Image by Yoyoi Kusama
- Thursday, February 19, 2015
- 6:00pm – 8:00pm
- The Royal Canadian Legion, 227 McDermot Ave
Let’s go crazy … and make art with Liz Garlicki: Thursday, February 19, 2015, 6-8 pm The Royal Canadian Legion, 227 McDermott Ave., wheelchair accessible Sandwiches available for sale
Theory and Beer! In order to present wide-ranging points of view and interests, MAWA is organizing Critical Discussion Groups led by guest facilitators. These will convene on the third Thursday of the coldest months. Each meeting will have a thematic focus and weblinks to readings. Come prepared, so that the conversation really “cooks”…. Goodness knows we need “heated” debate! Join us in the warm glow of the Legion as we grapple with texts and ideas.
“The world’s religions, for all their parochialism, did supply a kind of consolation for this great ache…. This shattering recognition of our mortality is at the root of far more mental illness than I suspect even psychiatrists are aware.” —Stanley Kubrick To be an artist is to be depressed … to be an artist is depressing? Sometimes when an artist’s practice is engaged with philosophical, social, environmental, or existential questions, it can be challenging for the artist not to internalize the anxieties these subjects foster. Even when an artist creates space for an audience to reflect on difficult ideas, she may be no closer to resolving these questions for herself. So why do some artists wade head first into such difficult territory, even at the expense of their own happiness? Is it our choice as artists to think this way? Can depression be harnessed, and is it wise to try to control it in this fashion? Join us as we read and discuss some light (and not-so-light) essays about artists and existential anxiety. Maybe we can even help each other find a happy medium! Feel free to bring in complementary texts to share with the group. Readings: http://talentdevelop.com/articles/CTAAM.html http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-superhuman-mind/201211/positives-depression-artistic-expression http://talentdevelop.com/1434/too-much-pursuit-of-happiness-part-2/ http://www.dailydot.com/society/pictures-for-sad-children-kickstarter-depression/ http://penguinrandomhouse.ca/hazlitt/feature/myth-tortured-artist http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-zara/tortured-artists_b_1605509.html
Free admission! Everyone welcome!
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Liz Garlicki is neither a doctor nor social worker, and isn’t interested in this discussion as a therapy session! She is a multidisciplinary artist who works primarily in performance and public intervention. She has exhibited in Europe, throughout Canada, and in numerous venues in Winnipeg, including the Winnipeg Art Gallery. In 2008 she was commissioned to create a permanent piece of public art for Winnipeg’s North End neighbourhood. A graduate of the University of Manitoba’s BFA Honours program, Garlicki has put her art practice on temporary hiatus while focusing on working with the community through artist-run centres. Currently, she awaits the Winnipeg winter.