Neoteric Art: Give us some background history on yourself.

Ruprecht von Kaufmann: I grew up on the Bavarian countryside. When I first came to Los Angeles, I loathed the place. Leaving Munich very blue eyed, I was not prepared for a city that vast and hot, and that lacked any form of decent public transport. I was not prepared for a place (more…)

There is a great interview with Norbert Marszalek at MW Capacity, a painter blog for no-coasters. Check it out!

Neoteric Art: You are a self-taught painter born in Canada where you still live and work. Along the way have you ever considered art school?

Holly Farrell: When I began painting it was to alleviate the stress of day to day dealings of an emotionally draining job. I was heavily influenced by folk painting/tole painting which was (more…)

Neoteric Art: In your current work you construct homes and buildings in very precarious situations. Discuss your intent.

Amy Casey: I think the work reflects my perception of the nervous state of things. The world has always been in some kind of agitated state, but now we can get up to the minute Google alerts on it! From my point of view, the work has been following a little (more…)

We can create our own community, but I think Chicago is lacking the serious collectors (or they’re hiding or something). We want to show in top-tier galleries and get a fair price for our work as well as the recognition that that garners. There doesn’t seem to be much here to sustain (more…)

Chicago has reoccurring amnesia when it comes to art. Every couple of decades a new group of artists hit the scene with a new aesthetic that rivals anything that comes out of the major world art centers. They have a good run, are written and talked about in the mainstream local media (more…)

Neoteric Art: You graduated and worked in Civil Engineering in the construction industry for 4 years before pursuing your career in the visual arts. Why the change?

Pamela Michelle Johnson: Art is something that I have always loved and wanted to do. Growing up, I was raised to believe that art was not a real career option, so as a result I got a degree in engineering. Even though there are aspects of engineering that I enjoyed, through out college (more…)

Neoteric Art: Your “day job” is driving a cab. Does that influence your work in anyway?

Dmitry Samarov: As with any “day job” concerning an artist, the primary way that it influences me is to cut into time that could be spent making pictures. That being said, it does provide opportunities to watch people in all sorts of situations. There’s a fly-on-the wall aspect (more…)

Neoteric Art: When did you determine that you were going to be an artist?

Ted Stanuga: I remember clearly the time when art became the center of my life. I was 11 and there was a lot going on in the press about Jackson Pollack and abstract expressionism in general, most of it trying to be humorous and all of it derisive. (more…)

There’s a lot of discussion going on regarding The Artist Project wing of Artropolis. Most of it is negative. As a two-time participant, I have something to say about the show. I’ve broken my thoughts down into three areas: what I perceived The Artist Project to be, what it’s become (more…)