Your wallpaper-like installations are huge, can one buy separate smaller pieces or does one have to buy the whole thing? Will you come to the buyers home to install it?

MDV - Sure. Where there's a will, there's a way.

At what point of your life did you decide you wanted to make a living being an artist?

MDV - I decided to be an artist at a very young age, maybe six years old. My parents were always very encouraging and supportive.

Have you ever been into streetart? Do you think it`s good that the establishment (museums, foundations and art buyers) are able to actually buy pieces from so called street artists or does it belong to the streets meaning to everybody who walks by?

MDV - I've always felt that most street art works best on the street. For some reason a lot of artists seem to approach canvases differently than walls, to their detriment. Maybe it's the pristine surface or the idea of a precious saleable object that causes anxiety in the artist, as opposed to the adrenaline and immediacy of the street. I'm not even crazy about most "sanctioned" street art. If you have permission, it ain't graffiti.

Who is your favorite artist? Do you have any from Europe, maybe even Switzerland...

MDV - Aside from the influences I mentioned above I'd have to say Rick Griffin, Carroll Dunham, R. Crumb, Giger, Picasso, Klee, and Dr. Seuss, to name a few. My all time faves would have to be Guston and Ruscha.

What materials do you generally use to create your work?

MDV - India ink and Flashe acrylics on canvas or wood; acrylic and latex on walls.

Any special habits during the work process?

MDV - Not really. I clean my ears with the ends of my small brushes, though. Would you call that special?

Tell me a little bit more about your family especially your son? What did change regarding your work since his birth?

MDV - I became much more focused. Time in the studio became more precious, so my time was used more efficiently. My career really started taking off after his birth due to the changes in my work and work habits as well as the networking opportunities. I met the single greatest promoter of my work when I met this dude called Stash, whose daughter was going to the same nursery school as my son here in Williamsburg. He's done more for me and my career than anyone- always with the hook-ups, Stash, and we're all like family now.