Redd Walitzki: " I love art, because I think good art can do that. It can be a subtle way to communicate with others, without having to preach to them or argue."
BPP: Who are you? And who you
really are?
Redd Walitzki: I'm Redd Walitzki, fine artist, maker of things, and manic pixie from
Seattle, WA. My veins are full of glitter and my head is full of wonder...
"Atomic - On the nature
of light and colours" Oils over mixed media on lasercut panel, 9"x12
"Atomic - Strange Particles" Oils over mixed media on lasercut
panel, 9"x12"
BPP: If you could say something important to others who were listening,
what would you tell them?
Redd Walitzki: Make! Make something today, anything, just go do it! The world would be
a better place if all of us embraced our creativity a little more. There's
nothing more empowering than the feeling that you added something new to the
world.
"Nachtfalter" Oils
over mixed media on lasercut panel, 14"x21"
"Sea Change" Oils over mixed media, 24"x36"
BPP: What is your true dream, the
one that keeps you up at night and if one day it were to come true you would
feel peace and calmness in your heart?
Redd Walitzki: My art is what keeps me up at night - the little bits of inspiration
that will grow into something crazy and wonderful down the road. I feel like
I'm one of the lucky few, in that I am living my dream. I get to spend most of
my time right now pursuing my art, and that's incredibly amazing to me.
"Leafy Drips"
Watercolor, 8"x10"
"Gild Refined Gold"
Watercolor and mixed media with gold leaf, 6"x9"
"Into Something Rich and
Strange" Oils over mixed media, 12"x16"
BPP: How is life currently for the people in your country and what would
you wish for them and for the planet at large?
Redd Walitzki: Life in the United States right now is definitely more difficult than it
used to be, and it is a sad and hard thing to watch. I was born in Germany and
moved here as a child, but I was old enough to have experienced both, and still
travel back and forth sometimes. So often, it feels like I'm on the outside
looking in for both cultures. I can see what is fantastic about both, and also
where people are struggling.
My wish would be for people to set down some of their preconceived
notions, and really try to look at the big picture. But I love art, because I
think good art can do that. It can be a subtle way to communicate with others,
without having to preach to them or argue. A good piece of art can get under
your skin and make a difference.
"Mignon" Oils over
mixed media on lasercut panel, 18"x24"
"Nocturnal" Oils over mixed media on lasercut panel,
18.5"x27"
BPP: If you had a chance to be a child again would you choose the same
life?
Redd Walitzki: As a child, and even now, I've lived a lot of my life through fantasy.
The escape of storytelling, of reading or watching movies and plays. The escape
of painting, or building other worlds with dolls.
For the most part I had a really great childhood and a very stable
growing up. If I were to do it all again, I think I would really just love the
chance to experience a thousand more stories I didn't get to this time around.
"Eau de âme" Oils over mixed media,
15"x18"
"Where Corals Lie" Oils over mixed media and collage,
16"x20"
BPP: What was the exact moment
that you realized what you wanted to do with your life? How did you feel at this very moment?
Redd Walitzki: I never had a eureka! moment where I suddenly knew what I wanted. From a
very young age I was always drawing, painting or making things. It wasn't
something I chose, it was something I did. But when it was time for me to go to
college, I fought really hard to study art, and to become an artist. Pretty
much everyone advised me that it was a bad idea, but I knew it was the only
thing I wanted.
Now I often have moments where I look around at what I'm doing and get a
big grin on my face when I realize just how fantastic what I get to do is.
Those are the best projects for me, the ones that make me feel like a little
kid full of glee.
"Atomic - Entropy"
Oils over mixed media on lasercut panel, 9"x12"
"Romeo" Oils over mixed media on lasercut panel,
18"x24"
BPP: Would you like to tell us something we didn’t ask until now?
Redd Walitzki: Thank you for letting me be a part of this wonderful project!
"Dripping Flowers - Sketch" Pen and Ink & Digital,
5"x7"
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Artist Resume:
Solo Exhibitions:
2012 Biophilia, Red Raven Gallery, Port Townsend, WA
2011 Uncanny Dreams, X17, Seattle WA
2009 Decadent Decay, Gallery Fifty24SEA (Upper Playground), Seattle WA
2009 Artificial Sweetness, Bauhaus, Seattle WA
The Fox and the Grapes - Oils and Mixed Media
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2012 Fables and Fairytales, Tasty Gallery, Seattle WA
Beauty in the Decay of Life, Ayden Gallery, Vancouver BC
Wunderkammer, True Love Gallery, Seattle WA
Love, Longing & Loss, NYU Steinhart, New York NY
Love, Longing & Loss, Urban Light Studios, Seattle WA
Look Up Here - 5 Years of Contemporary Art, Bherd Studios, Seattle WA
Sadie Hawkins, Home Suite Home Gallery, Seattle WA
Girls Gone Wild, Tasty Gallery, Seattle WA
2011 PAX VIP Party and Art Exhibit, Penny Arcade Expo, Seattle WA
Sidekicks and Henchmen 2, Flatcolor Gallery, Seattle WA
Emerald City Comicon Live Art Event, ECC, Seattle WA
2010 You’re So Vain, Bherd Studios, Seattle WA
Its Just Pretty, X17, Seattle WA
Sidekicks and Henchmen, Flatcolor Gallery, Seattle WA
Gang of Four, X17, Seattle WA
2009 City Hostel Seattle Installation (Room 300), Seattle WA
Art Bizarre, Greenwood Arts Collective, Seattle WA
Seattle International Erotic Arts Festival, Seattle WA
2008 We Can Do It (For Su), Davidson Contemporary, Seattle WA
Graphic Novelties, X17, Seattle WA
2007 New Blood, Viveza Gallery, Seattle WA
Redd Walitzki Grants and Awards:
Judith Kindler and Kyle A Johnson Endowed Merit Scholarship
Presidents Scholarship, Cornish College of the Arts
Presidential Merit Scholarship, Manhattanville College
From the opening of “Biophilia” at Red Raven Gallery
Lectures:
Visting Artist, Cornish College of the Arts, Print Department
Open Floor, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle WA
From the opening of “Biophilia” at Red Raven Gallery
Selected Print and Reviews:
Jen Graves, “Killing The Colony,” The Stranger, Jan 11 2011.
Xavier Lopez Jr, “Don’t Drink Turpenoid” The Seattle Post Intellegencer, September 20 2010.
Bherd Studios Artist feature, September 2010
Jen Graves, “A Fresh Crop for the Market,” The Stranger, May 30 2007.
Carrie E.A. Scott “Viveza Is Where First-Time Collectors Find Freshly Minted Artists,”
The Seattle Weekly, July 25 2007.
“Friday in Belltown,” Seattle Art News, July 4th 2007.
Bedazzeled - photo by Carl Faulkner
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