Name: Monika Goetz Where are you from: Kassel,
Hesse Where do you live/work: New York, NY Who or what influences and inspires you?
Everyday life- something
I see, hear or read. It may be a section of a movie I'm watching, a statistic
I'm reading, a word that I hear that fascinates me, or a more complex,
psychological situation that I'm trying to visualize.
Do you have an
unrealized dream project? (No matter how improbable, absurd, costly,
etc. it might seem)
Realizing my model: building a room completely out
of two-way mirrors and fluorescent lights.
What is your solution to artist’s
or writer’s block?
Stop thinking and just keep on working.
What
is your favorite spot in Lower Manhattan? Any discoveries?
Stone Street,
it's beautiful in the summer and it has a nice atmosphere. One can sit
outside have dinner or just drink something. It reminds me very much
of Europe.
Name: Martha Colburn Where are you from: Biglerville, PA Where do you live/work: New York, NY Your website): www.marthacolburn.com How
do you normally come up with an idea or project for your artwork? Can
you run us briefly through your thought process and work process?
I
do a number of mediums at the same time. My ideas in painting feed
my film ideas and the other way around. Lately I am interested in paint-on-glass
animation, whereby you paint a tiny bit, shoot a frame of film, paint
some more, take a frame etc… It’s
a process that involves doing thousands of paintings under the camera
on a piece of glass.
How has this specific site of Lower Manhattan influenced
and/or made its way into your works?
It’s such a monumental area.
Perhaps the result is I feel more intimate with my work, more conscious
of the details in my work because there is such a difference in scale.
Oh! I made a music video for the band Deer Hoof (see it on www.killrockstars.com)
that is about greed and money. My time on/near Wall Street gave me
a lot of input for this.
Do you have an unrealized dream project? (No matter
how improbable, absurd, costly, etc. it might seem)
YES! My new film,
which I wanted to start filming during my residency, but for now have
only started the paintings, which are studies/subjects of the film.
What
is your solution to artist’s or writer’s block?
I go paint
walls (for money of course). Take a visit to “the other side” where
you’re not allowed to have ideas. It’s a form of meditation
I guess.
Name: Austin Thomas Where are you from: New York, NY Where do you live/work: New York, NY Your website:
www.austinthomas.org How do you normally come up with an idea or project
for your artwork? Can you run us briefly through your thought process
and work process?
Editing through visual materials, resources, creating
a basic structure and then arranging thoughts around that…through
a process of self-examination. Constantly reviewing perspectives; public,
private and political. Ultimately my work is about perspective.
How has this specific site of Lower Manhattan
influenced and/or made its way into your works?
LMCC, with its specific
location, other artists, and involvement in the community offered the
perfect combination of perspectives for me to really put my practice
in sharp focus.
Is there any recurrent motif that appears in your works?
What is it and why?
SPACE-public, intimate, and arranged. And the page,
blank, literally and metaphorically, speaking, from which to put down
a phrase…
Who or what influences and inspires you?
This is constantly
evolving-my current influences are Hannah Hoch, Richard Tuttle, Vito
Acconci, Emily Dickinson
How has the LMCC Residency affected
your work?
With lots of idea generation, space to make new work,
connecting with new artists, making alliances-intellectually. With
it’s vibrant
activities and staff.
What is your solution to artist’s or writer’s
block?
Draw diagrams.
What is your favorite work of art and why?
(Doesn’t
have to be visual or fine arts)
There are so many. So into Sylvia Path,
The Colossus.
