{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Urban Design"],"cover":{"alt":"Kelsey Brookes Interview in Berlin","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/interview-kelsey-brookes-berlin/kelsey-brookes.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2010-12-07T17:30:04Z","description":"A few weeks ago, fine artist Kelsey Brookes was in Berlin for the preparations of his recent exhibition. The interview-magazine “Freunde von Freunden” met him in Kreuzberg and did a nice interview!","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eArtist Interview\u003c/em\u003e | Do you remember that two weeks ago the \u003cem\u003e“Caped Creatures”\u003c/em\u003e exhibition by \u003cstrong\u003eKelsey Brookes\u003c/strong\u003e opened its doors in Berlin? Back then \u003ca href=\"/kelsey-brookes-berlin/\"\u003eI posted some snapshots from the opening\u003c/a\u003e, but now something more interesting is online: An interview with Kelsey Brookes in Berlin!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe interview-magazine \u003cem\u003e“Freunde von Freunden”\u003c/em\u003e met him in an apartment in Kreuzberg, took some nice portrait-shots of him and asked him some questions. Here is a small excerpt:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDid you ever think you would be exhibiting in Europe as an artist starting out?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKelsey Brookes:\u003c/strong\u003e Wow, that’s a tough one. I never thought… I don’t know what the fuck I thought. I just thought I wanted to make art, I guess I hoped that one day I’d be able to sell a painting. That was a huge step, just seeing that some would buy a real painting from me, instead of just buying illustration to put a t-shirt when somebody bought a painting from me the first time I was like, shit you can actually do that? You can make a living doing this. So did I think I’d be here, probably not.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo read the entire interview and have a look at the nice photos, visit \u003ca href=\"http://freundevonfreunden.com/kelsey-brookes/\"\u003efreundevonfreunden.com\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n*Artist Interview* | Do you remember that two weeks ago the *“Caped Creatures”* exhibition by **Kelsey Brookes** opened its doors in Berlin? Back then [I posted some snapshots from the opening](/kelsey-brookes-berlin/), but now something more interesting is online: An interview with Kelsey Brookes in Berlin!\n\nThe interview-magazine *“Freunde von Freunden”* met him in an apartment in Kreuzberg, took some nice portrait-shots of him and asked him some questions. Here is a small excerpt:\n\n\u003e Did you ever think you would be exhibiting in Europe as an artist starting out?\n\u003e\n\u003e **Kelsey Brookes:** Wow, that’s a tough one. I never thought… I don’t know what the fuck I thought. I just thought I wanted to make art, I guess I hoped that one day I’d be able to sell a painting. That was a huge step, just seeing that some would buy a real painting from me, instead of just buying illustration to put a t-shirt when somebody bought a painting from me the first time I was like, shit you can actually do that? You can make a living doing this. So did I think I’d be here, probably not.\n\nTo read the entire interview and have a look at the nice photos, visit [freundevonfreunden.com](http://freundevonfreunden.com/kelsey-brookes/).\n","tags":["Interview","Berlin","Kelsey Brookes","Art Exhibition"],"title":"Kelsey Brookes Interview in Berlin","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/interview-kelsey-brookes-berlin/"}