smith is a vital addition to the Game of Kings team, not only bringing his unique style to the project, but also a great deal of input into the promotional side of it as well.

Can we have a few words about your good self?

I have been making art professionally for the last ten years or so. In recent years I have also crossed over into the realms of being an arts worker running a lot of exhibitions and festivals. For bread and butter I work as a high school teacher. In terms of my approach to art, I often have dilemmas about what direction art should take whether it should be originals hanging on the walls of exclusive galleries or at ground level such as street art or t-shirt design. I am yet to reconcile this within myself, so in the mean time I attempt to do both.

So how did you get involved with the Game of Kings project?

The talented Mr.Sherry gave me a personal invitation to take part. This was a honor from the start. I have some decent skills at doing what I do within say my t-shirts designs here on RB, but this project has proven to be a real challenge for me, due to being well outside my comfort zone and in some very intimidating company, such as the talented bunch of artists that are the Game of Kings. Thought that being said, you could not find a more supportive group of artists.

How do you personally think it is going and do you think it has potential?

I think the project is going great. The GOK has grown in scope considerably since it was first mentioned, with writers and YouTube videos…but that has just added to how special this all is. If the general public had a peek inside the workings of this project in the private forum you would see how huge the planning, ideas sharing and feedback on it has been. So far so good in my opinion. As all the public support and feedback has been very positive. And besides, how could we go wrong with Simon creating half of the works to an outstanding level of quality and style!

Do you want to flog some other projects you are involved in?

No! hehe…Currently I feel a little drained and have a great desire to quit making art and find a nice deserted island. But give it a week or two and I’m sure I will be back having a whole bunch of new ideas. Honestly, I have a few books for sale at Sticky in Melbourne, a few longer term projects for festivals and workshops due to eventuate before the end of the year still being kicked around(Well i thought they were long term!)...and apart from that I need to get some ideas, time and energy to concentrate on make some art just for me.

BREAKING INFORMATION….......

Glen was born into a pirate family where he had a strict upbringing and had an education based around the three Ahrrrs: ‘rson, rape and runnin’ amok.
Much to his family’s dismay Glen was a sensitive child and faired poorly in his pirate studies where he drifted out of Pillage school and settled in a career as a street vandal.
This at least gave his parents some hope for his future because it had a touch of disgrace attached to it and it was also an Ahrrr related study.
All this come to a disastrous end when Glen was kidnapped by circus folk and transported to the Melbourne colony of Geelong.
Believed for many years to be working as a clown with the local council, Glen was discovered by a touring music pirate band who recognized his scribblings on an alley wall whilst plundering an ipod.
News filtered back to Glens family who showed no interest at all and as far as anyone knows, Glen actually does work as a clown for the Greater Geelong City council where he occasionally defaces public art in the name of mischief.
The moniker NoFrillsArt refers to the fact that Glen’s art has no frilly bits around the edges like most art in Geelong.

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