INTERVIEW
Monika Grzymala
Installation Artist
Interview posted August 17, 2009
Installation Artist
Interview posted August 17, 2009
Are your dreams in color or black and white?
Sometimes I dream in color, regarding the dreams of experiences in the past it's in b/w.
What are your interest outside of your art?
Traveling, music and dance are my main interests outside of my art work.
What made you want to become an artist?
My childhood in Poland and later the first years in Germany with no language.
Strongest inspiration comes from:
From my first intuition and conversations with all people who are involved in the new project.
Single most pivotal point in your career?
Working quietly in the studio and discovering that being artist means breathing with the cosmos.
Are there any fears that you felt you had to overcome to get to where you are today? If so what was your biggest fear?
My own expectations and the expectations of the others what art should be.
What do you feel you are in search of with your work?
Excitement, curiosity, happiness, life.
What are you working on now?
The permanent commission for Dian Woodner Collection in New York City, a 3 D drawing/sculpture made with handmade washi paper for the private apartment at Dakota Building.
Thing people would be stunned to learn about you?
That I used to play piano for many years.
To date what is your favorite project?
The project in New York for Dian Woodner Collection
If you weren't an artist, what would you be doing?
Gardener.
One crucial piece of advice you’d give an aspiring artist:
Enjoy the good moments you have with your art work, stay patient, cultivate the relationship to your art, find a good and easy job to pay your bills and don't think too much about the art market, find your own place in the world.
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Sometimes I dream in color, regarding the dreams of experiences in the past it's in b/w.
What are your interest outside of your art?
Traveling, music and dance are my main interests outside of my art work.
What made you want to become an artist?
My childhood in Poland and later the first years in Germany with no language.
Strongest inspiration comes from:
From my first intuition and conversations with all people who are involved in the new project.
Single most pivotal point in your career?
Working quietly in the studio and discovering that being artist means breathing with the cosmos.
Are there any fears that you felt you had to overcome to get to where you are today? If so what was your biggest fear?
My own expectations and the expectations of the others what art should be.
What do you feel you are in search of with your work?
Excitement, curiosity, happiness, life.
What are you working on now?
The permanent commission for Dian Woodner Collection in New York City, a 3 D drawing/sculpture made with handmade washi paper for the private apartment at Dakota Building.
Thing people would be stunned to learn about you?
That I used to play piano for many years.
To date what is your favorite project?
The project in New York for Dian Woodner Collection
If you weren't an artist, what would you be doing?
Gardener.
One crucial piece of advice you’d give an aspiring artist:
Enjoy the good moments you have with your art work, stay patient, cultivate the relationship to your art, find a good and easy job to pay your bills and don't think too much about the art market, find your own place in the world.
learn more about artist >
photo credits: image 1 Monika Grzymala at The Drawing Room, London, United Kingdom., image2 Colours 2008, Marian Goodman Gallery, New York City, USA., image 3-4 Negative Space 2009, The Bluecoat, Liverpool, United Kingdom., image 5-6 Raptures 2009, The Drawing Room, London, United Kingdom., image 7 Evolutions 2009, image 8 Swoosh 2007, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland. image 9 Raptures 2009, The Drawing Room, London, United Kingdom.