Karen Lorena Parker Art Blog — BremerPark.com

The show went very well, with lots of people attending and great response to my work. The galleries in Chelsea are a string of 6 floor buildings with at least three galleries on each floor, times… how many buildings… incredible. A nice way to go from opening to opening.

Pictures of the show from the gallery,
still need to upload all of mine, along with the pictures and comments from the Guggenheim, MoMa,
Metropolitan… as I settle back into Vancouver life and it’s deadlines.

New York Quotes

“Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking.” — G O E T H E

“We should treat our minds as innocent and ingenious children whose guardians we are — be careful what objects and subjects we thrust on their attention.” — T H O R E A U

“I want to get to the stage where nobody can tell how a picture of mine is done… Simply that i want nothing but emotions given off by it.” — P I C A S S O

“The French Collector is at ease with dust and scratches,” — Phillipe Julian

“Nobody respects blue collar.” — Taxi Driver in response to conversation about shortage of labour.

“I have no interest in villains.” — Jonathan Demme, director of Jimmy Carter’s memoirs.

Stood in line for the Daily Show, after stopping by the gallery to see my work. Bought myself some flowers for the hotel room, and had the vendors singing Happy Birthday to me down the street. A sales clerk is talking to herself, “Get an Office!” as the man that stopped inside to take a message from his caller has already left. It’s Monday and I had to put the sad book down that I was reading. There is too much life here to enjoy.

Enjoyed Caffe Linda, and the recently opened Casellula. The “little hut” cheese bar, great food, ambiance, my ideal studio. I’m looking forward enjoying all the local businesses… no Starbucks in my 10 days.

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New York
September 22nd, 2007

Getting excited about my New York show. I went in ‘94, when I graduated from art school; to make the decision if I would pursue the arts after college. Every minute in that city I felt so alive, and woke up with energy. Hours at the gallery in the morning, then distracted by the colorful characters, the amount of people walking by, and of course the shopping, and back to the galleries… The decision was easy enough, I knew I had to persevere.

It will be nice to meet the other artists from Canada in the “Beyond Borders” exhibition. But I hope to have a solo show one day in New York. That will be the next goal.

I wonder how it will change my work. Coming home from a polluted Taiwan inspired the clean westcoast landscapes. I see the New York work as very bold, colourful, plastic and edgy. I can’t wait. Hopefully I can put it into words daily, on my blog.