Technique & medium: Rubber-modified bitumen, acrylic and gold paint on canvas.

Can you tell us about your contribution to this exhibition? It’s a collection of 48 portraits of God—all painted on one-square meter canvases.

Why did you choose to touch on the subject of God? When the word “God” is used in the titles of my paintings it does not refer to the orthodox Christian notion of an external, all-powerful, judgmental being. It refers more to something beyond good and evil, something internal and external, both transcendent and imminent, a ground of all beings. Perhaps God is everything and everything is God and I am attempting to make this possibility more real in my paintings. This non-duality is the intrinsic, underlying unity of all things in the art of all the great religions. I am now trying to reveal this in a new form of post-post-modern art, or integral art.

Were you trying to be controversial? Yes. Painting has to compete with so much these days to get people’s attention. A little controversy helps.

Why Lady Gaga? She is God as a God/Goddess and she gets a lot of attention.

What’s next for you? The next series I am working on is 108 Portraits Of God which is part of the ongoing series 10,000 Portraits Of God which will keep me busy for the rest of my life.

See God as Lady Gaga at A Brief View of Everything exhibition

As a child: My life was great. I grew up in London with elder brothers and sisters all playing cool music to me.
First job: In a men’s clothing boutique called Style.
Rule of life: Love life, love family.
Most inspirational person: John Lennon.
Hum this tune in the shower: Miley Cyrus’ stuff.
Can’t leave home without: My iPhone.
Listening to: Broken bells.
Favorite website? Facebook.
Favorite Bangkok noise/sound: Tuktuk.
Most annoying thing you have to encounter every day: Emails.
Best gig you’ve ever been to: Paul Weller.
In 20 years: Hopefully involved in music somewhere.

Catch Steve Smith at Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Project

What’s the project concept?
We invited people to submit their ideas in nine different categories ranging from food to music. Then I picked the ideas that best represent our Thai nightlife and proposed them to Smirnoff Global.

What are the nine ideas?
The concept for Bangkok is the full moon party, so expect that wild and crazy vibe known by partygoers around the world.

What happens next?
We have a fantastic lineup, featuring world-class acts like UK house trio Dirty Vegas and New York pop outfit Heartsrevolution. I’ll drop some tunes to warm things up as well. The party will simultaneously kick off in 13 other countries, starting from Australia. If you still haven’t got tickets, better check out our Facebook page now.

Keeping up with Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Project at a secret riverside location.