VR Artist, Olek, (NYC + Poland)

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Agata Oleksiak and I virtually discussed:

  • her cat Hank
  • The universality of the visual language
  • Being non binary / two spirited person
  • If you have a creative gift, it is a sin to not pursue it
  • Art fights
  • Physical travel is not always necessary, we need to learn to travel in our minds
  • Women pollute the world more than men
  • The environmental effects of making art
  • VR art  / Virtual reality art
  • The next generation of collectors grew up with VR games, so VR art is a natural progression
  • How the current art world is broken and ideas of how to change it in the future
  • Artist statements
  • The art world economic system
  • Unionising artists
  • Artists have been doing social distancing for centuries
  • Everything is material to create art
  • Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
  • The benefits fo meditation
  • Sam Harris
  • Waking up app
    https://wakingup.com
  • The differences between the American and European Art World
  • The exhibition in Sweden that she exploded
  • Her work with King Neptune statue at Virginia MOCA
  • Marry a rich person to support your art production
  • Making art should be fun
  • The moment you get bored of making your own art you should start making some thing different
  • Never say never
  • Using social media as a platform to create digital art
  • Instagram is a form of public art
  • Why she works with the image of the penis
  • Francis Picabia exhibition at MOMA
  • The old jewish cemetery in Prague (place that wishes come true)

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Fiber Artist, Olek, (NYC + Poland)
Fiber Artist, Olek,NYC,Poland,Agata Oleksiak,Say hello to her cat Hank,The universality of the visual language,Being non binary / two spirited person,If you have a creative gift, it is a sin to not pursue it,Art fights,Physical travel is not always necessary, we need to learn to travel in our minds,Women pollute the world more than men,The environmental effects of making art,VR art,Virtual reality art,The next generation of collectors grew up with VR games, so VR art is a natural progression,How the current art world is broken and ideas of how to change it in the future,Artist statements,The art world economic system,Unionising artists,Artists have been doing social distancing for centuries,Everything is material to create art,Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert,The benefits fo meditation,Sam Harris,Waking up app,The differences between the American and European Art World,The exhibition in Sweden that she exploded,Her work with King Neptune statue at Virginia MOCA,Marry a rich person to support your art production,Making art should be fun,The moment you get bored of making your own art you should start making some thing different,Never say never,Using social media as a platform to create digital art,Instagram is a form of public art,Why she works with the image of the penis,Francis Picabia exhibition at MOMA,The old jewish cemetery in Prague (place that wishes come true)
Fiber Artist, Olek,NYC,Poland,Agata Oleksiak,Say hello to her cat Hank,The universality of the visual language,Being non binary / two spirited person,If you have a creative gift, it is a sin to not pursue it,Art fights,Physical travel is not always necessary, we need to learn to travel in our minds,Women pollute the world more than men,The environmental effects of making art,VR art,Virtual reality art,The next generation of collectors grew up with VR games, so VR art is a natural progression,How the current art world is broken and ideas of how to change it in the future,Artist statements,The art world economic system,Unionising artists,Artists have been doing social distancing for centuries,Everything is material to create art,Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert,The benefits fo meditation,Sam Harris,Waking up app,The differences between the American and European Art World,The exhibition in Sweden that she exploded,Her work with King Neptune statue at Virginia MOCA,Marry a rich person to support your art production,Making art should be fun,The moment you get bored of making your own art you should start making some thing different,Never say never,Using social media as a platform to create digital art,Instagram is a form of public art,Why she works with the image of the penis,Francis Picabia exhibition at MOMA,The old jewish cemetery in Prague (place that wishes come true)
Fiber Artist, Olek, (NYC + Poland)
Fiber Artist, Olek,NYC,Poland,Agata Oleksiak,Say hello to her cat Hank,The universality of the visual language,Being non binary / two spirited person,If you have a creative gift, it is a sin to not pursue it,Art fights,Physical travel is not always necessary, we need to learn to travel in our minds,Women pollute the world more than men,The environmental effects of making art,VR art,Virtual reality art,The next generation of collectors grew up with VR games, so VR art is a natural progression,How the current art world is broken and ideas of how to change it in the future,Artist statements,The art world economic system,Unionising artists,Artists have been doing social distancing for centuries,Everything is material to create art,Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert,The benefits fo meditation,Sam Harris,Waking up app,The differences between the American and European Art World,The exhibition in Sweden that she exploded,Her work with King Neptune statue at Virginia MOCA,Marry a rich person to support your art production,Making art should be fun,The moment you get bored of making your own art you should start making some thing different,Never say never,Using social media as a platform to create digital art,Instagram is a form of public art,Why she works with the image of the penis,Francis Picabia exhibition at MOMA,The old jewish cemetery in Prague (place that wishes come true)
Fiber Artist, Olek, (NYC + Poland)
Fiber Artist, Olek,NYC,Poland,Agata Oleksiak,Say hello to her cat Hank,The universality of the visual language,Being non binary / two spirited person,If you have a creative gift, it is a sin to not pursue it,Art fights,Physical travel is not always necessary, we need to learn to travel in our minds,Women pollute the world more than men,The environmental effects of making art,VR art,Virtual reality art,The next generation of collectors grew up with VR games, so VR art is a natural progression,How the current art world is broken and ideas of how to change it in the future,Artist statements,The art world economic system,Unionising artists,Artists have been doing social distancing for centuries,Everything is material to create art,Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert,The benefits fo meditation,Sam Harris,Waking up app,The differences between the American and European Art World,The exhibition in Sweden that she exploded,Her work with King Neptune statue at Virginia MOCA,Marry a rich person to support your art production,Making art should be fun,The moment you get bored of making your own art you should start making some thing different,Never say never,Using social media as a platform to create digital art,Instagram is a form of public art,Why she works with the image of the penis,Francis Picabia exhibition at MOMA,The old jewish cemetery in Prague (place that wishes come true)
Fiber Artist, Olek,NYC,Poland,Agata Oleksiak,Say hello to her cat Hank,The universality of the visual language,Being non binary / two spirited person,If you have a creative gift, it is a sin to not pursue it,Art fights,Physical travel is not always necessary, we need to learn to travel in our minds,Women pollute the world more than men,The environmental effects of making art,VR art,Virtual reality art,The next generation of collectors grew up with VR games, so VR art is a natural progression,How the current art world is broken and ideas of how to change it in the future,Artist statements,The art world economic system,Unionising artists,Artists have been doing social distancing for centuries,Everything is material to create art,Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert,The benefits fo meditation,Sam Harris,Waking up app,The differences between the American and European Art World,The exhibition in Sweden that she exploded,Her work with King Neptune statue at Virginia MOCA,Marry a rich person to support your art production,Making art should be fun,The moment you get bored of making your own art you should start making some thing different,Never say never,Using social media as a platform to create digital art,Instagram is a form of public art,Why she works with the image of the penis,Francis Picabia exhibition at MOMA,The old jewish cemetery in Prague (place that wishes come true)
Fiber Artist, Olek, (NYC + Poland)