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Posted on Apr 08
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Posted on Dec 02
Artsprojekt artist Christian Rothenhagen is in town from Berlin this week for the opening of his group show at Varnish in San Francisco.
The show is called Vehicles of Emancipation---The Oyster Pirate Workshop and is on display through January 10th.
Opening reception: this Thursday, December 4th @ 7 P.M.
Varnish Gallery: 77 Natoma street, San Francisco CA
If you are in the SF area Thursday stop by and check it out - Lindsay from AP will be in attendance as well!
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Posted on Nov 10
We here at ARTSPROJEKT had the pleasure of sitting down with Christian Rothenhagen, an international artist with a big heart and a great sense of humor, to talk and get to know the mind behind the creativity and what projects he's been up to lately.
AP: Where does your minimal aesthetic come from?
CR: I see minimalism as one of the biggest challenges in illustration, design, and even fine art. Working on design concepts for clients I need to focus on the core idea. That is why I always try to create something very simple but with a strong impact. Not everything I do is minimalistic. In fine art it depends on what I am working on. Installations are always very complex in the making and sometimes might just look minimalistic in the end. Painting is another thing. When I work on series - which I do very often - I always try to see the whole thing. If I just work on a single artwork it can be complete different, very detailed. Hm, in the end it is the detail that counts everywhere, especially in the minimalistic stuff, one wrong dot - and all is f****d.
AP: Drop us some names what’s happening in your part of the world right now...
CR: Whoow, that's a tough one. There's so many and also I am really bad with names. A lot of my friends really should get way more coverage. Chrisitee from Vienna, a good friend of mine, really does his own thing, painting/drawing his own, pretty unique world. The list could go on and on. Carole Bielicki is amazing. There's a lot of damn good people out there you might have never heard of. Skilled guys that do art in various styles just for kicks. Martin Kuchar does great stuff for example.
AP: What are your chosen mediums at the moment?
CR: I am about to mix a lot of mediums at the moment. Basically, I love drawing. Drawing with fineliners, hatching. Then paint acrylics on top, glossy spray paint for highlights and finishing. Mostly on wood, cardboard, materials I found in the streets or else, but also paper and canvas. As I mentioned before, I work in series a lot. That offers tons of opportunities.
AP: Collaboration or Solo Experiment?
CR: Both! Working solo has its good points, nothing and no one to deal with, just struggling with your own ideas/thoughts/values. You can do whatever you are up to, whenever and no matter how. Also you can easily put it in the trash bin if you don't like it or change it into something completely new/different, just by accident. This is the good part. On the other hand collaborations are awesome, interesting, and unpredictable. You are challenged to "answer" to something someone else started, see different angles and deal with them. That's fantastic. You're thrown to the wolves and gotta be creative immediately.
There will be a collaborative show in San Francisco I'm taking part in this December. "Vehicles of Emancipation" with the Oyster Pirates at Varnish Gallery, SF (www.theoysterpirates.com). A lot of collaborations will be shown alongside works of every single artist. I am desperately looking forward to that. Then I am organizing/curating the so called "deerBLNproject", where I invite artists from all over the world to do one artwork on the subject "deer", whatever comes in mind and no matter what style and material. All same size. It is thought as an art show tour network kind of thing. The first show took place in Berlin this year, the second two months ago in Vienna. There will be way more to come. France/Czech Republic/USA/Canada... are in planning. Time will tell. This is collaboration as well - even if everyone does his/her own artwork (www.deerblnproject.blogspot.com).
AP: Describe your average day for us...
CR: Here's an example of an average day: Well, actually I don't really have something like a day to day routine. Depends on if I work for clients or do arts for myself. If I work for somebody I might sit in my office in front of my computer, drinking tons of coffee, draw, scan, photoshop... whatever, think of concepts, and try to feed my clients' needs and make sure to be done in time. I always try to like what I am doing, even if it is a job thing that I would never have thought of myself. Seeing your clients happy is the best thing about it.
Okay, then again - I always try to make it 50/50 to have as much of time for arts as I can. Waking up, having breakfast with my girl, think about the project/artwork I am working on, draw a bit, walk or go by bike to the studio, turn on the tunes and see what happens. Be there for a couple of hours, go out and grab a good halloumi or go to some vietnamese place, eat, watch people, and go back to the studio. After that, I go back home, check my emails, see my girl and/or meet friends for some booze...
That's pretty much it. Also I always try to see parts of the world that I've never been to, meet people - try to stay open-minded.
Be sure to check out more of Rothenhagen's work in his gallery!
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