Okok second week

‍Morning pages
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‍They were easier this week, had a change of tone, showed much more self respect. I think the affirmation thing is working lol

‍Artist date
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‍Went to see Ann-Sofie Back’s exhibition at Liljevalchs and really liked it. I also saw Vårsalongen, their annual juried group exhibition. We’ve stopped sending our work there because we're never accepted haha :/ they’re sleeping on Swedish Girls but there were some paintings I liked

‍Other discoveries
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‍I’ve acted on my intentions without judgement

Vol.2 of SWEDISH GIRLS! is coming this year

As I said, I started this twelve-step program for artists or anyone who feel creatively blocked or stuck or confused. I’ve started this a few times before since I found out about it in 2020 but never did the whole thing so to hold myself accountable I’ll log the “weekly control” here.

Morning pages

3 A4 pages written by hand every morning - about whatever surfaces in your mind. I did them everyday but one morning I just wrote 2 pages and one morning half a page. It’s pretty boring but when you get into it it’s also meditative. If anyone read them they’d probably offer me medication but no one is supposed to so

Artist date

You’re supposed to date yourself, like do something that you as an artist alone would enjoy to inspire you etcetc. I went to see The Brutalist in the cinema. They had a 15 min break in the middle of the movie, never experienced that before?? Seemed like I was the only one surprised, everyone just left their seats to get coffee or whatever and then came back after 15 min, very strange. Adrien Brody is such a great actor. I will see it again. Beautiful cinematography. They should have TW on the r*pe scene though, so here’s one for you if you’re going to see it. This was on a sunday, I will start going to the cinema on weekdays, during the day, instead.

Other discoveries

I can be harsh towards myself in my morning pages and the book tells you to “transform your blunders into affirmations” & here I’m a natural

Stay tuned for more self help

I saw a documentary of Takashi Murakami too and I liked the simplicity of this

Our job as artists is to bring out what is inside

also this haha

I'm not particularly obsessed with painting. I've happened to employ 300 people. If it's going to work, I have to make money. Having created such a situation means I can make good art in the workshop. Getting money so that the company doesn't go under is what drives me.