When people ask me next semester how
my time has been in Germany, I don’t think there’ll be words and time enough to
explain how much I had experienced this summer. I am still reflecting how my time
there has influenced my work but in the meantime I know it had greatly
influenced my life. I had made friends at the famous Spinnerei from artists who
have permanent studios there to other international artists that hail from
Beligum, Italy, Denmark, Holland, Australia, Poland, Croatia, France, and
Mauritius (French Island off Madagascar). Its good to know you have friends
from other parts of the world if I ever visit their homeland and need a place
to stay. I am going to miss Leipzig altogether, truly a great energy for
artists to live and do their practice. Germany is a beautiful country I just
wish I had experience more of it although I had visited many sites such as
Documenta (13) at Kassel, Dresden, Berlin, and even to Nuremberg with Edgar
Jerins to see the Albrecht Durer show.
Back of our Beligum artist friend Samuel with Edgar Jerins to Nuremberg to see the largest collection of Albrecht Durer's work assemble at Germanisches National Museum: "The Early Durer".
Picture of me in the back of Samuel van to Nuremberg.
Our Denmark artist friend Peter with David Schnell infront of his
music score or topographical landscape painting.
The gang at David Schnell critique.
Elizabeth Glaessner with David Schnell critique.
My finished painting German Farming Deutschland. 130"x63". Oil on canvas.
My money paintings on 3 €5 euro bills from scenes of a movie I watched at LIA.
Peter Greenway's The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover. 3"x5" Oil/Money.
Our little Leipzig family from NYAA had greatly bond and welcome all the challenges of living aboard. I think we are better for it relationally and I am glad to share this experience with them. Our show was a huge success I only wish I had taken more pi ctures of our opening night. Nearly 100 guests artists and collector alike came by to see what we had done.
Samuel was our opening reception personal DJ standing in front of his painting installation.
