Young Berlin modern artist scene: contemporary art Biennale. Pawel Althamer exhibit, interactive painting in German church.
Berlin is known for its thriving young artist community. You’ll recall that even my Go With Oh rental apartment was filled with paintings.
I was fortunate to be in the German capital during the the 7th Berline Biennale for contemporary art. Shall we check it out?
Skeleton dress: gifted by Kreepsville 666 (similar to this white skeleton dress)
Velvet goth jacket: gifted by Lip Service (here is a military jacket)
Blue shoes: John Fluevog (love their buckle boots)
My friend invited me to “Draftsman’s Congress,” an interactive installation at St Elisabeth Church. Polish artist Pawel Althamer turned the walls into blank canvases, and invited anyone to fill them with art.
Each day, the exhibit changed as people added drawings to the walls. You could choose from a variety of art supplies provided.
I climbed the ladder and joined in.
Nope, I didn’t erect the cross…
I painted these fiery flowers.
And my Scottish Fold kitty, Basil Farrow!
I can’t bring him on my travels, but he can still add a “maoo” and “wahh” to Berlin.
Rather than looking at paintings in a museum, it was fun to dive in and leave my creative mark. Photos don’t do justice to the grandiose space. I’ll soon upload a video of the art in action, on my YouTube channel (subscribe so you won’t miss it).
Do you paint, or enjoy modern art? Which artists or exhibits have you checked out recently?
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Animegacon Las Vegas anime convention: DollDelight designer Cyril Lumboy, Jrock Gothic Lolita fashion show, J-pop clothing.
I had a wonderful time at Animegacon, as Guest of Honor. It’s inspiring to see how international designers, like Doll Delight (above), are taking inspiration from Japanese street styles and giving it a fresh, colorful face.
With Scarlett Ginger designer, Vanessa Irino, and Amazing Race’s Kent Kaliber. (Some of these photos are courtesy SpyOnVegas and model Christy).)
The “La Carmina fashion show” was actually a showcase of five non-Japanese designers, influenced by Jrock and Gothic Lolita style.
I introduced each collection and described the outfits worn by the models.
Beautiful works by Rina Cali, Scarlett Ginger, DollDelight, Retroscope Fashions, and Hello Drama. Animegacon posted video clips of the runway show.
The best part: meeting all of you in person! Everyone was a sweetheart.
Open, positive energy all around.
Art Deco dress: People’s Market
Cut-out Lolita boots: Yosuke, from Marui One Shinjuku
Bow clip and heart ring: gifted by Vanilla Star
Ice cream ring: gifted by Scarlett Ginger
Sheer sleeves: gifted by Sleevey Wonders
Cyril Lumboy, the Doll Delight designer, made this headdress for me.
We finally met after several years of chatting (I even featured Cyril on my site two years ago).
I also hosted a panel and signed autographs. Thank you so much for the birthday gifts!
Kent and I stopped by the h.NAOTO booth in the exhibitor’s hall.
A happy run-in with the Visual You girls.
Interview with 8NewsNow, the Las Vegas TV news station.
For more from Vegas, check out my Goth birthday escapades with Kent Kaliber.
Do you enjoy anime conventions? Which ones have you attended? What do you think of these Jrock and Lolita fashion designers based in America?
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