EDGE: Was there a pivotal moment when you decided to follow your path as an artist?
PunkMeTender: Not really. I didn't go to school for art, and I wasn't trying to be famous or anything like that. My intention has always been to do what I love, and that is paint.
EDGE: Tell us about your show, "Voyage d'Ulysse?"
PunkMeTender: It is a good mixture of what I do. It includes some graphic acrylic pieces on wooden panels, a mixed media piece that uses stretched canvas. It really just combines my roots in street art, graffiti, photography, fashion and the female form.
EDGE: How did you choose the name PUNK ME TENDER?
PunkMeTender: Late one night while lying in a lounge chair in my yard I was looking at the stars and thinking about a proper name. I decided to play some music on my iPhone, and the first song that played was "Love Me Tender" by Elvis. I got inspired by the song, but I wanted to mix a little bit of my personality to it and came up with PunkMeTender.
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