paul paper volume 2, 2006, #019

paul paper likes old washing machines, big portions of ice-cream, and plastic money. he hates waiting, small portions of ice-cream, and handshakes.

1. how would you explain 'art' - in 19 words or less? i wouldn't explain it in 19 words.

2. what is the first work of art you ever loved? the world, i don't know why.

3. how important is theory to your art? as important as lemon to a chocolate cake.

4. describe your ideal art workspace. personal, small, shaky airplane with allowed high-speed internet access, hammock and a kicker table.

5. describe your current art workspace. personal, small, non-shaky room with a lot of mess, even though my girl keeps denying it.

6. if you could be placed in suspended animation and safely reanimated at some time in the future with the sole purpose being to see how history treated you / your art, would you do it?
no way!

7. who are some of your favourite artists (contemporary or canonical)? contemporary: mona miclea, Bang, kira muratova, sarah ruba, stomachace, jurgis griskevicius, ron mueck, debbie carlos, bradley wollman, jonas mekas, this is (not) a magazine crew. and a hundred anonymous artists on the net - there are so many so i just named a few that first came to my head. old-school: auguste rodin, michelangelo buonarroti, wilhelm faulkner. i like what they do and it inspires me a lot a lot a lot.

8. tell us about a gallery (online or physical space) that you think rocks, and why you think it rocks. vilnius international railway station had an exhibition and a film festival and it really rocked, no, it swinged!

9. would you choose the baked bean jaffle or the caramelised pumpkin and red onion tart with crispy radicchio and hazelnut salad with apple vinaigrette? umm ... can i choose to eat them?

10. finish this sentence: "the work of art can / cannot be considered separately to the artist because ________." the work of art can be considered separately to the artist because nobody really knows artists well enough - they are such strange guys.

check out more of paul's work at: www.itismyparty.org

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