• Latest
Contemporary Artist Danny Minnick x Design Scene

Contemporary Artist Danny Minnick x Design Scene

May 19, 2017
Tommy Hilfiger Formula 1: From Hip-Hop Cool to the Fast Lane – Is This the Brand’s Winning Move?

Tommy Hilfiger Formula 1: From Hip-Hop Cool to the Fast Lane – Is This the Brand’s Winning Move?

July 10, 2025
ArdAzAei

The Folded Sea: ArdAzAei Fall Winter 2025 Collection

July 10, 2025
Giorgio Armani Kith

Giorgio Armani and Kith Launch Summer 2025 Collection

July 10, 2025
Between the Gaze and the Touch: Interview With Spyros Rennt

Between the Gaze and the Touch: Interview With Spyros Rennt

July 10, 2025
ISSEY MIYAKE MEOW

BAO BAO ISSEY MIYAKE Introduces Playful MEOW Series

July 10, 2025
Lever Couture

Anatomy of Identity: Lever Couture Fall Winter 2025 Collection

July 10, 2025
by FANG

Discover by FANG Fall Winter 2025.26 Couture Collection

July 10, 2025
The New Vantage S Marks a Return to Aston Martin’s ‘S’ Icons

The New Vantage S Marks a Return to Aston Martin’s ‘S’ Icons

July 10, 2025
END x adidas HRMY ‘Corner Shop’ Pays Tribute to British Streets

END x adidas HRMY ‘Corner Shop’ Pays Tribute to British Streets

July 10, 2025
Viktor & Rolf’s ‘Angry Birds’ Soar and Sink in Haute Couture FW25

Viktor & Rolf’s ‘Angry Birds’ Soar and Sink in Haute Couture FW25

July 10, 2025
Glenn Martens Channels Flemish Gothic for Maison Margiela Artisanal 2025

Glenn Martens Channels Flemish Gothic for Maison Margiela Artisanal 2025

July 10, 2025
Sienna Martz: Weaving Sustainability and Emotion into Sculpture

Sienna Martz: Weaving Sustainability and Emotion into Sculpture

July 9, 2025
DSCENE
  • LATEST
  • FASHION
    • Ad Campaigns
    • Collections
      • Spring Summer 2026 Womenswear
      • Spring Summer 2026 Menswear
      • Fall Winter 2025.26 Womenswear
      • Fall Winter 2025.26 Menswear
      • Pre-Fall 2025 Collections
      • Spring Summer 2025 Womenswear
      • Spring Summer 2025 Menswear
      • Couture Collections
      • Bridal Collections
      • Capsule Collections
    • Jewelry
    • Lookbooks
    • Street Style
    • Backstage
    • Directory
      • Agencies
        • Creative Talent Agencies
        • Modelling Agencies
      • Brands
      • Photographers
      • Fashion Stylists
      • Hair Stylists
      • Makeup Artists
      • Female Models
      • Male Models
  • SNEAKERS
  • MAGAZINES
    • DSCENE Magazine
    • MMSCENE Magazine
    • EDITORIALS
  • EXCLUSIVE
    • Interviews
    • Exclusive
  • TRAVEL
    • Hotels
    • Restaurants
  • ART
    • Art
    • Design
      • Furniture
    • Architecture
      • Interior Design
  • SHOP
    • ABOUT
No Result
View All Result
DSCENE
  • LATEST
  • FASHION
    • Ad Campaigns
    • Collections
      • Spring Summer 2026 Womenswear
      • Spring Summer 2026 Menswear
      • Fall Winter 2025.26 Womenswear
      • Fall Winter 2025.26 Menswear
      • Pre-Fall 2025 Collections
      • Spring Summer 2025 Womenswear
      • Spring Summer 2025 Menswear
      • Couture Collections
      • Bridal Collections
      • Capsule Collections
    • Jewelry
    • Lookbooks
    • Street Style
    • Backstage
    • Directory
      • Agencies
        • Creative Talent Agencies
        • Modelling Agencies
      • Brands
      • Photographers
      • Fashion Stylists
      • Hair Stylists
      • Makeup Artists
      • Female Models
      • Male Models
  • SNEAKERS
  • MAGAZINES
    • DSCENE Magazine
    • MMSCENE Magazine
    • EDITORIALS
  • EXCLUSIVE
    • Interviews
    • Exclusive
  • TRAVEL
    • Hotels
    • Restaurants
  • ART
    • Art
    • Design
      • Furniture
    • Architecture
      • Interior Design
  • SHOP
    • ABOUT
No Result
View All Result
DSCENE
No Result
View All Result

Contemporary Artist Danny Minnick x Design Scene

May 19, 2017
in Art, DESIGN SCENE Magazine, Exclusive, Interviews
0
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter


Contemporary Artist Danny Minnick has under his belt career of a professional skateboarder and an actor, however a bed skating injury forced him to change his path. Unable to skate he began to channel his creative energy into paintings where he fell in love with the experience and serenity creating art gave him. His unique style of abstract expressionism is a veritable breeding ground for a clever cast of characters and hidden images that suddenly appear during his acrylic and oil work.

GET YOUR COPY IN PRINT $21.90 AND DIGITAL $3.90

For DESIGN SCENE MAGAZINE MAY 2017 issue Danny sits down to talk with us about his beginnings, inspiration and the meaning of art.

Read more after the jump:


Can you describe for our readers your way from skateboarder to actor, and from actor to artist?
To me, all of it is art it just comes in different forms.

So, do you think that your lack of formal art training actually helped you in your art practice?
Has it helped me? I don’t know! I really do respect people who have a classical art education.

What kind of impact do you want to make with your art? What is the message?
I hope the message that comes across is one of positivity. I want to encourage belief in one’s self. Paint from your soul.

How do you feel being compared with Jean Michel Basquiat?
He’s an icon. I mean, he did over 1000 pieces of work before the age of 27. I am humbled and honored. That’s dope. So is NYC.

For you how does the path from an idea to a final art piece look like for you?
I have to say I don’t have an idea because I stay out of my head. When I work, 10 things just come out.

Tell me about your latest solo exhibition, Power to the Planet at De Re Gallery, LA?
I think my painting “The Melt” sums up this series. I really focused on the extinction of polar bears and how the shadow of man is trying to take the planet; and the focus of this body of work was to send positive energy to the planet.


Collectors of your work include Lebron James, Jessica Alba, Gus Van Sant, and Nick Cassavetes. Did such names on your client list bring a new spotlight on your work?
Of course! My friend Gina Cassevetes bought a blue oil stick which I painted my first character with. She took a photograph of it, and her dad loved. He came to my show and bought it. That got the got the ball rolling, so to speak! It was a 9’ x 9’ dropcloth.

Did the international recognition of your work in any way change your everyday routine?
My day-to-day hasn’t changed very much; except I now have more responsibilities, haha! Like, interviews like this one, I have to work really hard on every day.

Do you view the disposable aspect of social media as positive or negative in regards to your artwork?
I love social media. I posted a photo of my new “EPMD” shirt I bought at the shop Amoeba when I was taking my dog for a walk. The next day I was running errands and taking care of business. The next thing I knew Parrish Smith of “EPMD” reposted it. I thought that was pretty cool.

Who are your favorite contemporary artists?
There’s a few,  starting with Mark Gonzales, Chad Muska, RETNA, HACULLA, Bob Dylan, and Martin Landau, & Daniel Stern.

What is next for you?

It’s already in the process of evolving as we speak; but through other mediums. Currently, I am working with established people in the fashion industry, and in the process of developing a brand. There is an extremely distinct parallel between art and fashion. The words fashion and art can, and should probably be used interchangeably. After some thought, I figured why not bring the contemporary art I create and combine it with contemporary silhouettes by creating something relevant – bridging the preverbal gap between the two. I’m talking more than just screen-printing pictures of paintings onto tees; I’m talking about the development from scratch; developing the actual silhouettes, and going as far as creating innovative ways to bring the artwork to life on clothing.

So,  how would you like to see your work evolve in the future?

I think you will have to stay tuned and see what I’m talking about. But the partnerships we’re creating are going to be huge, and we’ll launch the brand in a way that develops proper cohesion between the art and fashion communities with this first collection.

Follow Danny for more work @dannyminnick


GET YOUR COPY IN PRINT $21.90 AND DIGITAL $3.90

admin

admin

Related Posts

Between the Gaze and the Touch: Interview With Spyros Rennt
Anastasija Pavic

Between the Gaze and the Touch: Interview With Spyros Rennt

July 10, 2025
Sienna Martz: Weaving Sustainability and Emotion into Sculpture
Art

Sienna Martz: Weaving Sustainability and Emotion into Sculpture

July 9, 2025
Sterling Ruby Meets Le Corbusier on the Rooftop of La Cité Radieuse
Art

Sterling Ruby Meets Le Corbusier on the Rooftop of La Cité Radieuse

July 9, 2025
Alex Sampson
Celebs

Alex Sampson Opens Up to MMSCENE About Music, Fans, and Finding His Voice

July 9, 2025

dscene

Subscribe To Our Newsletter

DSCENE

DSCENE is curated as a daily art, design, fashion & lifestyle destination. DSCENE is non-for-profit fashion and culture basis organization which aims at further development of research on DSCENE values, as well as on providing educational services. Home of magazine editions DSCENE and MMSCENE – Click for more about DSCENE and for our Terms of Service.

Subscribe Our Newsletter

© 2024 DSCENE Publishing. All rights reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

No Result
View All Result
  • LATEST
  • FASHION
    • Ad Campaigns
    • Collections
      • Spring Summer 2026 Womenswear
      • Spring Summer 2026 Menswear
      • Fall Winter 2025.26 Womenswear
      • Fall Winter 2025.26 Menswear
      • Pre-Fall 2025 Collections
      • Spring Summer 2025 Womenswear
      • Spring Summer 2025 Menswear
      • Couture Collections
      • Bridal Collections
      • Capsule Collections
    • Jewelry
    • Lookbooks
    • Street Style
    • Backstage
    • Directory
      • Agencies
      • Brands
      • Photographers
      • Fashion Stylists
      • Hair Stylists
      • Makeup Artists
      • Female Models
      • Male Models
  • SNEAKERS
  • MAGAZINES
    • DSCENE Magazine
    • MMSCENE Magazine
    • EDITORIALS
  • EXCLUSIVE
    • Interviews
    • Exclusive
  • TRAVEL
    • Hotels
    • Restaurants
  • ART
    • Art
    • Design
      • Furniture
    • Architecture
      • Interior Design
  • SHOP
    • ABOUT
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.