I am happy to be part of the art fair RESTART, at the Kunsthalle West in Lana, Italy, from the 18.09 - 20.09.2020, 11am -1 0pm.
This event will include around fifty local artists and is a chance to come together, meet and enjoy some art and culture after the tough months we’ve all been through.
Hope to see you all there.
During the lockdown, the River City in Bangkok launched a campaign called #artnodistance. Artists were invited to submit work created in response to the covid-19 crisis.
A selection of the works submitted are now on display as prints at the River City.
The exhibition “Art no distance” is divided into themes- self-reflection, new activities, COVID 19 and masks, the city, conceptualism, love, expression and escape.
I am very happy and proud to be part of this exhibition and to have my artwork selected as one of the artist’s favourite.
The painting I submitted is part of my art project “365 days of Karolina.”
You can see all the artwork from this project here on my website
#Artnodistance
River City Bangkok
9th July-31st August 2020
I am happy to be part of the art performance ‘Sichtbar machen/ rendere visible’, which took place in town of Klausen/Chiusa in northern Italy. Posters of 75 local artists and their work, were hung around the town. The goal of this event was to remind people of the importance of art and artists, especially in these difficult times.
Thank you to the River City Bangkok for selecting this painting from my “365 days of Karolina” project, as one of six winners of the “art no distance” social media campaign.
Dear friends,
the project I started one year ago on my 44th birthday “365 DAYS OF KAROLINA” has come to an end. Therefore I would like to thank you all for joining me on this personal journey of art and self-discovery. Thank you for all your likes, comments, shares, for your feedback and kind words.
As said, I started this project 365 days ago, as a challenge for myself and to better understand who I am at this stage of my life.
I have come to realise that to create art, one needs to peel off all the layers, and be ready to dig deep inside oneself and pull it all out. It’s not easy, it’s often painful and scary, but necessary. It’s how we grow as people, and as artists.
The self-portraits I created aren’t always “pretty”, but that’s ok, the idea wasn’t to show a realistic representation of myself that would be pleasing to others, but rather to be real. We mostly think of a self-portrait as a picture of a face, but obviously, there is so much more to who we are, outside and inside, and this is what I tried to explore through this project.
I hope at some point, to be able to show you all 365 self-portraits in a “real” exhibition and not only through social media. I’ll keep you posted!
Even though “365 days of Karolina” has come to an end, I am still here and still creating. Please stay in touch on my Instagram page: karolinagacke.artist or on Facebook: theartofkarolina.
Love to you all!
Being creative has so many benefits, it can be fun, it can help you express yourself, release your emotions and escape from what’s going on outside. It can help you relax, get in touch with your imagination and get to know a new side of yourself.
And if you don’t have paints or brushes at home, no problem!
I would like to show you how to create art with a few basic products you might have at home. Coffee or tea, beetroot (put a small piece of beetroot in hot water for a few minutes), cotton pads, Q-tips, a small stick.
And please don’t say- oh, I can’t draw, I’m not good at art. This is not about creating a masterpiece. It’s about doing something for yourself, so just let go and have fun!
