Three friends ? one show at the Interim Gallery on Friday evening.

Russell Butler, Ian Colon and Joseph Sledgianowski's inspiration for this show was of shedding resistances and allowing their work to "happen" for the exhibit entitled "Conception/Transgression".

"My inspiration comes from travelling physically and mentally, stepping out of my zone of knowledge and stepping seamlessly into the beat of a human drum without limiting myself by too many personal barriers that would restrict a potential experience," said Mr. Colon.

Mr. Butler's response to where his inspiration came from was: "I draw inspiration from daily experiences. Human beings are constantly being acted on by their surroundings and it is just a matter of allowing ourselves to let our guards down and shed our resistance.

"Inspiration comes from allowing yourself to be affected by everything or nothing."

While Mr. Sledgianowski said: "What inspires me is that no one would ever have the slightest idea of how I think or feel without my work (being) manifested visually, physically, sonically.

"What inspires me is that I cannot just think, and a drawing of that thought could be physicalised in the space between you and me. I have to move and react and interact for you to experience my experience. My drive is externalisation of the internal."

The general theme of their pieces range from the esoteric to the ordinary.

Mr. Butler said: "I am concerned with one's involvement with the self as well as with others. In order to transgress the laws of man, nature and the universe itself one must interact with both the introspective as well as the expressive aspects of the psyche.

"What shall we gain from this transcendence? Where does this transcendence begin? What draws us to certain relationships and is an un-transgressive relevant to the lives of human beings? Does transgression have a place, especially in repressive societies? I have my own answers to these questions but I think that answers are kind of boring."

On the same topic, Mr. Sledgianowski's response was simply this: "Why would I want to generalise my work? I do not stick to one theme. I produce much work as an extension of an idea. These original ideas are the themes of my work and I build a piece around them.

"This show is an amalgamation of much of my reactionary drawing this year, yet all pieced together to create a large installation to fit the space. Nothing is permanent. Everything can be manipulated and changed. I guess that could be a theme, yes?"

"I try to show the similarities and connections between minds," said Mr. Colon.

They have been creating artwork for most of their loves and each have varying degrees of experience.

Mr. Colon started consciously creating pieces when he was four.

But he said: "In this artistic incarnation I have only been working for about a year and a half.

"I went to the Design and Architecture Senior High School in Miami and currently attend the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts."

Mr. Butler began taking art seriously when he was about 17.

"I took a photography class at George School in Newtown, Pennsylvania, and it just fit," he said.

"I just knew what I had to do with my future. I now attend the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston."

While Mr.Sledgianowski just started producing work.

The mediums range from photography to some which involved plasma.

"I use what is fitting to my ideas, I am inclined towards using actions to express because I often feel that the rituals of the world occur in a time-based ceremony one way or another, so I in turn create my own," said Mr. Colon.

Mr. Butler's response was: "My primary focus, two dimensionally, is photography, however, I feel that once coupled with other mediums such as performance and sound, the conceptual grounding of the photographs is brought forth."

Mr. Sledgianowski added: "I create work using many mediums, yet most of the work I will be showing here are drawings on paper that will be installed to fit the space I have here to show in.

"I have been leaning strongly to sound and performative work, yet I still create on paper and wood, using anything from pens to blood to shellac. I choose work on paper because its weight and ease of transportation."

The idea for the show came up when the trio were hanging out.

"We have been working together since our first conversation together at Russell and Joey's apartment in Boston," said Mr. Colon.

"For about six months," added Mr. Butler.

"Originally it was meant to be a solo show of my works, but I thought that was too selfish. A great deal of the art world seems to be saturated with people that are more concerned with competition and popularity than concept.

"I think that if that's what you're looking for, play sports. This show is my way of helping out those that I love and appreciate. It's more of a thank you to Ian, Joey, and to all of my other friends at school than a chance to show my work alongside two very talented artists."

"The work in this show consists of a number of pieces that I favoured of all work made since September, as of my move to Boston," said Sledgianowski.

They create whenever they can through consciousness.

"We all create in our lives in different ways on different days, we just consciously direct our creation towards an expression with commentary," said Mr. Colon.

While Mr. Butler said: "I think that we're all kind of lucky to be in school for something that we love so much. So finding time usually isn't so much of a problem.

"Whenever I think that I'm not doing enough work I remind myself that I wouldn't really want to be doing anything else."

Mr. Sledgianowski's favourite piece is that of a Polaroid of 12 evenly placed chicken nuggets on a pan, next to a drawing of 12 evenly placed crosses.

The three had differing views on this show versus their last.

"This show offers a lot of inspiration to discuss issues specific to the location and this will be the first time that I get to show specifically in collaboration with artists that will push me out of my spare of comfort, and I theirs until we have created a unique blend of expression," responded Mr. Colon.

Mr. Butler's response: "I've shown work at the Bermuda Society of Arts (BSoA) before, but it definitely was not as cohesive.

"Each work in those exhibitions didn't have a common thread, they all stood individually as artefacts as opposed to ideas."

While Mr. Sledgianowski said: "Bermuda is another world. I am showing work in another world."

Mr. Sledgianowski added that he hoped that no one would take offence, but he said: "Bermuda needs to lighten up a bit.

"I believe some of the laws here are outdated and restrictive. I was told I could be arrested if I walked from the beach to Russell's home without my shirt on.

"Why was everyone wearing knee-high socks in the 90 degree, humid weather? I would rather wear short shorts and a v-neck shirt than wear over knee-highs and a blazer. That was a rant. I'm built on them."

Asked what art meant to them, Mr. Colon said: "Art is a word, expression is an attempt to connect and understand inter-mind.

While Mr. Butler said: "Absolutely nothing."

If they could produce or create art, Mr. Butler said he would be a monster truck driver, Mr. Colon a Professional BASE jumper and Mr. Sledgianowski said he would have to be: "Russell's butler."

The show opens at 6 p.m. at the Interim Gallery, which is located on the corner of King and Reid Streets, Hamilton.