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Our new UNZINE podcast recorded at UNZINE 95

Hello everyone, 

For those who don’t know me, my name is Boris aka Sketchman Boris. I’m a cartoonist and I run an art magazine with friends called bkk UNZINE and I founded this independent online art magazine, 

It is my pleasure to announce that we now have our own art studio in Bangkok and we have named it UNZINE 95. 95 because it’s located in Sukhumvit soi 95, for those who are not in Bangkok: Sukhumvit is the biggest main road in Bangkok and it is connected to lanes which are called “soi” in Thai.

We have so many ideas that we would like to do here at UNZINE 95 but we want it to be first and foremost a place where people will come to create, learn and network. On the second floor we have a studio space with drafting tables set up like a co-creating space, we are also building a library of art books and comic books that people can learn and get inspiration from and naturally we want this to become a place where artists can discuss, exchange ideas, get to know each other, give each other feedback and advice and many many more. 

All this to introduce you to our audio podcast which we will post on our youtube channel where we will discuss a variety of topics about Art. 

We wanted to start off talking about drawing tutorials and MORE, here is the link please listen and give me your feedback, we would love to know what you think: 

DESCRIPTION OF ARTWORK at exhibitions

Making ART, without any pressure to change the world, is good. Because if you can make art and express yourself, that in and of itself shows the quality of the society that allows you to do such things and is a sign of freedom in my opinion. If Art is a luxury available to most, that is a good thing. I feel like the art should, in a sense, speak for itself in lieu of the artist or curator giving the detailed description of what it means. Imagine you go to a movie and before the movie starts the director pops on the screen and describes the whole movie. 

And if there is a confusion in the interpretation of the artwork, it’s ok, especially for an artwork abstract in nature, The abstract nature gives way to so many limitless interpretations that gets squandered by descriptions that take the form of an essay. What I am saying is that Art, UNLIKE a product aided by its label showing ingredients, has to be allowed to live on its own and not depend on an explanation. That’s what I love about abstract Art is that it reveals more about who you are to yourself, but what do I know I am just a cartoonist.

Someone is afraid of death

Someone is afraid of death, and it is true that fear left in the oven long enough will turn to anger, and expressing that anger will create anger and frustration to one’s surrounding.

I am still grasping the concept of listening to someone without suggesting ideas to resolve their issues. It is natural for us to expect the others to be like us. As a matter of fact, we connect and become friends with people we think ARE like us.

Social media and the texting not only is one of the causes of depression i notice in people around me but is texting is also inefficient in sharing that suffering. Put simply you want to express how you feel and because you are not a writer, you seem like you are angry at someone when you share your struggles.

I have a friend who’s great in person but awful when he goes through his panic stages by texts, it is a learning curve for me.