Burrito Breath’s playful, psychedelic aesthetic is a full-blown visual trip, with a heavy dose of weird. It manifests in many forms, from hand-drawn illustrations and traditional acrylic paintings, screen-printed posters and zines then into digital dimensions for brands, bands and beer labels. 

His work is celebrated for its vibrant, offbeat style that reverbs 80s and 90s pop culture, oozing irreverent humour.

He’s relentless —no brakes, no sleep, on an endless ride through the fart jokes and infringement on mass. If he’s not knocking out large-scale storefront murals he’s producing limited-edition art prints and comic books. 

Whether it’s a pizza box, weed packaging, guitar body, a gallery show or more weed packaging, Burrito Breath never fails to bring high-energy weirdness and low-brow humour to whatever he touches.

We’re awfully glad he drops in on Pylon from time to time.

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If you could be sued by any legendary cartoonist, who would it be, and why is it Jim Davis?

I really hope it would be Jim Davis, only because he appears to have made a deal with the devil. He keeps the fuzzy orange circus rolling, and I'd hope rather than ca$h he'd just force me to help him come up with new Garfield merch ideas! 

You've mentioned being influenced by artists like Ed Roth. How has his work shaped your artistic approach?

I think someone like Roth is really inspiring because the work they've put into the world is weird and lighthearted, but at the same time dialed in and they actually gave a shit about making something with all the details polished. I've always figured you may think my work is dumb, but at least I really tried to make it look good haha.

Have you ever experienced a dream or hallucination that directly inspired a piece of your artwork?

I'll be honest I've added enough chemicals to my system that I'm not really sure this whole show isn't an ongoing hallucination. Which reminds me of a fun idea I once heard: What if the life you're living everyday is actually a psychedelic trip that some alien from another reality experiences when they take their drug of choice?". Might as well keep it interesting!  

Do you crank the tunes when you art? What are you listening to right now?

I've pretty much always got some music going while I'm working. Lately its been some great playlists my buddy Chad dropped on me that keep on giving.

(CHECK OUT CHAD'S MIX HERE)

Also I recently discovered a show from NTS called: The Jaro Sounder Experience 60s/70s prog rarities, maybe 11hours of gold. 

What's the most unexpected place or object you've drawn inspiration from recently?

Tough one, because I feel like almost everything gives me some sort of dumb idea. That said I did recently get some birthday gifts for the wife, and the shop that I bought stuff from had really amazing packaging. Seeing how things were packed up and handled really made me wanna get back on my packaging game for all of the goofy shit I sell. 

You do group shows, like “OFF THE PRESS” at ABV Gallery a few years ago. Do these collaborative environments influence your creative process?

The group shows are really fun for me, totally pushes me to try out some different stuff. Always fun when theres a ruleset so I know I can't just do something like I'd normally do. Its also really nice to have the pressure of having something surrounded by actual works of art and not just something goofy that I made. 

What's a medium or technique you've been curious to explore but haven't tried yet?

I wanna paint something big, maybe some huge canvases, but potentially there's some mural stuff thats open to me and I think it would be killer to go big and try to not fuck it up. 

Your 'Book Bunch' project aims to provide a diverse selection of books to various communities. How does this initiative intersect with your artistic vision?

Reading always felt like such a chore until I found the right books. I also feel like with the information pump tapped into our brains with our phones its a nice way to balance out your head space and still keep it active. The Book bunch seemed like a fun way to drop new books on unsuspecting people. I guess with my work, I'm just trying to have fun and if anything give people a little pause from this schizoid group hallucination. A good book really does the same. Right now I'm digging Tom Robbins, I'm late to the game but if you're down to try out a fun book read Still Life with Woodpecker. I actually found it in a little free library and its so fuckin good.    

If you could time-travel to any era to immerse yourself in its art scene, which period would you choose and why?

Shit this is hard because I'm stoked to be doing what I'm doing. That said, maybe I would go to SF in the late 60s/70s when R.Crumb and the gang were working on all of the comix stuff. I once had the honor of hanging out with Ron Turner at Last Gasp in SF and he had the best fuckin stories, and also the coolest collection of art / junk I've ever seen. Feels like it would have been a great place to hang.