If I wanted to make money right out of college, I would have studied something other than art. Lets face it, for those who study or pursue art as a career realize they didn't go into it for the big bucks. Yeah the payoff is rewarding, when you actually get paid. It's a tough world out there. The art scene is not for impatient or money hungry individuals. It's a world of constant rejection, competition, and wears on your ego and self worth on a daily basis. The art world and any form of art including music, theater, poetry, whatever you do to express yourself with passion and persistence, must also face the reality of a difficult future and uncertainties that come along with this role. Perhaps that is why I am so attracted musicians and artists. They take the unconventional road, in order to pursue their dreams. I'm the same way. I can't settle for anything, and I'm definitely not settling on a job that sucks my soul dry or locks me in a cubicle for an ungodly amount of time.
I've been in Berlin for nearly two months now. I've definitely immersed myself into the unemployed artist lifestyle that is so strong in this city. Me, along with millions of other foreigners flock to Berlin in order to pursue their creative passion. An unemployed lifestyle is somewhat accepted here. Why, because the majority of people are unemployed. This is something I'm struggling with. Never have I ever had to deal with the struggles of finding work. It's true, finding a job is a full time job in itself. And it SUCKS! My patience is wearing down and so is my bank account. If something doesn't happen soon, it's back to good o'l Huntington Beach. There I can continue my beach bum life, while also bringing home some cash. I'm not going to give up that easily, but something has to give.
In my spare time, I've mingled with some artists and gone to special events. One of which was Gallery Weekend Berlin. Here is a little excerpt and my interpretation on this artsy event.
Gallery Weekend Berlin
April 26-28, 2013
Gallery Weekend Berlin brought the city’s art enthusiasts, curators, critics, internationals artists, and Berlin citizens out in droves from Friday to Sunday, where over fifty galleries showcased their artists and highlighted their exhibitions in neighborhoods across the German capital.
Springtime finally showed its face in Berlin, making the event a more delightful experience to the city’s sun-deprived locals. Residents took advantage of the surprisingly warm weather while bicycles piled up outside the fifty galleries showing some sixty-five exhibitions. The participating galleries reflected Berlin’s multifaceted and vibrant art scene,while focusing heavily on space as a “quasi-condensed version of the art world.”
Alongside established galleries were young galleries concentrating on experimental works and offered an array of solo shows.
Amongst these contemporary galleries was the Jiri Svestka Berlin the latest works from Czech artist Kristof Kintera entitled Bad News.
The sculptures in this exhibition capture frightening yet humorous allusions in object and shape. The highly technical objects like the demonic creature accompanied with drum rolls and a ghetto blaster definitely get the attention of onlookers as well as representing a parallel universe of nonsense constructed with anthropomorphic objects and gestures.
Bad News, 2011
Sound track, movement mechanics,solenoids, microchip, controller, drum, horns, and radio.
Galerie Manzoni Schäper created a joint exhibition of new works by the Berlin resident artists Damien Cadio and Katharina Ziemke, titled, It Takes a Million Years to Become Diamonds So Let’s Just Burn the Sky’s Black.
It’s an appropriate title for the works, being that the materials used were charcoal, indian ink, and light played a central role in the exhibition. The constituents serve also as open metaphors for the recurring themes in Cadio’s and Ziemke’s oeuvre. Each piece was displayed horizontally alongside each other in a way that entraps the viewer into a beautifully disturbing world.
Damien Cadio (left to right: o.T, A Miniature-The Story of ‘The Joker Diamond,’ Grand Bounce, and Master Will Shakespear.)
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Artists:
Jofroi Amaral
Alain Danghin
Julien Grenier
Ute Linder
Johann König
Artist: Monica Bonvicini
Off the Grid (No.1), 2012
tempera on paper, acrylic glass, screws.
