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An interview by Steve Turner 1971
We came together to talk about Grapefruit, Yoko's book of poems, and ended up talking about Jesus. Somewhere in between, we mentioned the Beatles. John and Yoko are currently facing the plight of 'super-stardom'. Within two weeks they had become the third set of artists I had met who were complaining of being sold as people rather then for their art or for their music. James Taylor was the first, complaining of being used only as a headline or a photograph to sell more newspapers, and Pete Townsend was equally determined that "he won't get fooled again" into being a "superstar".
"Being misunderstood", John explained, "is being treated as if I'd won the pools and married an Hawaiian dancer. In any other country we're treated with respect as artists, which we are. If I hadn't bought a house in Ascot I'd leave because I'm sick of it. It's only because it's such a nice house that I'm staying. I'm a fantastic patriot for Britain. Ask Yoko - I never stop selling it! But she finds it hard to love England when they never stop shitting on her."
Yoko feels very much the same way and is waiting rather apprehensively for the response to the paperback edition of Grapefruit. She's been feeling misunderstood for the past fifteen years and has come to the conclusion that she must be the supreme optimist to ever carry on. "I just get this feeling that it's going to be the same thing again, but I have to go on knocking on the door."
John says: "An artist is not usually respected in his own village, so he has to go to the next town. It's a bit of that with us really. I think it's also like Dylan Thomas and Brendan Behan - they both died of drink. Artists always die of drugs, drink and all that. Like Jimi and Janis -it's just that they're so misunderstood and tortured that they kill themselves. I refuse to do that. I've found the way out. You are here, live for the day, minute by minute. That's the essential way."
"You are here", meaning that this is all we can know of life's purpose, is the pervading message behind the art of both John and Yoko, The message is short but conclusive. In his song God, John lists fifteen people and philosophies that he no longer believes in and claims that he has now arrived at a position where he only believes in, "Yoko and me/that's reality". When I asked him what he considered reality to be, he answered, "Reality is living, breathing, eating and dying". So, outside of the undeniable fact of our own existence they claim that there is no need for questions or answers. As far as any ultimate reason, purpose or meaning to this life is concerned, John states, "There isn't an end product to life or a reason for it, it just is, It's not a game, though," he assured me, "it's very serious."
"You are here", is the statement they offer, and "what you can do while you are here" seems to be the message behind Yoko's poetry. They all take the form of a simple instruction, often of a single line and are divided into sections titled Painting, Event, Dance, Film, Object etc. When life itself has no meaning, there is no reason why the activities we perform during that life should have any ultimate meaning either. This would seem to be the philosophy behind the poem Line Piece, which says "Draw a line/Erase a line" or Map Piece - "Draw a map to get lost". Probably the best poem in this line, once you have an understanding of the underlying philosophy, is the one line ‘Lighting Piece‘. Here it is important to see both the meaninglessness inherent and the allegory between the match and our lives. The poem says simply "Light a match and watch till it goes out" Without purpose we seem to have been brought down to the level of a matchstick, and our lives are as a flame which burns awhile and then extinguishes. The matchstick is then discarded.
Yoko of course, is no newcomer to the art world having been associated with such avant-garde artists and musicians as Andy Warhol and John Cage. Warhol has explained his own art as being, "to stop you thinking about things". Francis Bacon, another contemporary artist who shares the same philosophy, has said, "Man now realises that he is an accident, a completely futile being and that he can only attempt to beguile himself for a time. Art has become a game by which man distracts himself."
In these cases, art has lost its power of Man communicating ideas and emotions to Man. It merely becomes a game to amuse ourselves with while in death's absurd waiting rooms. I feel that it is absolutely necessary to understand the thoughts of John and Yoko before their art becomes understandable.
"People seem to be scared of being put on", says John, commenting on a recent review of Grapefruit."I don't understand people who say they don't understand it because even a seven year old can understand it,"says Yoko. I commented that it's not the how of the instructions that were misunderstood but the why? Yoko explained: "You see, we live and we die. In between that we eat and sleep and walk around - but that's not enough for us. We have to act out our madness in order to be sane."
I asked John whether he'd been influenced a lot by Yoko's ideas. "Yeah, it's great, It's amazing that we think so alike coming from different ends of the earth. She's come from a very upper class scene, going to school with the prince and all that shit, and I'm from wherever! It just shows that colour, class and creed don't come in the way of communication. You don't even have to speak the same language. We made a calendar with some Grapefruit quotes on and some from my books. The ideas behind it were quite similar. Yoko was a bit further out than me when we met - and I was pretty far out, you know - but she really opened my head up with all her work."
I wondered whether he found a great difference between the poetry that he puts into his songs and the poetry that Yoko writes. "The last album I made was very much the same as Yoko's poetry, There weren't many words to it. It was pretty simple and so is the one I've just made which is called Imagine. We work well together in music too, except when I'm doing completely straight rock. But things like Revolution Number 9 would make a good background for her voice." John reminded me that his meeting with Yoko hadn't been the factor that made him write his songs of personal statement. He was writing the same kind of song back in his days as a Beatle, but again he was famed for just 'being a Beatle' rather than for the content of his work. "Help was a personal statement, In My Life was a personal statement and so was I'm A Loser. I was always on that kick but they were just considered to be 'pop' songs at that time. That's why I gave it up. It was all Beatles."
Halfway through our interview, John went out of the room for a few minutes and returned with a magazine which had been sent into the Apple offices for him, the cover contained his picture and the inscription 'Dear John', indicating an open letter to him which was inside. "You ought to see this, This is a message to me from the Jesus people. This is the Jesus freaks in America." He then sat down again and began reading aloud:
"Dear John, I've been through a lot of trips with you. When I was down I put your records on and you'd bring me back to life. We've been up mountains together and I know you know where it's at. But the main reason I'm writing to you is to tell you of a friend I met last June. He said that he is the way, the truth and the life. I believed him and gave my life to him. I can see now how he can boast such a claim. Since then I've heard that you don't believe in him, but you can see in your eyes that you need him. Come on home Johnny, Love a friend."
"I think they've got a damn cheek, I think they're madmen. They need looking after." I reminded him that this same suggestion had often been levelled at himself and Yoko. "That's my opinion you know, You asked me what I thought and I think they're crackpots."
As our earlier conversation had been on the topic of prejudice and how to remove it from society, I asked John whether he wasn't himself guilty of prejudice here. "I don't think it's a prejudice I just think it's a lot of bullshit, I think it's the biggest joke on earth that everyone's talking about some imaginary thing in the sky that's going to save you and talking about life after death which nobody has ever proved or shown to be feasible. Why should we follow Jesus? I'll follow Yoko, I'll follow myself." John's opinion of the Jesus Freak cult, is that they are following in the same tradition that he and the rest of the Beatles followed when they enlisted with the Maharishi. "It's the same as I did when I went looking for gurus, It's because you're looking for the answer which everybody is supposedly looking for. You're looking for some kind of super-daddy. The reason for this is because we're never given enough love and touch as children."
On another subject John very much sympathised with the attitude that Spike Milligan had presented when he ended his TV documentary with the question of whether it was he that was insane or the man who drills holes in pieces of wood for fifty years. "That is complete insanity....Don't you see that the society creates insane people to do their insane work, so that they can wank each other off on fucking yachts. That's what it's all about. And everybody's screwing holes in and going to school and going to work so that fifty people in Britain can fuck about on yachts."
After these comments, and as a leg-pull, I suggested to John that he ought to have his very own political TV show. Taking it rather more seriously than I had intended, he stated With firmness, "I am a revolutionary artist, not a politician". At least it gave me an extra understanding of what John Lennon thought about John Lennon rather than what critic and journalist number 5739 thought about John Lennon. It is precisely this assertion that he is an artist, which is the difference between Beatle John and the post-dream John, ("The dream is over... Yesterday I was the walrus/but now I'm John").
Song writing is now just one of his arts as he dabbles further into the field of film, sculpture and happening. Yoko is certainly the person who harnessed and directed the Lennon potential but his talent has been evident for years. His anti-organised religion attitude was evident from his early books and as he himself said, the personal songs go back as early as I'm A Loser on the Beatles For Sale album. Previous to meeting Yoko he seemed to be a philosopher in search of a philosophy and an artist in search of something to say. Now with Yoko, he sings the songs explaining the philosophy which has made Yoko's poetry a possible and indeed valid art form.
John and Yoko are two very warming people to be with. They both speak as if draining knowledge from the same mind, feeding each other with ideas. John hasn't lost the humour which was enjoyed so much in the Beatle days and he pounces on any opportunity to make a crack. When you see a copy of Grapefruit, only laugh at it if you feel that what you are doing that day has more meaning to it than Yoko's instructions. When you get John's albums, use them as reference works to gain an understanding of his wife's poems. And then next time someone tells you that John and Yoko are a couple of crackpots who could do with two years in the army, tell them that they're a couple of misinterpreted but nevertheless brilliant artists who are honest to their beliefs, and tell them that it was I who said so.
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Lianne Dalziel Christchurch's mayor being intervened about the event.
It was Five years today September 4, 2015 that Canterbury was first shaken by a major quake, the people of Christchurch gathered on New Brighton beach this morning to mark the anniversary. I went with a friend but she didn't want to get up so early so we missed part of it. New Brighton Christchurch New Zealand at dawn.
There was a person from Radio News interviewing people there about their experiences of the earthquake five years ago and I was on the Radio News and also in a article.
This the link to me on the News www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/20...
And this is the article: www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/283264/christchurch-marks...
A full interview with the Israeli painter Raphael Perez (in Hebrew Rafi Peretz) about the ideas behind the naive painting, resume, personal biography and CV
Question: Raphael Perez Tell us about your work process as a naive painter?
Answer: I choose the most iconic and famous buildings in every city and town that are architecturally interesting and have a special shape and place the iconic buildings on boulevards full of trees, bushes, vegetation, flowers.
Question: How do you give depth in your naive paintings?
Answer: To give depth to the painting, I build the painting with layers of vegetation, after those low famous buildings, followed by a tall avenue of trees, and behind them towers and skyscrapers, in the sky I sometimes put innocent signs of balloons, kites.
A recurring motif in some of my paintings is the figure of the painter who is in the center of the boulevard and paints the entire scene unfolding in front of him, also there are two kindergarten teachers who are walking with the kindergarten children with the state flags that I paint, and loving couples hugging and kissing and family paintings of mother, father and child walking in harmony on the boulevard.
Question: Raphael Perez What characterizes your naive painting?
Answer: Most naive paintings have the same characteristics
(Definition as it appears in Wikipedia)
• Tells a simple story to absorb from everyday life, usually with humans.
• The representation of the painter's idealization to reality - the mapping of reality.
• Failure to maintain perspective - especially details even in distant details.
• Extensive use of repeating patterns - many details.
• Warm and bright colors.
• Sometimes the emphasis is on outlines.
• Most of the characters are flat, lack volume
• No interest in texture, expression, correct proportions
• No interest in anatomy.
• There is not much use of light and shadow, the colors create a three-dimensional effect.
I find these definitions to be valid for all my naive paintings
Question: Raphael Perez Why do you mainly choose the city of Tel Aviv?
Answer: I was born in Jerusalem, the capital city which I love very much and also paint,
I love the special Bauhaus buildings in Tel Aviv, the ornamental buildings that were built a century ago in the 1920s and 1930s, the beautiful boulevards, towers and modern skyscrapers give you the feeling of the hustle and bustle of a large metropolis and there are quite a few low and tall buildings that are architecturally fascinating in their form the special one
Also, the move to Tel Aviv, which is the capital of culture, freedom, and secularism, allowed me to live my life as I chose, to live in a relationship with a man, Jerusalem, which is a traditional city, it is more complicated to live a homosexual life, also, the art world takes place mainly in the city of Tel Aviv, and it is possible that from a professional point of view, this allows I can support myself better in Tel Aviv than in any other city in Israel.
Question: raphael perez are the paintings of the city of Tel Aviv different from the paintings of the city of Jerusalem
Answer: Most of the paintings of Jerusalem have an emphasis on the color yellow, gold, the color of the old city walls, the subjects I painted in Jerusalem are mainly a type of idealization of a peaceful life between Jews and Arabs and paintings that deal with the Jewish religious world, a number of paintings depict all shades of the currents of Judaism of today
In contrast, the Tel Aviv paintings are more colorful, with skyscrapers, the sea, balloons and more secular motifs
Question: Raphael Perez Tell us about which buildings and their architects you usually choose in your city paintings
Answer: My favorite buildings are those that have a special shape that anyone can recognize and are the symbols of the city and you will give several examples:
In the city of Tel Aviv, my favorite buildings are: the opera building with its unusual geometric shape, the Yisrotel tower with its special head, the Hail Bo Shalom tower that for years was the symbol of the tallest building in Tel Aviv, the Levin house that looks like a Japanese pagoda, the burgundy-colored Nordeau hotel with the special dome at the end of the building, A pair of Alon towers with the special structure of the sea, Bauhaus buildings typical of Tel Aviv with the special balconies and the special staircase, the Yaakov Agam fountain in Dizengoff square appears in a large part of the paintings, many towers that are in the stock exchange complex, the Aviv towers and other tall buildings on Ayalon, in some of the paintings I took plans An outline of future buildings that need to be built in the city and I drew them even before they were built in reality,
In the paintings of Jerusalem, I mainly chose the area of the Old City and East Jerusalem, a painting of the walls of the Old City, the Western Wall, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the El Akchea Mosque, the Tower of David, most of the famous churches in the city, the right hand of Moses, in most of the paintings the Jew is wearing a blue shirt with a red male cord I was in the youth movement and the Arab with a galabia, and in the paintings of the religious public then, Jews with black suits and white shirts, tallitas, kippahs, special hats, synagogues and more
I also created three paintings of the city of Haifa and one painting of Safed
In the Haifa paintings I drew the university, the Technion, the famous Egged Tower, the Sail Tower, well-known hotels, of course the Baha'i Gardens and the Baha'i Temple, Haifa Port and the boats and other famous buildings in the city
Question: Have you created series of other cities from around the world?
Answer: I created series of New York City with all the iconic and famous buildings such as: the Guggenheim Museum, the famous skyscrapers - the Chrysler Building, the Empire State Building, Lincoln Center, the famous synagogue in the city, the Statue of Liberty, the flags of the United States and other famous buildings
Two paintings of London and all its famous sites, Big Ben, famous monuments, the Ferris wheel, Queen Elizabeth and her family, the double bus, the famous public telephone, palaces, famous churches, well-known monuments
I created 4 naive paintings of cities in China, a painting of Shanghai, two paintings of the city of Suzhou and a painting of the World Park in the city of Beijing... I chose the famous skyline of Shanghai with all the famous towers, the famous promenade, temples and old buildings, two Paintings of the city of Suzhou with the famous canals, bridges, special gardens, towers and skyscrapers of the city
Have you ever asked yourself who the heck I am? No? Well let's change this. Germans know me probably - but if you want to know more about the mysterious Bane, head over to the Eurobricks Star Wars forum blog to read the interview.
EBSF Blog: eurobricksstarwarsforum.com/2013/01/21/blog-interview-bane/
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Credits for the picture (you probably guessed it) go to Oky (that's totally my point of view about the amount of Sith in the galaxy) :)
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“Serpentine Pavilion 2018 designed by Frida Escobedo
Summary:
Architect Frida Escobedo, celebrated for dynamic projects that reactivate urban space, has been commissioned to design the Serpentine Pavilion 2018. Harnessing a subtle interplay of light, water and geometry, her atmospheric courtyard-based design draws on both the domestic architecture of Mexico and British materials and history, specifically the Prime Meridian line at London’s Royal Observatory in Greenwich.
Detail:
Escobedo (b. 1979, Mexico City) is the 18th and youngest architect yet to accept the invitation to design a temporary Pavilion on the Serpentine Gallery lawn in Kensington Gardens. This pioneering commission, which began in 2000 with Zaha Hadid, has presented the first UK buildings of some of the biggest names in international architecture. In recent years, it has grown into a hotly anticipated showcase for emerging talent, from Sou Fujimoto of Japan to selgascano of Spain and Bjarke Ingels of Denmark. Serpentine Galleries Artistic Director Hans Ulrich Obrist and CEO Yana Peel selected this year’s architect, with advisors David Adjaye and Richard Rogers.
Escobedo’s Pavilion takes the form of an enclosed courtyard, comprised of two rectangular volumes positioned at an angle. While the outer walls are aligned with the Serpentine Gallery’s eastern façade, the axis of the internal courtyard aligns directly to the north. Internal courtyards are a common feature of Mexican domestic architecture, while the Pavilion’s pivoted axis refers to the Prime Meridian, which was established in 1851 at Greenwich and became the global standard marker of time and geographical distance.
British-made materials have been used in the Pavilion’s construction, chosen for their dark colours and textured surfaces. A celosia – a traditional breeze wall also common to Mexican architecture – is here composed of a lattice of cement roof tiles that diffuse the view out into the park, transforming it into a vibrant blur of greens and blues from within. Two reflecting elements emphasise the movement of light and shadow inside the Pavilion over the course of the day. The curved underside of the canopy is clad with mirrored panels, and a triangular pool cast into the Pavilion floor traces its boundary directly beneath the edge of the roof, along the north axis of the Meridian. As the sun moves across the sky, reflected and refracted by these features, visitors may feel a heightened awareness of time spent in play, improvisation and contemplation over the summer months.
Escobedo’s prize-winning work in urban reactivation ranges from housing and community centres to hotels and galleries. In 2006, she founded her practice in Mexico City, with significant national projects including the Librería del Fondo Octavio Paz and an extension of La Tallera Siqueiros gallery in Cuernavaca. Her designs have featured at the Venice Architecture Biennale (2012 and 2014), the Lisbon Architecture Triennale (2013), and in San Francisco, London and New York. Recent projects include Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business and social housing projects in Guerrero and Saltillo, Mexico. She lectures nationally and internationally, and has won multiple awards and accolades.
The Serpentine Pavilion 2018 will once again be a platform for Park Nights, the Serpentine’s annual programme of experimental and interdisciplinary evenings on selected Fridays. Practitioners in the fields of art, architecture, music, film, theory and dance will be commissioned to create new, site-specific works in response to Escobedo’s design, offering unique ways of experiencing architecture and performance, sponsored by COS. Building on its 2017 success, Radical Kitchen also returns to the Pavilion on selected Thursday lunchtimes, inviting community groups, artists, activists, writers and architects to form connections through food. This programme of workshops, performances and talks will address geological time, empire and movements, inspired by the ideas behind Escobedo’s Pavilion design. The Architecture Family Pack and Programme, sponsored by COS, will give children and their families the chance to explore the Serpentine Pavilion from playful and original perspectives.
"I think one needs to plan for change. Make everything more flexible in every way, so that the building become more like a palm tree and less like a completely rigid structure, because that’s the one that will fall down. Rigid things collapse. The rest can move, yes, it transforms, it may lose sections, but its spirit will remain." Frida Escobedo in an interview with The Fabulist. On the occasion of the 2018 Serpentine Pavilion, the Serpentine has partnered with Aesop to co-present a special issue of The Fabulist that explores the themes of the Serpentine’s summer season and celebrates Aesop’s support of Live Programmes at the Serpentine.
Serpentine Pavilion Architect's Statement
The design for the Serpentine Pavilion 2018 is a meeting of material and historical inspirations inseparable from the city of London itself and an idea which has been central to our practice from the beginning: the expression of time in architecture through inventive use of everyday materials and simple forms. For the Serpentine Pavilion, we have added the materials of light and shadow, reflection and refraction, turning the building into a timepiece that charts the passage of the day. “
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We continue our series of posts interviewing "recycled art" crafters & artists. This week, we interviewed Gabriel Dishaw, a sculptor we follow since a long time as we love his works mainly made from recycled computer & typewriter parts. If you think you deserve to be featured in the next interview, please, drop us an email.
Tell us a little more about you? Who you are? Where are you from?
My passion for working with metal and mechanical objects has been essential in the evolution of my art. It provides me an avenue to express myself in a way that brings new life to materials such as typewriters, adding machines and old computers – technology that would normally end up in a landfill. My mission is to create dialogue and help find creative, environmentally sound ways of re-purposing e-waste. I was born and raised in Michigan, but now live in Indianapolis, Indiana.
How did you become an Upcycled Artist?
I’ve always been an artistic individual and was enrolled in advanced art classes in school, but I truly found my passion for this particular art form in 9th Grade. My teacher posted 30 art project ideas on the chalk board for us to choose from and make it our own. One of the items listed was “Junk Art.” To be honest, I had no idea what that was so I did a bit of research then went into my dad’s garage and began to tinker. That’s one of those moments you look back on and think had the art teacher not offered that particular project, I don’t know I would have emerged an artist in this genre.
Since when are you working with junk materials and in upcycling in general?
It started in 9th grade so that would be 19 years I have been refining my process. Wow how time fly’s.
Your works are mainly done with recycled electronics & typewriter parts. Could you tell us from where come this choice of materials?
I find adding machines and typewriters to be the most useful when sourcing parts for projects. They have similar elements such as striker keys and gears in duplicate quantities, which makes it easier to create symmetrical designs. Beyond that, I often go to antique shops looking for unique items – something no one in their right mind would buy. As the saying goes, "One man's trash is another man's treasure."
Where did you find your raw materials for your sculptures, are you searching for them or are there coming to you as you are now well known in the recycled art world?
I get them from all over but, mostly from Family/Friends and my local antique/flee markets. I have even had instances where people have dropped stuff off at my door step knowing that I will put good use to some they don't want to see end up in a landfill.
Your pieces of art are very complexes, how long does it take to create one?
Much of that depends on the scale and complexity of the sculpture – and a bit of luck finding the right pieces to the puzzle. Some of my smaller projects can take approximately 40 hours to complete, however, I might have spent several hours simply digging through my bins to locate the hundreds of parts needed to construct it. I pride myself in adding hidden details to each art piece which takes time and is not easily translated through pictures.
On your website, you sell your pieces of art, are you able to live with your recycling art?
I do have a day job, but the plan is to gain financial independence and create fulltime. To me my craft is not work it’s my true passion.
What are your can’t-live-without essentials?
These are in no particular order: Instagram, foredom drill, my I-phone, star wars, audible.com (I really enjoy listening to audio books when I sculpt.), Netflix.
How is your workspace, how do you make it inspiring?
My work space is my converted 2 car garage. Which I have created into a very nice work space with heaters TV, speakers all the amenities I need to stay comfortable and creative. When I get my hands on my supplies (junk) I work to disassemble the piece down to its smallest components I then sort those items with in plastic bins. Just image hundreds of plastic shoe bins filled with electronic parts that my work space.
What sorts of things are inspiring you right now? Where do you look for inspiration?
I get a ton of my inspiration from Instagram there are so many talented people that I follow. Generally I begin a project without any defined plan. Instead, I look for how well pieces work together or how they move and then let those materials drive the color scheme or overall endpoint of where an idea will land, what it will turn into. For instance, the inspiration for one of my horse sculptures, “Rearing Horse,” came to me while taking apart an old adding machine. Some of the pieces reminded me of a horse’s head. The rest just fell into place. For a commissioned pieces, it’s a bit of a different story. The theme is very much inspired by the client, their history and the story to be told through my art.
What is your guilty pleasure?
Craft Beer! I really enjoy an Indiana beer call Gumball Head by Three Floyds Brewery.
What is your favorite thing to do (other than art)?
Playing my Xbox1… I’m really into Fallout4 right now.
What are your tips for people who'd like to start recycling art?
The materials aren’t very hard to find, they are all around us… I would start with just taking things apart and trying to reimagine the parts and pieces as something different. This is a skill you must practice but I get a lot of enjoyment out of the taking things apart. I think it helps to satisfy my curious nature.
To finish, your art clearly show that you’re a big fan of Star Wars, did you liked the last opus?
I loved the new movie it was great! In fact I saw it twice. They definitely made this movie for the fans.
Thanks a lot Gabriel for this interview! :)
To find more about Gabriel:
"I've just got back from a University interview, it was for a course to study song writing and contemporary composing. I got the place so I'm pretty chuffed. I like the idea of spending my days writing and composing, it's about getting your feelings out. At the moment all I'm feeling is teenage angst, but maybe in a few years, after a hair cut, I'll feel some real emotions"
"Is the hair holding you back?"
"Yeah, it's dragging me down"
"There's an emotion...What do you want to accomplish with this course?"
"I just want my work, in whatever form it takes, to be out there really. It must be a satisfying but surreal feeling, giving something to others simply from a song. I'm fully aware that there's a better chance that it's not going to happen rather than becoming hugely successful from it. Music is such an accessible medium these days and there's more and more people doing it. I've seen people become conceited over it. I just think that it's important to not kid yourself, there's always going to be someone who's going to be equally good or better at than you so it's about being grounded and working on those things which make you happy and you enjoy.”
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We continue our series of posts interviewing "recycled art" crafters & artists. This week, we interviewed Deana from the website Groovy Green Glass (ETSY Shop) as she made some incredible creations out of repurposed glass bottles. If you think you deserve to be featured in the next interview, please, drop us an email.
Tell us a little more about you? Who you are? Where are you from?
Groovy Green Glass is a husband and wife team of recyclers in Lincolnton, GA. We have been working with reclaimed glass bottles for over 5 years.
Why do you craft?
Glass is infinitely recyclable and one of the most natural materials to work with. Our passion is creating objects made out of glass that are beautiful as well as functional.
How did you learn?
We learned how to work with glass through a LOT of trial and error. Glass work takes lots and lots of practice. We read everything we could find about glasswork and we taught ourselves.
Since when are you working with recycled & upcycled materials?
Groovy Green Glass was founded in 2010.
We've seen that you mainly work with recycled glass, could you tell us a little more about this choice?
Glass does not contain harmful chemicals and it is the safest material for use with food. It is also incredibly beautiful.
What are your can’t-live-without essentials?
Water. Glass is cut with diamonds and water, so we use lots of both.
How would you describe your style? Are there any crafters/artists/designers that you particularly look up to?
I would say my style is completely dictated by the glass I am working with. Some bottles make great glassware. Other bottles make awesome wind chimes. The bottle's unique shape and design is the determining factor in what the final product will be. And as far as designers, artists, or crafter that I look up to... I would have to say all of them. There are so many amazing recycling artists out there. They all keep me inspired with their beautiful work.
How is your workspace, how do you make it inspiring?
My workspace is a little metal building on the back part of my property. It faces the sun and overlooks a field. I get to stare at nature while I work, and that is VERY inspiring.
What sorts of things are inspiring you right now? Where do you look for inspiration?
We recently moved out into the country, and being away from the noise and distractions from the city has greatly increased my inspiration.
When do you feel the most creative?
I am most creative at night.
We live in such a mass-produced, buy-it-now society. Why should people continue to make things by hand?
I have always had a sense of wanting something different. I appreciate the uniqueness of handmade goods. They represent a lot of love and craftsmanship that simply can not be found in mass produced items.
What is your favorite medium to work with, glass & others?
Wood. And I am hoping to incorporate more wood and glass projects in 2016.
What are your tips for people who'd like to start crafting?
Do what you love...and fall madly in love with the materials you work with. Learn everything you can about those materials. Experiment a lot, and don't be upset when something doesn't turn out like you had hoped. I learned a million times more information when I made a "mistake".
We have a lot of crafters searching for the best method to cut glass to make things with it, could you give them a tip? What is your method to cut glass?
We invested in a glass saw. It was expensive, but worth it. Your products are only as good as the tools you use.
What is your guilty pleasure?
HA! My guilty pleasure? Cheesy scifi movies. Love them!
What is your favorite thing to do (other than crafting)?
I love to make stuff. If I am not working with glass, I am making all natural body scrubs from ingredients in my garden or I am baking.
Anything else you would like to tell to the « recycling community »?
I am honored to be a part of the recycling artist community. I have met some amazing people from all over the world through this experience. Keep creating. Keep recycling.
To finish, we've seen that you have an active website & an ETSY shop. Is that a full-time job or just a hobby to share your personal creations? Any other websites that our readers should not miss?
Groovy Green Glass is my full time job. This is how I buy groceries. So, we appreciate all the love and support we have received from all our fans and customers.
Thanks a lot Deana for this interview! :)
More: Groovy Green Glass Website / Groovy Green Glass ETSY Shop
www.recyclart.org/2015/10/recycled-art-interview-2-sophie...
We continue our series of posts interviewing "recycled art" crafters & artists. This week, we interviewed Sophie Marsham, a well-known sculptor in the community of Recycled Art. If you think you deserve to be featured in the next interview, please, drop us an email.
Tell us a little more about you? Who you are? Where are you from?
I am Sophie Marsham, a sculptor, from London, working in reclaimed and found objects.
How did you become a "Recycled Art" artist?
I became a recycled art artist 25 years ago when I was at Chelsea Art School.
Since when are you working with recycled & upcycled materials and more general since when are you in the world of "Recycled Art"?
I partly used reclaimed materials in the beginning as it was a cheap resource as a student.
What are your can’t-live-without essentials?
My can't live with essentials are wire, glue, nuts and bolts and tools.
How would you describe your style? Are there any crafters/artists/designers that you particularly look up to?
I make thought provoking, often humorous pieces from found objects. I love Joseph Cornell, Cornelia Parker, Haroshi and Kendra Haste.
How is your workspace, how do you make it inspiring?
My workspace is in the garden and full of inspiring objects, clock faces, springs, beads, glass, printing blocks, old tools, chocolate moulds etc...
What sorts of things are inspiring you right now? Where do you look for inspiration?
I am inspired by objects that I find in vintage fairs/carboot sales, especially if it's multiples of the same object, such as pen nibs, clock hands, teddy bear eyes... I am mostly inspired by nature, repeated patterns found in nature, bird feathers, snowflakes, shells, stones...
When do you feel the most creative?
I feel pretty creative all the time, as I'm constantly finding new objects to inspire me.
We live in such a mass-produced, buy-it-now society. Why should people continue to make things by hand?
Making things by hand is the most rewarding and making one off art from something that has been previously used and discarded is the most exciting aspect of the work. I love it when the viewer works out what has been used for a certain sculpture, I love the intrigue. I believe in breathing new life into discarded objects.
What is your favorite medium to work in?
I mainly work in metal but also use wood, glass, resin...
What is your guilty pleasure?
My guilty pleasure is good coffee and great cake.
What is your favorite thing to do (other than crafting)?
My favourite thing apart from art is art house independent films. I would love one day to make an animation film with some of my objects.
You have been involved in a lot of artistic projects, are you a full-time artist or is it just a hobby?
I am a full time artist, it's not a hobby and have been working for 22 years. I make tiny hand held pieces and have made many large scale installations up to 6 meters. I love to vary the scale.
Any websites that our readers should not miss?
Not a website to recommend as such, apart from my own of course www.sophiemarsham.com, but a great book called RAW + MATERIAL = ART.
Anything else you would like to tell to the « recycling community »?
Keep up with recycling, it will become even more vital for our kids and their kids.
Thanks a lot Sophie for this interview! :)
To see all the posts by Sophie, it's here.
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Tim Armstrong, CEO of AOL, is interviewed on-stage as part of the company's presentation about content and online strategy during Advertising Week. Taken on September 29, 2010 in The Times Center.
Update: Featured in this Japanese blog post about the art of listening vs speaking in the business world kazumoto.jp/?p=1501
And in this blog post about interviewing techniques wisewolftalking.com/2011/11/24/856/
And in this Spanish language blog post about recruiting and the interview process www.unemprendedor.com/ser-emprendedor/325-seleccion-de-pe...
Used in this blog post about IT strategy and talent recruiting www.orsyp.com/blog/684-what-are-the-top-7-it-strategies-y...
As seen in this blog post about job interviews laugh-raku.com/archives/4560
Featured in this Chinese blog post about interview skills blog.alphacamp.co/2014/12/31/startup-ux-3/
Used in this blog post about behavioral interview techniques leavingthepublicsector.net/2011/11/24/856/
Created as a flash card image here quizlet.com/20576851/collocations-with-go-take-get-and-do...
Featured in this Romanian blog post about non-verbal signals sent by managers during the job interview process www.managerexpress.ro/company/hr/comportamentul-nonverbal...
Used in this blog post about hiring employees abroad clickhowto.com/how-to-employ-staff-in-a-foreign-country/
Part of a lesson plan by this teacher teflreflections.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/past-simple-pres...
As seen in this listicle of advice for startups when hiring new people into their business goodness.greatergood.com/retest-cs-startup-success/
Used in this blog post about how to use a blog to get a job (in addition to your CV website) www.unostips.com/blogcv-curriculum-vitae/
Featured in this business article about why so many interviewers misevaluate candidates with their questions www.alleywatch.com/2015/11/probably-suck-interviewing/
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Used in this Japanese slideshow about Rakuten? www.slideshare.net/TakaoOyobe/20131106-change-hacker
Já faz dois anos, mas eu amo essa Tag em especial!! XD E me lembrei que nunca postei no Flickr!!! Obg Pamela por me lembrar dela! XD
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Lucifer: Mulher.... Qual o seu problema?! *Na cama e embrulhado*
-Preciso de voce
Lucifer: .... Bem, que eu sabia que isso é um problema.
-Nop!! Preciso que responda this *Entrevista*
Lucifer: ...... *Encara*
-Rapidin~ óuò
Lucifer: Fala as pergurtas... /rapido/
1-Como foi a sua infância?
Lucifer: Como a de qualquer um: Eu via tudo como se o mundo fosse maior que eu.
2 - Se você pudesse voltar no tempo e mudar alguma coisa, o que seria?
Lucifer: Sei lá. A humanidade?
3 - Quanto você pesa?
Lucifer: Isso não te interessa, okay?
4 - Alguma vez você já amou e perdeu?
Lucifer: Já, mas nem fazia idéia de que amava.
5 - O que você faz para ganhar a vida e por quê?
Lucifer: Faços uns trampos por ai. O que aparecer e for de qualidade.
6 - Que tipo de música você gosta?
Lucifer: Boa.
7 - Quantos anos você tem?
Lucifer: Eu sou experiente. Basta.
8 - Qual é a coisa mais irritante do mundo?
Lucifer: Alguém te acordar.
9 - Qual é a sua palavra favorita?
Lucifer: Noite.
10 - Você tem algum hobby interessante?
Lucifer: Componho musicas.
11 - Qual é a coisa mais romântica que alguém já fez por você?
Lucifer: Dizer que me amava quando estava prestes a dar a luz e no seu leito de morte.
12 - Como você relaxa no final de um longo dia?
Lucifer: Durmo em um lugar fofo.
13 - Você tem obsessões?
Lucifer: Gosto de tomar leite ao longo do dia.
14 - Qual é a sua nacionalidade?
Lucifer: Celeste.
5 - Que idiomas você fala?
Lucifer: Todos que existem até agora.
6 - Se você pudesse ter qualquer animal de estimação no mundo, o que seria?
Lucifer: Meu irmão.
17 - Qual é a coisa mais aleatória que você se encontra fazendo todos os dias?
Lucifer: ...Tomar leite.
18 - Favoritos, rápido, vai! Livro, filme , jogo, bebida, cor?
Lucifer: Menino do Pijama Listrado; Aconteceu em Woodstock; Assassin's creed ; Bloody Mary; Azul, obvio.
19 - Qual é a coisa mais sentimental que você possui e por quê?
Lucifer: Meu medalhão de Trevo de quatro folhas. Foi um presente de aniversario dos meus irmãos... mas com o sentimento do meu pai.
20 - Você está em um relacionamento?
Lucifer: Yep.
21 - Qual foi a sua pior lesão?
Lucifer: Quebrar um osso da minha asa inferior esquerda. Doeu pra burro.
22 - O que te assusta mais?
Lucifer: O Futuro.
23 - Algo que a maioria das pessoas não sabe sobre você?
Lucifer: Que amo ganhar presentes. Fica a dica.
24 - Você tem algum animal de estimação?
Lucifer: Tenho. Meu gato, Shoyu.
25 - O que você acha desta entrevista?
Lucifer: Acho que vai ter que me pedir mais de mil vezes para me ter de novo na sua cama, por culpa dessa /entrevista/
-Meh ;^;
Não liguem pra foto!!
AMO ESSA TAG xD
Interview avec C215 par Vitostreet à propos de son soutien au projet “Errance” en faveur des sans abris.
[Photos C215]
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An interview i gave for this cool blog about collage. Here it is www.notpaper.net/2011/01/christos-kourtoglou.html
Recently, there was an interview about me on the net. I was asked to show three of my photos that I liked and tell why I liked them. I also told how and why I do my photography in the way that I do. You can read the full interview at this web address:
Finnian foi Tagg pela Ste Ferreira <3
Eu ñ sei vcs mas eu estou com problemas de postar fotos no flick, diz q o arquivo expirou..... vai entender....
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1 - Como foi a sua infância?
Finnian: Acho que foi bem normal... acho..
2 - Se você pudesse voltar no tempo e mudar alguma coisa, o que seria?
Finnian: Hum...... tenho q pensar em algo q eu ñ possa me arrepender.........
... acho q foi quando eu li spoiler de GoT
... ñ... acho q foi quando eu coloquei "lemon" no google...
... espera... acho q foi quando eu estava em duvida entre Charmander, Squirtle ou Bulbasaur
... estou pensando....
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- ok proxima pergunta...
3 - Quanto você pesa?
Finnian: Acho que uns 45Kg
4 - Alguma vez você já amou e perdeu?
Finnian: Animal de estimação vale? *começa a fazer cara de choro*
5 - O que você faz para ganhar a vida e por quê?
Finnian: Sou estudante... ñ faço mais nada
6 - Que tipo de música você gosta?
Finnian: Gosto de trilhas sonoras
7 - Quantos anos você tem?
Finnian: Tenho 15
8 - Qual é a coisa mais irritante do mundo?
Finnian: Quando as pessoas vem conversar comigo quando estou lendo ou jogando ¬w¬'
9 - Qual é a sua palavra favorita?
Finnian: hum... acho q é "abraço"
10 - Você tem algum hobby interessante?
Finnian: Eu gosto de ler e jogar D; para mim são interessantes -q
11 - Qual é a coisa mais romântica que alguém já fez por você?
Finnian: Hum.... *pensando*..................... se alguém fez algo assim para mim eu ñ me lembro
12 - Como você relaxar no final de um longo dia?
Finnian: Eu leio ou jogo
13 - Você tem obsessões?
Finnian: No momento eu quero tentar fazer mais jovens se interessarem pela leitura *olha feio para o Ulric*
14 - Qual é a sua nacionalidade?
Finnian: Sou brasileiro, mas o meu pai é norte americano e as vezes me manda umas cartas.
15 - Que idiomas você fala?
Finnian: Português e um pouco de inglês
16 - Se você pudesse ter qualquer animal de estimação no mundo, o que seria?
Finnian: Um dragão *0*
- Acho q esse não vale..
17 - Qual é a coisa mais aleatória que você se encontrar fazendo todos os dias?
Finnian: Acho q é sair de fininho para ñ ter q encarar todos de manhã >_<'
18 - Favoritos, rápido, vai! Livro, filme , jogo, bebida, cor?
Finnian: Calma calma >//////< ern... acho q é O Hobbit, Como treinar o seu dragão, Pokemon, milkshake de chocolate e creme
19 - Qual é a coisa mais sentimental que você possui e por quê?
Finnian: Acho q são alguns livros que tenho desde pequeno...
20 - Você está em um relacionamento?
Finnian: Não... e não quero.
21 - Qual foi a sua pior lesão?
Finnian: Foi quando caiu um livro na minha cabeça @w@'
22 - O que te assusta mais?
Finnian: Algumas pessoas me assustam... por exemplo as garotas que vivem aqui.... >_>'
23 - Algo que a maioria das pessoas não sabe sobre você?
Finnian: Eu gosto de ser organizado! o_ó
24 - Você tem algum animal de estimação?
Finnian: No momento não.
25 - O que você acha desta entrevista?
Finnian: Já acabou? estou pensando sobre a pergunta numero 2 ainda....
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Taggueados:
Dino e Rae da Larissa
I usually shy away from interviews but Offscreen is such a beautifully produced mag, I just couldn't say no…
Processed with Analog
Being interviewed for Sky Arts about this photograph of Yun Tan, which is on exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London, until the end of this month.
London, 2009.
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