Artist: Sean McGuinness | Location: West Columbia, SC
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Artist: Sean McGuinness | Location: West Columbia, SC
West Columbia, SC
That Godzilla Guy, Sean McGuinness, was influenced at an early age by a steady diet of Marvel Comics and giant monster cinema. While he had no formal art education except for electives offered in school, he would use the rise of the webcomic era to learn digital photography and Photoshop. Through a growing collection of kaiju (from Japanese “Strange Beast”) collectables, he would become one of the first artists to use toys as his medium.
His philosophy is that while a good foundation in art education is important, a lack of it should not be a barrier into entering it. He favors unconventional methods such as photoplasty and street art. He teaches up and coming artists how to market themselves and how to create a following for their craft. Most importantly, he teaches that enthusiasm, honesty and a good relationship with your community will carry you far. He hopes to continue his foot to the street conversion of one new fan at a time to teach the relevance and importance of the geek and street arts.