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Post #639327 by The Monitors on Tue, Jun 5, 2012 9:58 AM

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Tim Biskup Part 4 - Catharsis

"In 2006 his work became more serious –but even the word “serious” is an understatement. A more appropriate word is darker. His Berlin show, “Vapor,” contained really disturbing images of his trademark character Helper, who is normally cheery, with an axe and the words “Something is Wrong” painted in the background with blood red vermillion. He concedes that his impulse to paint this way was uncontrollable, “This is what my brain was going through, yet it was also a conscious decision to do work that represent what was visually going on inside.” He was going through psychological training and learning how to connect his emotional life with his art and declares, “This is what art school is suppose to teach people.”

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