"It's like visiting different insane asylums"

Thursday (May 13th) started with a trip deeper into Brooklyn to visit Erik Parker (http://www.paulkasmingallery.com/artists/erik-parker/), a painter who uses wild and vibrant imagery. Offering great advice about the art world and the relationships with galleries, Erik was very chill and honest about everything he told us. His studio was also set up in an interesting way that showed structured and calculated planning behind his seemingly sporadic and bizarre paintings. It was interesting to see the classical influences in his studio and his work combined with his street art inspired imagery.

































After checking out the NY Photo Festival (www.nyphotofestival.com), we had a chance to meet the photographer behind the photos currently on display at Superfine, Simon Biswas. He told us about his incredibly journey last summer. Driving solo from NY to LA (with no GPS after Florida) and back, Simon was able to take over 6,000 pictures. As he traveled, he took pictures of strangers along the way, often neglecting the use of a large portion of the equipment he bought for the trip. With lessons about determination, simplifying, descents into madness, and being truly alone, Simon provided us with an incredible story.















Dinner took place at Bubby's, with Simon and Summer Wheat, an artist's we met at the Triangle Arts Foundation, joining us. Over great food, they were able to continue to give us advice and converse with us about being an artist, finding a solid, supportive community after school and the importance of free laundry. Being able to meet artist's at various stages in their careers and talking to them is such an invaluable experience for students who are about to be on their own soon.