“To be an authentic artist is to be born into the world through your own body whatever it is… wearing your own shoes on the way of the wanderer’s struggle to find himself.” – Gella Slabko
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psychotherapy & contemporary arts magazine
“To be an authentic artist is to be born into the world through your own body whatever it is… wearing your own shoes on the way of the wanderer’s struggle to find himself.” – Gella Slabko
Read More“I am always fascinated with how each of us has a subjective view of reality, which is sensed through a biological lens that has evolved over millions of years. The question of, How do we find a sense of objective reality? Also, how much free will do we really have?” – Jason Herr
Read More“I don’t make art as a form of escape – or as entertainment, but rather it is my way of really being in the world.”
Read More“I started these animated diary entries as a way to express my feelings, to put out what was in my head, to say things I have words for it yet. They were meant to be reflexive from the very first line.”
Read More“I try to keep ethical considerations out of my work. I even try to do the wrong thing at times simply to get the ball rolling…”
Read More“I understood that I am a person who strongly resists a pre-understanding of the world… paintings can always be the clue for this whole process.”
Read More“Complexity and convolution can often lead to a painting’s downfall but I tend to push things in that direction despite this… I often find that the more a composition teeters towards total collapse, the more exciting it becomes.”
Read More“My art has truly been helpful in understanding my identity as someone from the Korean diaspora. And before this exploration through my work, it was an area that I was afraid to tap into.”
Read More“When I had tough times, nothing has comforted me much; only the passage of time helped. I think it could have influenced my work. I think the passage of time restores people.”
Read More“Sometimes I’ll stumble upon an object or a scene and know in that moment that I am going to need to paint it as soon as possible. Other days, I definitely have to dig it up and suck it up…”
Read More“More and more we know that the whole system is not going in the right direction… But sometimes such a serious subject deserves a little derision and humor.”
Read More“I’ve been slowly working on a series focusing on folks reaching enlightenment in Walmart… The subjects are like the Buddhist image of the lotus which rises from muddy dirty waters without a speck of dust adhering to it as it proceeds to bloom pristine.”
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