Hey Y’all,
Big update this week is that I have a potential Art studio lead! Going to check it out on Monday and all fingers are crossed in hopes that it will be exactly what is needed - space & price-wise. I’ve completed some new Joke Texties this week and I’ll add some images to this post after I get to the design studio tomorrow to scan them. Forgot to mention that the BIG news in Berlin is that the government has cut 130 MILLION Euros from the culture budget - basically strangling the creative community here in terms of public funding. I have quite a few opinions on how the Arts are funded and how the money is distributed, but I’ll save it for a future video.
Most of my Artwork seems to be congealing/finding resolutions and I’m hoping that a new studio will be just what is needed to start some new pieces. I’m torn between two directions: 1. Making smaller work that will be easier to transport back to the U.S.A. if required and 2. Making larger work that my being is craving to see come into the world. I feel like the first option is very practical, but kinda defeatist because it assumes that no one will want to own and live with the work I create. I think I’ll just do both in the hopes that Berliners will want to own my work.
In the video I mentioned the Artist Dared. You can view his Art on his website here
Comedy show is Monday December 16th @ 8:00pm
RSVP is here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/urban-comedy-das-comedy-open-mic-mit-hip-hop-vibe-tickets-1090139098389?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
“If he gets you dinner, he likes you. If he buys you toilet paper, he loves you. If he prescribes you Adderall, he is your doctor. You owe him 25,000 dollars. He knows where you live.”
Hope you have a great week!
-Gandy