The past few months have been difficult for all of us, and I am no exception. Art projects, cultural events and exhibitions have all been cancelled, and the overload of negative news around us has been quite overwhelming.
Art is something that helps in times of crisis, whether you consume art or create it. It’s a way to escape from everything and go to an imaginary world, it’s a way to relax and calm down, it’s a way to create beauty when you can’t see any around you. And many artists thrive in times of crisis, as strong emotions often push us to create our best work.
As a person who likes planning and likes to have things to work towards, it has been quite hard to have this endless void in front of me, with no way of knowing when I can go back to any sort of normal artist schedule. But, I have been keeping busy with reading art books, connecting with fellow artists online and just painting what I want, and what I enjoy.
However, I have to say that not everything has been cancelled, and I do have one exciting project that I am involved in. I can’t wait to tell you all about it very soon!
Stay healthy and happy everyone!
Lets "RESTART"!
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.
My artwork part of the #artnodistance exhibition in Bangkok
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
Making artists visible
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.
Happy to be among the #artnodistance winners.
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.
365 days of Karolina. 365 self-portraits. 365 intimate reflections!
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!