Y2K GROUP CHAT
Y2K GROUP CHAT
Y2K group
Mosie Romney
49 minutes Posted Oct 7, 2020 at 2:00 am.
Intro music0:15 - Y2K GROUP CHAT introduction0:34 - Mosie Romney introduction1:30 - Mosie Romney bio2:03 - Hello2:20 - How’s your morning so far?2:40 - New Hampshire trip3:05 - NH “Live Free or Die” state motto3:25 - Mosie’s disturbing NH store experience4:58 - Safe in NYC? Being scared traveling5:37 - Show ourselves5:52 - Happy to be back in NY 6:06 - Evening Lark at Y2K6:24 - Slowing down6:49 - What was your first exposure to art? When did you know you wanted to study/pursue art?7:29 - Grandmother and Mosie’s mark7:58 - Drawing with elementary school teacher8:29 - Woman helping and making time9:02 - Remembering the cardboard in hosiery package9:13 - What kind of drawing material did you work with?9:57 - Mosie’s family recognizing them as an artist10:15 - What was the NY art world like after undergrad?10:36 - Pop-up galleries and in apartments11:12 - Art in odd places12:01 - What kind of art did you make arriving back to New York and your experience?13:03 - Abstract paintings and painting sets13:16 - Abstraction not leaving13:46 - What kind of work have you been making this year?13:58 - Children, older people, ghosts: intergenerational world14:38 - Children’s freedom, being themselves15:30 - What inspired your collection of paintings in “Evening Lark”?15:49 - Hyper-change and re-imagining the future16:26 - “Hell is a place on earth and Heaven is a place in your head” 17:04 - “Tonight’s Queen”17:27 - “Rain Body”17:57 - Black bodies at ease and in communion18:47 - “Evening Lark” exhibition title 20:07 - Mosie’s new van21:19 - Collecting things and painting with the van21:48 - Collectible pieces and inspiration?23:44 - Finding yard sales24:54 - What is your preferred medium and various approaches? 26:06 - Chris Martin and painting26:40 - Everything is a material 27:11 - What do you enjoy the most about painting?27:50 - Who are the figures in the paintings?29:06 - Has your practice changed since moving your studio?30:42 - What’s integral to your work?31:33 - What type of research do you pursue?32:42 - Who inspires you?34:17 - Do you have any specifics rituals in studio?35:21 - Method painting36:03 - Communicating with people not here and who will be here37:04 - Saying their name and bringing their energy 37:36 - What will happen to artist in the near future?38:47 - Future of art galleries?39:34 - Artist estates, lifespans, and re-discovered 40:56 - Have you seen any exhibitions lately?42:14 - Painting flowers43:11 - Staying-in43:48 - Museums opening again44:48 - Press release and working with Camille46:44 - Spirits48:21- Thank you
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Welcome to our fourth episode of Y2K GROUP CHAT featuring artist Mosie Romney. We recorded in late August 2020.We speak with Mosie about their experiences in the New York art world as a young artist, their work in “Evening Lark” at Y2K, and rituals in the studio.Mosie Romney is an emerging artist based in Ridgewood, Queens.Follow us on Instagram: @y2kgroupSubscribe to our YouTube channel for more content about contemporary art.Stay up-to-date with our Y2K Blog on our website for more news.Audio timestamps below:0:00 - Intro music0:15 - Y2K GROUP CHAT introduction0:34 - Mosie Romney introduction1:30 - Mosie Romney bio2:03 - Hello2:20 - How’s your morning so far?2:40 - New Hampshire trip3:05 - NH “Live Free or Die” state motto3:25 - Mosie’s disturbing NH store experience4:58 - Safe in NYC? Being scared traveling5:37 - Show ourselves5:52 - Happy to be back in NY 6:06 - Evening Lark at Y2K6:24 - Slowing down6:49 - What was your first exposure to art? When did you know you wanted to study/pursue art?7:29 - Grandmother and Mosie’s mark7:58 - Drawing with elementary school teacher8:29 - Woman helping and making time9:02 - Remembering the cardboard in hosiery package9:13 - What kind of drawing material did you work with?9:57 - Mosie’s family recognizing them as an artist10:15 - What was the NY art world like after undergrad?10:36 - Pop-up galleries and in apartments11:12 - Art in odd places12:01 - What kind of art did you make arriving back to New York and your experience?13:03 - Abstract paintings and painting sets13:16 - Abstraction not leaving13:46 - What kind of work have you been making this year?13:58 - Children, older people, ghosts: intergenerational world14:38 - Children’s freedom, being themselves15:30 - What inspired your collection of paintings in “Evening Lark”?15:49 - Hyper-change and re-imagining the future16:26 - “Hell is a place on earth and Heaven is a place in your head” 17:04 - “Tonight’s Queen”17:27 - “Rain Body”17:57 - Black bodies at ease and in communion18:47 - “Evening Lark” exhibition title 20:07 - Mosie’s new van21:19 - Collecting things and painting with the van21:48 - Collectible pieces and inspiration?23:44 - Finding yard sales24:54 - What is your preferred medium and various approaches? 26:06 - Chris Martin and painting26:40 - Everything is a material 27:11 - What do you enjoy the most about painting?27:50 - Who are the figures in the paintings?29:06 - Has your practice changed since moving your studio?30:42 - What’s integral to your work?31:33 - What type of research do you pursue?32:42 - Who inspires you?34:17 - Do you have any specifics rituals in studio?35:21 - Method painting36:03 - Communicating with people not here and who will be here37:04 - Saying their name and bringing their energy 37:36 - What will happen to artist in the near future?38:47 - Future of art galleries?39:34 - Artist estates, lifespans, and re-discovered 40:56 - Have you seen any exhibitions lately?42:14 - Painting flowers43:11 - Staying-in43:48 - Museums opening again44:48 - Press release and working with Camille46:44 - Spirits48:21- Thank you