{"id":29846,"date":"2017-05-03T05:25:20","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T05:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/?p=29846"},"modified":"2017-05-03T05:25:20","modified_gmt":"2017-05-03T05:25:20","slug":"valentina-teclici-dialog-despre-creativitate-cu-artistul-neozeelandez-ken-sando","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/2017\/05\/03\/valentina-teclici-dialog-despre-creativitate-cu-artistul-neozeelandez-ken-sando\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentina TECLICI: Dialog despre creativitate cu artistul neozeelandez Ken Sand\u00f6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SANDO-Ken-Exibiton.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-29847\" title=\"sando-ken-exibiton\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SANDO-Ken-Exibiton-120x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SANDO-Ken-Exibiton-120x300.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SANDO-Ken-Exibiton-410x1024.jpg 410w, https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SANDO-Ken-Exibiton.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>Deschiderea expozi\u0163iei de art\u0103 \u201eRock On\u201d a lui Ken Sand\u00f6 a avut loc la Galeria de art\u0103 Boyd-Dunlop din Napier, \u00a0joi seara, 13 aprilie 2017. \u00cen ciuda vremii furtunoase, provocat\u0103 de ciclonul Cook, o mul\u0163ime de iubitori de art\u0103 au venit la lansare, au degustat vinul ro\u015fu, s-au perindat de c\u00e2teva ori prin sala de expozi\u0163ie, au privit cu aten\u0163ie fiecare exponat, \u015fi-au \u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u015fit impresiile cu al\u0163ii \u015fi cu autorul expozi\u0163iei. Pentru mine, aceasta este o dovad\u0103 c\u0103 Ken Sand\u00f6 este un artist plastic bine cunoscut \u015fi c\u0103 oamenii sunt interesa\u0163i de noutatea \u015fi pasiunea pe care le aduce de obicei la aceste evenimente de art\u0103.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">*<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Valentina TECLICI: Ken, te-am \u00eent\u00e2lnit \u00een circumstan\u0163e diferite \u015fi \u015ftiu c\u0103 e\u015fti o persoan\u0103 complex\u0103, juc\u00e2nd mai multe roluri. Un exemplu ar fi cel de grafician. Cu amabilitate ai ilustrat coperta c\u0103r\u0163ii \u201ePoetical Bridges\u201d (Poduri lirice) pe care am tradus-o \u015fi editat-o recent. Te invit, Ken, s\u0103 te prezin\u0163i \u015fi s\u0103 ne spui c\u00e2te ceva despre rolul t\u0103u de artist plastic \u015fi despre alte roluri, dac\u0103 dore\u015fti.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ken SAND\u00d6:<\/strong> De fapt, Valentina, este doar un rol cu mai multe fa\u0163ete;\u00a0\u015fi, dac\u0103 acel rol trebuie s\u0103 aib\u0103 o etichet\u0103, ar fi cea a creativit\u0103\u0163ii. Fiind creativ\u0103, \u00eemi ofer\u0103 libertatea de a-mi folosi \u00eendem\u00e2narea la orice m\u0103 inspir\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 a fi nevoie s\u0103 g\u0103sesc un alt motiv dec\u00e2t c\u0103 este doar un alt aspect a ceea ce fac. A ceea ce sunt. Una dintre aceste fa\u0163ete, dup\u0103 cum ai men\u0163ionat, este titlul de artist plastic. \u00cen ultimii 30 de ani am fost un artist practicant care a expus la nivel na\u0163ional \u00een expozi\u0163ii individuale \u015fi de grup. Am ob\u0163inut diploma \u00een Arta vizual\u0103 \u015fi design \u00een 2002, \u00een cadrul programului de art\u0103 de la EIT \u00een asociere cu Universitatea Massey. Am fost un student mai \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 c\u00e2nd am \u00eenceput studiile. \u00cenainte, am lucrat ca decorator, artist vizual \u015fi decorator calificat \u00een comer\u0163, \u00eens\u0103 am fost implicat \u015fi \u00een alte meserii. Dup\u0103 cum \u015ftii, c\u00e2nd nu fac art\u0103, fac ceva creativ. \u00cen afara designului grafic \u015fi ilustr\u0103rii, de exemplu, \u00een ultimele c\u00e2teva s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni, am creat \u015fi realizat elemente de recuzit\u0103 pentru recitalul de dans al Studioului Rochelle Spence de la Teatrul Municipal din Napier, am fost technician \u015fi consilier artistic pentru un alt coleg care \u00ee\u015fi organizeaz\u0103 expozi\u0163ia, am restaurat mobilier pentru un prieten, am construit un sistem de stocare pentru o colec\u0163ie de art\u0103&#8230; Fiecare zi este diferit\u0103!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Valentina TECLICI: Care rol \u00ee\u0163i place cel mai mult?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ken SAND\u00d6:<\/strong> Cel al artistului spirit liber, Valentina! Admit c\u0103 acest rol \u00ee\u0163i aduce satisfac\u0163ie \u015fi nu te prea recompenseaz\u0103 financiar, dar ofer\u0103 o libertate de exprimare \u015fi independen\u0163\u0103 pe care nu le g\u0103se\u015fti prea des \u00een alte voca\u0163ii.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Valentina TECLICI: Cum descrii stilul t\u0103u creativ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ken SAND\u00d6:<\/strong> Stilul meu este \u00een prezent condus de anumite \u00eentreb\u0103ri pe care le am despre imagini \u015fi percep\u0163ii ale realit\u0103\u0163ii; ceea ce este considerat ca adev\u0103r. Asta \u00eenseamn\u0103 c\u0103 lucrez dintr-un cadru filozofic atunci c\u00e2nd creez arta mea, idee mereu esen\u0163ial\u0103 \u00een procesul meu, imaginea fiind un rezultat al acestuia. Asta se datoreaz\u0103 faptului c\u0103 \u00eemi place s\u0103 \u015ftiu \u201ecauza&#8221; lucrurilor. Examin\u00e2nd ceea ce este considerat normal sau cotidian, apoi \u00eentreb\u00e2nd de ce este, aceast\u0103 c\u0103utare de r\u0103spunsuri conduce creativitatea mea. Aceste \u00eentreb\u0103ri \u015fi fragmente de r\u0103spunsuri sunt plasate \u00een nara\u0163iunile lucr\u0103rilor mele \u015fi accentueaz\u0103 imaginile rezultate. \u00cen ceea ce prive\u015fte stilul? Este un produs secundar al procesului. Voi folosi orice mijloc sau metod\u0103 care simt c\u0103 se potrive\u015fte cel mai bine sau este cea mai versatil\u0103, \u00een procesul de crea\u0163ie. \u00cencerc s\u0103 nu m\u0103 fixez pe un stil, deoarece acesta te poate prinde \u00een capcana similitudinii repetitive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Valentina TECLICI: Am observat la aceast\u0103 expozi\u0163ie diversitatea lucr\u0103rilor tale. Po\u0163i s\u0103 ne spui ceva mai mult despre temele, modelele creative \u015fi materialele pe care le-ai folosit pentru acest eveniment artistic?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ken SAND\u00d6:<\/strong> Lucr\u0103rile expozi\u0163iei sunt o alt\u0103 manifestare \u00een cadrul proiectului la care am lucrat \u00een ultimii cincisprezece ani; ca atare, toate fac parte din lexicul meu de art\u0103, care evolueaz\u0103 \u015fi se aprofundeaz\u0103 prin acest proces exploratoriu. \u00cen\u0163elesul fiec\u0103rei lucr\u0103ri individuale este atins de trasee ale ideilor de ansamblu care conduc la realizarea artei mele. A\u015fa cum ai observat, Valentina, exponatele ar putea p\u0103rea diverse la suprafa\u0163\u0103 dar, la o examinare mai atent\u0103, tematica este constant\u0103 \u00een cadrul expozi\u0163iei. De exemplu, ai observat c\u0103 majoritatea picturilor din expozi\u0163ie sunt pur \u015fi simplu nuan\u0163e de negru-gri pe un fond neutru. Aceasta este o tehnic\u0103 deliberat\u0103 pe care o folosesc pentru a indica faptul c\u0103 \u00eentre dou\u0103 st\u0103ri ale unei dualit\u0103\u0163i percepute exist\u0103 varietate \u015fi diferen\u0163\u0103, suger\u00e2nd includerea sau subversiunea. Acest lucru este ceva mai pu\u0163in evident \u00een procesul meu de creare a imaginilor, \u00eens\u0103 pentru asta, utilizez tehnologia computerului (prezentul) pentru a construi ini\u0163ial imaginea, schi\u0163at\u0103 \u00een vopsea pe tablou, apoi \u00een cele din urm\u0103 desenat\u0103 \u00een c\u0103rbune (primitivul)&#8230; Tematica este reiterat\u0103 \u00een con\u0163inutul distorsionat de reprezentare a picturilor \u015fi lucreaz\u0103 \u00eempotriva artei figurative conven\u0163ionale care este r\u0103sp\u00e2ndit\u0103 \u00een majoritatea galeriilor stradale importante.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Valentina TECLICI: Care este cea mai important\u0103 surs\u0103 de inspiratie pentru crea\u0163ia ta?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ken SAND\u00d6:<\/strong> Via\u0163a&#8230; Aceste \u00eentreb\u0103ri f\u0103r\u0103 sf\u00e2r\u015fit pe care le am despre imaginile \u015fi percep\u0163iile realit\u0103\u0163ii&#8230; Identitatea liminal\u0103 \u015fi identitatea construit\u0103. \u00centreb\u0103ri de gen \u015fi sexualitate. Ce define\u015fte normativul \u015fi ce nu. Spa\u0163iul dintre, dimprejur, de dincolo, din lateral, din dualitatea conven\u0163ional\u0103&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Valentina TECLICI: Ce fel de cercetare faci pentru arta ta?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ken SAND\u00d6:<\/strong> \u00cen mod normal, dac\u0103 nu este ceva despre care am o con\u015ftiin\u0163\u0103 intim\u0103, m\u0103 voi \u00eent\u00e2lni cu o imagine sau cu un text care declan\u015feaz\u0103 momentul \u201ece \u00eenseamn\u0103 asta?\u201d \u015fi, pur \u015fi simplu, trebuie s\u0103 \u015ftiu de ce este invocat un astfel de r\u0103spuns. Deci, o mare parte din cercetarea mea ini\u0163ial\u0103 este pur \u015fi simplu explorare de sine, \u00een timp ce aplic propriile mele teorii la motivul care m-a interesat. Acest lucru \u00eemi d\u0103 de obicei esen\u0163a ideii unei opere de art\u0103.\u00a0 De asemenea petrec o perioad\u0103 de timp citind diferite puncte de vedere despre subiect pentru a vedea dac\u0103 ideea este durabil\u0103 sau este o fantezie f\u0103r\u0103 valoare; apoi \u00eencep s\u0103 lucrez prin sensuri \u015fi simboluri mai profunde pentru a da contur lucr\u0103rii. Din p\u0103cate, nu mai reu\u015fesc s\u0103 citesc mult pentru petrecerea timpului liber, deoarece tind s\u0103-mi pierd lectura prin prea multe materiale de referin\u0163\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Valentina TECLICI: Care este opera de art\u0103 preferat\u0103 pe care ai creat-o p\u00e2n\u0103 acum? Ai p\u0103strat-o sau ai v\u00e2ndut-o?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ken SAND\u00d6:<\/strong> Odat\u0103, la \u00eenceputul verii, am petrecut ziua cu fetele mele, atunci pre\u015fcolare, \u015fi cu bunica lor \u00eentr-o dumbrav\u0103, l\u00e2ng\u0103 un lac \u015fi, \u00een timp ce fiica cea mare se distra singur\u0103, am petrecut ziua, desen\u00e2nd-o pe fiica cea mic\u0103 \u00eentr-o lumin\u0103 difuz\u0103&#8230; Acest tablou r\u0103m\u00e2ne un etalon al unei dup\u0103-amiezi fericite \u015fi o abordare total diferit\u0103 de ceea ce desenez, pictez, creez \u00een mod normal. O oper\u0103 de art\u0103 care nu este de v\u00e2nzare.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Valentina TECLICI: Stilul t\u0103u artistic este, dup\u0103 p\u0103rerea mea, original. Exist\u0103 \u00eens\u0103 vreun pictor cu care \u0163i-ar pl\u0103cea s\u0103 fii comparat? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ken SAND\u00d6:<\/strong> Categoric sunt influen\u0163at de al\u0163i arti\u015fti, cum ar fi: Hannah H\u00f6ch, Pierre Molinier, Man Ray, Ren\u00e9 Magritte, Marcel Duchamp\u2026 ca s\u0103 numesc doar c\u00e2\u0163iva. Dar nu mi-ar pl\u0103cea s\u0103 fiu comparat cu ei, fie individual, fie colectiv, deoarece cu to\u0163ii ne afl\u0103m \u00een diferite epoci, locuri, sisteme politice, vie\u0163i personale \u015fi profesionale etc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Valentina TECLICI: Crezi c\u0103 arta ar trebui finan\u0163at\u0103?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ken SAND\u00d6:<\/strong> R\u0103spuns scurt: Da. \u00cen aceea\u015fi m\u0103sura sau mai mult, cum este sportul \u00een prezent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Artele sunt gresajul oric\u0103rei civilizatii, necesarele \u00eenfrumuse\u0163\u0103ri care u\u015fureaz\u0103 existenta noastr\u0103 at\u00e2t de plin\u0103.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Valentina TECLICI: Care este proiectul de art\u0103 la care visezi?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ken SAND\u00d6:<\/strong> S\u0103 influentez pe al\u0163ii cu imaginile mele; c\u00e2nd ele devin profund reflexive pentru ceilal\u0163i (este cu siguran\u0163\u0103 un drum lung de parcurs \u00eenainte ca asta s\u0103 se \u00eent\u00e2mple). S\u0103 devin independent din punct de vedere financiar, astfel \u00eenc\u00e2t s\u0103 pot continua activitatea de crea\u0163ie cu norm\u0103 \u00eentreag\u0103. \u00cen cele din urm\u0103, parafraz\u00e2nd remarcabila cugetare a lui Picasso &#8220;Arta este o minciun\u0103 care ne ajuta s\u0103 \u00een\u0163elegem adev\u0103rul\u201d, s\u0103 reu\u015fesc s\u0103 g\u0103sesc mici adev\u0103ruri \u00een marea minciun\u0103 care este Arta\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>V.T.: Mul\u0163umesc, Ken, pentru timpul acordat.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">***<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Valentina TECLICI<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>DIALOG ABOUT CREATIVITY WITH NEW ZEALAND ARTIST KEN <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>SAND\u00d6<\/em><\/strong><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Ken Sand\u00f6\u2019s opening, of his art exhibition \u201cRock On\u201d, was held at the Boyd-Dunlop Gallery Napier on Thursday evening, 13 April 2017. Despite the stormy weather, caused by Cyclone Cook, a lot of art lovers came to the launch. They drank the red wine, moved around the exhibition several times, and looked attentively at every piece of work, all the while chatting with each other, as well as with the artist. For me, this is proof that Ken Sand\u00f6 is a well-known artist and people are interested in the novelty and passion he brings to these events. <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">*<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Valentina TECLICI: Ken, I have met you in various circumstances and therefore I\u2019m aware that you are a talented person who wears many hats. For example, one is that of a graphic designer. You kindly designed the cover of my recent book \u201ePoetical Bridges-Poduri lirice\u201d. I invite you, Ken, through the following questions, to introduce yourself and tell us about yourself, as an artist, as well as any of the other fields you are involved in, if you so wish.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Ken SAND\u00d6:<\/em><\/strong> <em>Really, Valentina, it\u2019s just one multifaceted hat; And, if that hat had to have a label it would be that of creative. Being a creative gives the freedom to turn my hand to anything that takes my fancy without having to offer any other reason than it\u2019s just another aspect of what I do\u2026 Who I am. One of those facets, as you\u2019ve mentioned, is the title of Artist. For the last 30 years I have been a Practising Artist who has exhibited nationally in solo and group exhibitions. My Visual Art and Design Degree was obtained in 2002 through the EIT Arts programme in association with Massey University. I was an adult student when I sat for the degree as I had been working previously as a Decorative Artist\/Fine Artist and Trade Qualified Decorator, as well as being involved in other vocations. As you are aware, when I am not making art I will be doing something creative; aside from Graphic Design and Illustrating, in the last few weeks, for example: I have designed and made props and sets for Rochelle Spence\u2019s Studio dance recital at the Napier Municipal Theatre, have been a Technician and Artistic Advisor for another Artist who is setting up their exhibition, restored some<\/em> <em>furniture for a friend, built a storage system for an art collection\u2026 Every day is different!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Valentina TECLICI: What hat do you most enjoy wearing?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Ken SAND\u00d6:<\/em><\/strong> <em>That hat would have to be the maverick Artist\u2019s hat Valentina! Its self-indulgent admittedly and not very fiscally rewarding but it does offer a freedom of expression and liberty not often found in other vocations.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Valentina TECLICI: How do you describe your creative style?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Ken SAND\u00d6:<\/em><\/strong> <em>My art making presently is driven by certain questions that I have about imagery and perceptions of reality; what is considered to be truth\/s. This means I work from a philosophical underpinning when creating my art, the idea always paramount in my process, the image a result of this. This is because I like to know the\u00a0\u2018why\u2019 of things. Examining what is considered normal or everyday then questioning why it is; it is this pursuit for answers that drives my creativity. It is these questions and fragments of answers that are placed into my works narratives and which underscore the resulting pictures\u2026 As for style? It is a by-product of the process. I will use whatever medium or method I feel fits best, or is the most apt, when working through the making process. I try not to fixate on style as that can tie oneself to the tiresome treadmill of repetitive sameness.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Valentina TECLICI: I noticed at your current exhibition the diversity of your work. Could you please tell us more about the themes, creative patterns and the materials that you used for this art event?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Ken SAND\u00d6:<\/em><\/strong> <em>The works in the exhibition are another manifestation within the project that I have been working through for the last fifteen years; as such they are all part of my art lexicon that is evolving and deepening through this exploratory process. Meaning each individual piece of work is touched with traces of the overarching ideas that drive my art making. As you\u2019ve noted Valentina, on the surface the objects may seem diverse yet upon examination the thematics are constant across the exhibition. For example, you may have noticed that the majority of the painted works in the exhibition are simply shades of black\/grey on a neutral ground. This is a deliberate device I use to imply\/indicate that between two states of a perceived duality there lies variety and difference, hinting at inclusion or subversion. This is a little less obvious in my process of making the imagery, yet still there, in the use of computer technology (the Now) to construct the imagery initially, sketched out in paint on board, then finally drawn out in charcoal (the Primitive)\u2026 The thematics are reiterated in the distorted representational content of the works and play against the conventional figurative art that is prevalent in most main-street galleries.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Valentina TECLICI: What is your main source of inspiration for your work?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Ken SAND\u00d6:<\/em><\/strong> <em>Life\u2026 Those never-ending questions I have about imagery and perceptions of reality\u2026 Liminal identity and constructed identity. Questions of gender and sexualities. What defines normative and what doesn\u2019t. The space between, around, beyond, aside, from conventional dualities\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Valentina <\/em><\/strong><strong>TECLICI: What research do you do for your art?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Ken SAND\u00d6:<\/em><\/strong> <em>Normally, if it\u2019s not something that I have intimate awareness of, I will stumble across some image or text that triggers the \u201cwhattya mean by that?\u201d moment and I\u2019ll simply need to know why it invokes such a response. So a lot of my research initially is simply belly-button gazing while I work through my own theories on why it interested me. This usually gives me the core of the idea for an artwork. I will then spend a period of time reading differing viewpoints about the subject to see if the idea is sustainable or is fanciful garbage; then start working through deeper meanings and symbology to flesh out the piece. Sadly, I don\u2019t get to read much for leisure anymore as I tend to wear out my reading on far too much wordy reference material.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Valentina TECLICI: What is your favourite piece of art that you have created so far. Did you keep it or sell it?\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Ken SAND\u00d6:<\/em><\/strong> <em>Once in early summer I spent the day with my then preschool girls and their grandmother in a copse beside a lake, and as the eldest paddled about I whiled away the day by drawing my youngest daughter in the dappled light\u2026 It remains a touchstone of a happy afternoon and a massive departure to what I normally draw\/paint\/make. One piece that is not for sale. <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Valentina TECLICI: Your art style is, in my opinion, unique. However, is there any artist you would like to be compared to?\u00a0 If yes, please name the artist and explain why.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Ken SAND\u00d6:<\/em><\/strong> <em>I\u2019ve certainly been influenced by other artists, such as; Hannah H\u00f6ch, Pierre Molinier, Man Ray, Ren\u00e9 Magritte, Marcel Duchamp\u2026 To name a few. But I would not like to be compared to them, either individually or collectively, as we are all of differing times\/place\/politics\/personal and professional lives\/etcetera\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Valentina TECLICI: <\/em><\/strong><em>Do you think that art should be funded?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Ken SAND\u00d6:<\/em><\/strong> <em>Short answer: Yes. To the same degree, or greater, as sport currently is.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>The Arts are the grease of any civilization, the much needed slippery fripperies that ease our sometimes fraught existence.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Valentina TECLICI: What is your art project dream?<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Ken SAND\u00d6:<\/em><\/strong> <em>To become an influencer with my images; where they become deeply reflective for others (there\u2019s admittedly a long way to go yet before that occurs). To become financially self-supporting so I am able to pursue my art-making full-time. Finally, to paraphrase Picasso\u2019s powerful line\u00a0&#8220;Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth\u201d,\u00a0to be able to find some small truths in the great lie that is Art\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Valentina TECLICI: Thank you, Ken, for your time.<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Valentina TECLICI<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Napier, New Zealand<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>April 2017<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deschiderea expozi\u0163iei de art\u0103 \u201eRock On\u201d a lui Ken Sand\u00f6 a avut loc la Galeria de art\u0103 Boyd-Dunlop din Napier, [&#038;hellip<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articole"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29846"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29846\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29849,"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29846\/revisions\/29849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marianagurza.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}